Five Ways to Protect Your Knees While Exercising
As two of the most complex joints in your body, your knees are built to withstand an enormous amount of pressure: They support 80% of your body weight when you stand and absorb up to one-and-a-half times your weight when you walk.
Multiple Sports May Mean Fewer Injuries for Young Athletes
Children who play sports can reap many benefits, including improved physical fitness, development of athletic skills, team-building and, of course, fun. Student athletes who excel at a sport may even qualify for college athletic scholarships, which may tempt both kids and their parents to focus on a single sport, such as soccer, football or baseball.
The Importance of Shoulder Stability
Stability is the ability to maintain proper joint position and control during movement. Consider the phrase “proximal stability for distal mobility.” Proximal means closer to your core. Distal means further away from it. So, if your core is stable, movements in joints further from your core are better. In other words, stability makes you less injury…
R2P5 dropping anchor in Annapolis!
Dr. Jamie Wood named Site Director! "I am extremely excited to branch into Anne Arundel County and serve those in the region of my hometown! R2P’s innovative model of Sports Rehab will integrate seamlessly into the Annapolis Community” -Dr. Jamie Wood
The Importance of Hip Mobility
It’s crucial that you have good hip mobility, not just for sporting performance, but even for everyday life. A simple restriction on range of motion at the hip, can magnify itself over the years to become a significant issue, particularly if you spend a lot of time sitting.
Why You Need a Strong Core for Running
The main benefit of core strength for runners is increased stabilization in the torso. Your core muscles – the chest, back, abs, and obliques – are what keep your torso upright when you run, and reduce “wobbling” when moving your arms & legs.
Fear Avoidance
Stuck in a Fear Avoidance Trap? How to Break Free When you suffer an injury or deal with chronic pain, it’s easy to wish that pain weren’t part of your life. There’s no doubt about it: pain is unpleasant, but it’s also a necessary component of keeping us safe from harm. Even if you could…
Walk 2 Run Program
Ideal for brand-new runners, or those returning to the sport from injury or a long layoff, a run/walk program guides the athlete to a safe transition from non-running to running, or allows him or her to return to running successfully.
Move More
Most Americans do not move enough. The good news is that regular physical activity is one of the easiest ways to reduce your risk of chronic disease and to improve your quality of life. Who are physical therapists? PTs are movement experts who improve quality of life through prescribed exercise, hands-on care and patient education….
Hip Mobility
Your hips are the center of movement for your body, so the healthier and less restricted your hips become, the more potential your body has for strength, power, and athleticism.