The latest news and advice from our team of professional physical therapists
Have fun this Independence Day weekend! It’s the start of July 4th Celebration this weekend and we couldn’t be more excited! SportsCare loves to encourage an active, safe and fun lifestyle, so we have compiled a list of ideas for you and your family to enjoy this weekend. Please always discuss any activity with a Medical Professional
In 2017, there is a bounty of diets, diet pills, and protein shakes on the market, that it makes it hard to see what is best when it comes to your nutritional plan. Every single one of these items on the market is generalized to an idea of certain groups of people when nobody is
Many of us are enjoying the warm weather for the month of July, however, the heat can become dangerous to your health, if you don’t take the proper precautions. Heat stroke is a condition caused by your body overheating, usually as a result of prolonged exposure to or physical exertion in high temperatures. This most
Reduce Chronic Joint Pain in the Summer, With These 5 Tips: Chronic pain conditions can interrupt your daily schedule of activities, through the year, but particularly in the Summer. The extreme heat can increase your pain symptoms, during a time where kids are home from school, and family visits are a plenty. Here are 5
Growing up, I’ve always hated the idea of going for a run on pavement or concrete surfaces, nevermind a treadmill (it always sounds like someone is beating the treadmill whenever either of my feet land). However, come summertime, I find myself going for a jog or run all the time… on sand. My summer weekends
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! This weekend, marks the unofficial beginning of Summer. Memorial Day weekend is usually riddled with BBQ’s, swimming, kayaking, camping and so many more fun activities. SportsCare love to encourage an active and healthy lifestyle. Before participating in any added activity, be sure to consult your Physician to be safe, and help
Bad posture causing you problems? Think about the last time you saw your posture in the mirror and how you immediately corrected yourself to look taller, slimmer, and fitter… We fight the good fight against gravity 24 hours a day, and it is up to our muscles and skeletal structure to keep our posture in
Summer is almost here, which ideally puts the kids outside, being active and having fun. However, running around and playing can sometimes lead to injury if not careful. No one likes to see a child struggling, be it physically or mentally. Unfortunately, children can be born with disabilities, or attain injuries impeding or disabling their
Summertime is arriving, which means a good percentage of us will be in bathing suits, on the deck, n the pool, or at the beach. At the current moment, a lot of us would also be self-conscience if we were to be in bathing suits at our current state. (I know I would.) However, SportsCare
Parkinson’s Disease is unfortunately a common degenerative brain disorder, second to Alzheimer’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease (PD) affects more Men than woman, in all ethnic groups, averaging around the age of 60 to begin. Symptoms are often seen as stiffness and rigidity, tremors, and/or constant shaking, slowness with movement, and inconsistent balance. Due to the nature of these
As previously discussed on our blog on Balance, there are many people who have difficulty walking as they have gotten older. One common, coexisting factor is the presence of poor balance. For the geriatric population, this combination is extremely dangerous and can increase an individuals risk of falling and being hurt further. In which case, with difficulty
Baseball is back, and some teams are hitting home runs from the gate, while others are just plain ol’ striking out. In recent Sports news coverage, you may have heard the foul ball goings of the teams physical health. The NY Mets have been riddled with injury since the last part of 2016, with Matt
