Help! My Muscles are Sore!
Are you getting sore after your workouts? This may be something called DOMS, or delayed onset muscle soreness. DOMS typically appears 12-24 hours after a workout. Symptoms can include tight muscles, pain with stretching, muscle fatigue, weakness, and reduced range of motion. (Numbness, tingling, sharp pain, or muscle spasms are not symptoms associated with DOMS […]
Making More of Movement and Home Exercises
In a previous blog post, we talked about the importance of being consistent with a home exercise program. It can be easy to say, “be consistent with your home exercises” but sometimes it’s not as easy to do. Schedules, energy levels, and even sickness can all affect follow-through with exercises. In the physical therapy world, we […]
Limiting Falls while using a Prosthesis
FALL is a four-letter word that no one wants to hear, especially if you have a lower extremity amputation and prosthesis. Over half of adults with lower-limb amputations report at least one fall in the past 12 months, with injury occurring in over 40% of cases (Hunter SW, Batchelor F, Hill KD, et al). We have […]
Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness
April is Limb Loss Awareness Month. Limb loss is defined as the loss or removal of a body part such as a finger, toe, hand, foot, arm or leg. About 54% of all surgical amputations result from complications of blood flow associated from vascular causes, such as diabetes and peripheral artery disease (1). Many patients […]
Why is it so important to do home exercises?
If you’ve ever been through physical therapy before, you are familiar with the term “home exercise program” (or HEP, if you want to know the PT lingo). But how do physical therapists come up with the exercises, and why is it so important to do them? At your initial visit, your physical therapist will take […]
Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation at Beyond Limits
Beyond Limits Rehabilitation observes March as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month. Our rehabilitation team believes promoting awareness of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) begins with knowledge of the disease. MS affects the central nervous system by removing cells which protect and insulate the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Any nerve in the brain and spinal […]
Tips to Improve Your Balance
Balance disorders are very commonly treated at Beyond Limits Rehabilitation. They can occur from weakness of muscle groups, neurological conditions, or even as a symptom of aging. Here is some information about balance, and some tips for home exercises to improve your balance. Static Balance – Keeping your balance while not moving, but can be […]
New Years Fitness Goals
As we recover from our holiday food comas and resolve to get back to being healthier in the new year, don’t let your fitness goals be derailed come January 1st! If it has been a while since you have worked out, regardless of the activity, just remember to take it easy as you get back […]
What Kind of Shoes Should I Wear?
What kind of shoes should I wear? Most of us spend a lot of time in shoes, so it is reasonable to think that your shoes are important. For the healthy population, according to the research, the best shoe is the one you find to be comfortable. That’s not very helpful, but it maybe takes […]
The Fabulous Foam Roller: Friend or Foe?
As a Physical Therapist, I get a lot of questions from patients, friends, and family about “foam rolling”. It usually goes something like this: “Hey my hammies are really tight, so I got a foam roller to get them stretched out. Think that will help?” or sometimes, “I got a foam roller to help with […]
Sit Up Straight! Does Posture Matter?
“Sit up straight!” Was my Mom right to yell at me about my posture? Posture is a topic that everyone seems to have an opinion or feelings about. Most people I meet feel pretty guilty about their “bad” posture. The real question is, does posture matter? Being a physical therapist, I will keep this focused […]
PARKINSON’S DISEASE
As a physical therapist specializing in the management of Parkinson’s Disease, I spend a lot of my time talking with my patients about how the disease may impact their lives, and what to do about it. When I meet a person who has been newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, they are usually concerned about loss […]
