This blog will highlight precautions following hip replacement surgery. This is a very intense surgical procedure and requires months of physical therapy following the surgery. Our job as physical therapists is to help get you back to a functional and independent level as soon as we can!
In this blog you will learn about shoulder impingement and how it correlates to shoulder pain. Shoulder pain is especially concerning for weightlifters as this severely limits their ability to perform. Outside of athletes shoulder pain may also limit your ability to dress, and reach for items in your home. Learn some easy ways to address shoulder pain from impingement in this blog.
Learn about the muscles that make up your rotator cuff. All overhead athletes uses these muscles to keep the shoulder stable during activity. We even use these muscles just reaching overhead into cabinets. We even have a self assessment technique in this blog to see if you are suffering from shoulder pain.
Learn the importance of your hip muscles and how they play a role in basically all your daily movement. Read about the gluteus medius and it’s role in reducing your risk for pain. Hip pain is no fun. Read more about how we can help.
Bench Press, Overhead Press, and Upright Rows are inherently dangerous exercises and will cause irreparable damage to your shoulder.
A big question that many women have when considering pregnancy (or when finding out they’re pregnant) is whether or not it is okay to exercise. We’re giving you all the details on what, when, where and how to exercise during pregnancy!
Seeking Physical Therapy when you are not injured?! Many people think that you need to have surgery or need to be in a walker to need physical therapy. We want to dispel that myth! Many people think that you need to have surgery or need to be in a walker to need physical therapy. We …
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At Fit Club we help a bunch of New Yorkers who unfortunately suffer from anterior hip pain. This can be an annoying injury because it limits your ability to squat to pick up items from the floor and also limits the ability hip hinge!
New moms are under a lot of pressure and stress following childbirth. Learning new routines, lack of sleep, and adjusting to this new lifestyle can be tough! What can also be frustrating is the looming thought of your body never going back to what is was, pre-pregnancy. Although this is an understandable concern, achieving your pre-pregnancy body is not as hard as you think!
Kegels are a term many of us have heard of more in the past 15+ years as pelvic floor health has become a more widely discussed issue. In more recent years, our knowledge of kegels has expanded beyond an uncomfortable or taboo topic, as the act of engaging our pelvic floor (performing a kegel), has become extremely important for both men and women living with various forms of incontinence. Read along with this article to understand a bit more about when and why you should perform kegels.