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Get Out of Thine Office and Walk! 4 Tips for Incorporating More Walking into Your Daily Schedule
Take a moment and ask yourself a simple question: How many hours, per day, do I spend sitting? If you’re like most Americans, the answer to that question might be a sobering one. According to a recent study by National…
Defy Gravity with the All-New Via Anti-Gravity Treadmill™
Sprained ankles, cranky knees—surgery, training, rehab—the list seems to go on and on. Thank goodness for physical therapists! Because no matter if the patient is an athlete, senior citizen, or suffering from a chronic condition, the goal is always the…
Celebrate #OW2017 With a Focus on Diet and Movement
October 29 marks the beginning of Obesity Week—time to celebrate! Wait, we’re celebrating? Yes! Because Obesity Week is the annual gathering of scientists, researchers, and medical professionals committed to improving the way we approach, treat, and overcome obesity. Despite the…
Physical Therapy Month 2017: Why You Should Love Your Physical Therapist
We love physical therapy here at AlterG, and that isn’t exactly a secret. We also have a particular soft spot for physical therapists and all that they do. We admire the difference PTs’ make in the world —helping people to…
Physical Therapy Jokes? Patella Me More!
Welcome to October, the month we welcome fall, playoff baseball, and all the pumpkin flavors you can imagine. It’s also National Physical Therapy Month, the time of year we celebrate all the ways that physical therapists help shoulder the load…
Improve Your Gait, Accelerate Recovery
As we mentioned in our previous post, gait—the manner in which you walk or run—can have a significant impact on a person’s mobility, limb health, and recovery time. It’s no wonder, then, that physical therapists often rely on gait analysis to…
The Impact of Exercise on Mental Health
Living with mental health issues can be challenging. Anxiety, depression—ADHD, stress, and PTSD—mental health issues touch nearly every aspect of life, from work to relationships to overall wellbeing. And these issues can extend into our physical lives, sometimes diminishing our…
How Your Gait Impacts Your Health
Have you ever considered how you walk? Not how fast or how stylish, but in what manner? That’s called gait—your walking style—and it can have a considerable impact on your health. The body is an impressive, interconnected system. Making it…
Benefits of Walking When Living with Atrial Fibrillation
September is National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month, the perfect time to explore this serious, sometimes life-threatening heart condition that affects over 200,000 people a year in the United States alone. Atrial Fibrillation (AFib, as it’s sometimes called) is a…
How Your Meals Impact Your Movement
With such a focus on movement in physical therapy, we sometimes forget about one of the keys to proper movement: food. Balance, coordination, strength building, recovery—all of these important elements of PT are impacted by the things we put into…