Fitness & Training
A Helping Hand: How Occupational Therapy Helps Patients with Artificial Limbs
In occupational therapy, we often work with prostheses, or artificial devices that replace a part of the human body that may have been lost due to trauma or accident, congenital conditions or other reasons.
Read MoreFit Tip Friday - Mountain Climbers
Mountain climbers are a plyometric exercise that work your core muscles as well as upper and lower body muscles for overall strength.
Read MoreRunning + Beer: A Hoppy Way to Work Out
Most of us don’t typically associate beer with exercise, but there might actually be a few good reasons to enjoy a pint or two after your run
Read MoreWhat Time of Day is Best to Work Out?
It really depends on who you ask, but more importantly, it really depends on you.
Read MoreFit Tip Friday – Training the Posterior (Back) Muscle Groups
Our back is made up of a group of muscles that work together to support our everyday activities like lifting children, running , and even sitting at our desk with good posture.
Read MoreApril is National Occupational Therapy Month
I’m an occupational therapist, and it’s somewhat ironic that spring coincides with National Occupational Therapy Month in April...
Read MoreFit Tip Friday — Side Bridge
Core exercises are important for everyone, but people with lower back pain can especially benefit from extra focus on the core.
Read MoreCrossFit Injuries: The Big Ones
As a medical provider who sees a lot of CrossFit patients (and is a CrossFitter as well), I'm frequently asked about shoulder and knee injuries.
Read MoreFit Tip Friday – How and Why to Do a Side Plank
Side planks are a great exercise because they work the entire core
Read MoreWhy the Transverse Abdominus Muscle is an Important Part of Your Core
In part three of our series on "core" trunk muscles and back pain we look at the muscle called the transversus abdominus.
Read MoreWhy You Should Train Your ‘Real’ Core
In your core you have “muscles you can see” and the real core muscles “you can’t see.”
Read MoreWhat You Think Is Your Core Isn’t Really Your Core
The “core” is such a hot topic these days. Is it abs, trunk or back? A combination of all of those? Strong core muscles keep your spine healthier, yet there is a lot of confusion as to exactly what those muscles are.
Read More5 Tips from an Occupational Therapist to Stick to Your New Year’s Health Goals
Nine times out of 10, these resolutions start off with a bang in January but, by March have dwindled.
Read MoreWhat We’re Doing in Physical Therapy -- Y Balance Test
As those of us in the therapy world look to get more objective and evidence-based, incorporating new tools can certainly make our jobs easier.
Read MoreWhat We’re Doing in Physical Therapy: Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM)
Soft-tissue injuries sometimes happen gradually, such as overuse issues in athletes or people who do repetitive physical work
Read MoreWhat is Hand Therapy?
As a specialty practice of occupational and physical therapy, hand therapy focuses on orthopedic conditions that affect the upper extremities (hands and arms).
Read MorePost-Race Overtraining: How to Let Your Body Heal Properly
Leading up to a race, it’s important to plan your training accordingly to avoid overtraining...
Read MoreWorld Physical Therapy Day
Our physical therapists at OrthoCarolina play a vital role in keeping our patients healthy, improving movement, managing pain, promoting healing, and are often an important part of rehabilitation for those with chronic conditions.
Read MoreHow to Properly Foam Roll
Foam rolling has become increasingly popular over recent years, and foam rollers of all sizes can be found in almost any gym or physical therapy clinic in the United States.
Read MoreWhat We’re Doing in Physical Therapy -- Dry Needling
When we contract our muscles repetitively, such as motion in sports activities, jobs or stress-related muscle tension, sensitive trigger points can develop within the muscle itself along the fascia that cover and protect them.
Read MoreHow to Know Which Running Shoes to Buy
Whether you’re hitting the asphalt or the trails, the mountains, the beach or somewhere in between for your run, there are a lot of different factors that go into picking the right shoe.
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