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Age Appropriate Strength Training

Age Appropriate Strength Training

February 17, 2026

Recently concerns regarding appropriate training for our adolescent athletes has surfaced. Issues such as how much, how soon, or how specialized are addressed in our commonly heard questions below. When Can My Athlete Start Lifting Weights? The NSCA’s position statement states pre-adolescence (7-8 y/o) is a safe age to begin resistance training with graduated modalities […]

Heart Health Awareness

February 9, 2026

Get to Know Your Heart Your heart is one of the hardest-working, most dependable organs in your body. During your lifetime, it will pump nearly 1.5 million barrels of blood, enough to fill 200 train tank cars! It is your body’s built-in engine, working every second to consistently pump blood to fuel your organs with […]

Heart Disease to Healthy Hearts

Healthy Hearts This February

February 4, 2026

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. Uncontrolled high blood pressure is a leading cause of heart disease and stroke. More than 67 million Americans have high blood pressure. People with high blood pressure are four times more likely to die from a stroke and three times more likely […]

snow shoveling safety tips

Snow Shoveling Safety Tips

January 21, 2026

Snow Shoveling: A common cause of soft tissue injuries & low back pain An average of 11,500 people are treated at emergency rooms for injuries and medical emergencies related to snow shoveling each year, according to a report released Jan. 17 by the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Data from […]

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Cold Weather Exercise Tips: Running Safety

January 14, 2026

Cold temperatures and reduced exposure to sunshine can sometimes lead to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) during the winter months. However, spending time outside exercising can help alleviate the symptoms of the winter blues. Even spending just 10 – 15 minutes outside in the sunshine to exercise can have compounding effects. Not only are you getting […]

Reducing Holiday Stress

Reducing Holiday Stress

December 3, 2025

Don’t let yourself get overwhelmed with to-do lists. This year find ways to enjoy yourself and get rid of the stress that’s keeping you up at night with our quick tips! Reducing holiday stress is the key to enjoying the holidays – so what are you waiting for? We have some great ideas! Plan Ahead […]

Understanding Sciatica: Causes, Symptoms, and Effective Relief

Understanding Sciatica: Causes, Symptoms, and Effective Relief

November 18, 2025

What is the sciatic nerve, and where is it? Your sciatic nerve is the longest and largest nerve in your body. It is up to 2 centimeters wide, about the same width as a penny. There are two sciatic nerves in your body. One on each side of your body, the left and the right […]

raking injury prevention tips

Raking injury prevention tips

November 5, 2025

It’s Fall again! time for hot chocolate, bonfires, and watching the leaves turn. It’s the best time of year but Autumn does come with some challenges. One of the biggest challenges is yard work because when those leaves fall it’s time to rake them. On the plus side, yard work such as raking leaves count […]

Healthy Sweet Potato Recipe

Holiday Recipe Swap

October 29, 2025

It’s that time of year again! Most of us find ourselves offering to host or pitch in during our holiday celebrations. We’ve decided to offer up some recipes that we enjoy, and hopefully you will too. Mashed Sweet Potatoes If you are looking for a healthier way to get the traditional sweet potato on the […]

runner stretching routine

Pre Run Dynamic Stretching Routine

October 19, 2025

Pre Run Stretches, Why? How? When? For how long? Dynamic? Static? Ballistic? Lately, it seems as though this simple principle has become increasingly difficult to understand. Ask a group of healthcare professionals how to stretch, and you are likely to get varying responses. This is in part due to the fact that stretching is ‘personal’. […]

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How To Recognize A Concussion

October 12, 2025

Sometimes accidents happen. Whether you are a pro or novice athlete on the field or just your average human navigating earth. Concussions can and do happen to anyone; small children that have had an injury at the playground, drivers in car accidents, and the elderly who have experienced a fall, are all potentially at risk […]

fall prevention at home

Fall Prevention: Fall Risks & Tips in your home

October 5, 2025

While falls can happen anywhere, more than half occur in the home. One in every three adults 65 and older fall AT HOME each year in the U.S. One of the easiest ways to help prevent a fall is to make sure that specific tripping hazards are addressed and removed. We’ve compiled a short list […]

Top 5 Exercises for Frozen Shoulder

Top 5 Exercises For A Frozen Shoulder

September 17, 2025

Adhesive capsulitis is more commonly known as frozen shoulder, and with good reason: It can render your shoulder so stiff, that it’s almost impossible to button your shirt — that is, if you aren’t in too much pain to get dressed in the first place. In general, a frozen shoulder can come on after an […]

Healthy After School Snacks

Healthy After School Snacks

August 6, 2025

Once your child comes home from school, they are ready to eat everything in sight. After a full day of learning, moving, and having fun, it’s completely normal for kids to feel hungry the moment they walk through the front door. Most school lunches happen early, so by the end of the day, it has […]

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PT News July 2025

July 30, 2025

This time in PT News, we recap what our clinics have been posting throughout July 2025. We are excited to bring you current physical therapy-based posts featuring published articles from PTandMe partnering clinics! 1. Why Swimmers Hurt: Dryland Shoulders and Staying Strong Written by Advance Rehabilitation, with locations throughout the State of GA. “Competitive swimmers […]