What is intermittent fasting?The health and wellness landscape is certainly full of trends, and one nutrition strategy that has gained a lot of attention recently is intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting, or “IF”, is defined as when a person alternates between periods of eating and periods of fasting. The terms “patterns” or “cycles” may also be …
What is NEAT?Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) is the energy your body uses to do everything other than sleep, eat, or formal exercise. In other words, it is the calories that are burned by the movements you make by going through your daily routine, not including those expended at the gym. There are a vast number …
Breathwork certainly has received a lot of attention in the fitness and health scene in the past few years, and for good reason. Diaphragmatic breathing, which involves allowing your diaphragm and abdominal muscles to move with your inhales and exhales, has been shown to have positive mental and physical health outcomes. When it comes to …
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This time of year is marked by so many feelings and experiences. From joyful celebrations to memorable traditions, the weeks leading up to the New Year certainly keep people busy, and oftentimes healthy habits are the first things to get dropped when plates get too full. Despite so much focus on festive gatherings, many people …
Sleep is an essential part of our healing process and very important for our energy levels. During pregnancy, like always, it is recommended to get 8-10 hours of sleep for optimal functioning of the mother and baby. Sleep helps with digestion, energy levels, growth and progress of the baby, and to healthily adjust to biological …
By Dr. Ariel Sernek, PT, DPT Urinary incontinence (UI) is very common. In fact, incontinence is reported in 48% of young female athletes (Rebullido, 2021), 41% of pregnant women (Moossdorff-Steinhauser, 2021), and 37.1% of older adults around the world (Batmani, 2021). However, these percentages are likely underestimated because most people do not want to report that they are …
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By Dr. Sarah Greenwell, PT, DPT, CSMPT As a physical therapist, I cannot prescribe medications. However, as a Doctor of PT, I am here today to prescribe a daily dose of M.E.D.S.But not the kind that comes in a pill. The MEDS I am talking about are: MindfulnessExerciseDietSleep Most people come to physical therapy because …
Dr. Ariel Sernek, PT, DPTDRA stands for Diastasis Rectus Abdominis. It can be tricky to pronounce but you can just call it DRA, and we’ll know what you’re talking about. First, it helps to understand a bit of the underlying anatomy and terminology. Your “six-pack” muscle is called the Rectus Abdominis and diastasis means “the …
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By Dr. Sarah Greenwell, PT, DPT, CSMPT I listened to a podcast recently where the speaker mentioned that the more invasive a treatment is, the more expectation there is for improvement. In our culture, we generally consider surgery to be the gold standard fix for an orthopedic problem, followed by a shot, a pill, and …
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By Dr. Sarah Greenwell, PT, DPT, CSMPT As clinicians, we should be saying “how”, not “no.”How many times have I heard a patient tell me that they can never do ‘x’ again? “I had my knee replaced, and my surgeon told me never to kneel again” “I fractured my ankle a couple years ago and the …
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