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Top 10 Important Questions to Ask Your Physical Therapist
Physical therapy is essential for recovery and rehabilitation, enabling individuals to restore strength, mobility, and function following an injury, surgery, or chronic pain condition. Sustain Fitness and Physical Therapy
How to Prevent Common Weightlifting Injuries
Weightlifting is a powerful way to improve strength, enhance endurance, and boost overall fitness, making it one of the most popular forms of exercise across age groups. However, because of the high-intensity and repetitive nature of lifting, it carries a risk of injury.
Is Hiring A Personal Trainer Worth It?
Many individuals contemplate the value of hiring a personal trainer when it comes to fitness. Personal trainers offer customized fitness plans, motivation, and professional guidance tailored to each client’s needs and goals. However,
Why Exercise Dosage is An Important Variable in Managing Your Health: A lesson with collegiate Athletes
Recently, an incident involving the Tufts University Men’s Lacrosse team highlighted the importance of appropriate exercise management. After a workout led by a former Navy SEAL trainee,
Why MRIs for Low Back Pain Can Do More Harm Than Good | Sustain Physical Therapy and Performance
One of the most common questions people ask before starting physical therapy is, “Do I need imaging before treatment?” While imaging can sometimes be useful,
Back Pain Part 2: Attacking It in the Gym
A few weeks ago we delved into all the things surrounding the prevalence, history, and unacceptable recurrence rate of low back pain in our world.
The Benefits of Physical Therapy for Balance
Maintaining balance is essential for performing everyday activities and living independently. Whether walking on an uneven surface or reaching for a high shelf, balance enables us to move confidently and without fear of falling.
Sport-Specific Training vs Strength and Conditioning
In the world of fitness, two primary approaches aim to enhance athletic performance and resilience: sport-specific training and strength and conditioning. These methods, while often used together,
Accounting for the Variables – The Imperative of Individualization in Performance and Physical Therapy
When clients ask me, “Why is my body like this?” I often find myself in a challenging position. As humans, we crave definitive answers and