Use Fitness Apps This Year, but Use Them with Caution
As more people continue to turn to health apps on their smartphones to help achieve goals related to exercise and weight loss, it’s important to use such tools with an element of personal caution, say physical therapists and other medical professionals. According to...
Make your 2018 resolutions stick with the following goalsetting tips
A typical New Year's resolution is doomed to fail – that is, if you believe in statistics alone. Research shows that around 80 percent of people who make resolutions on the first of the year have already fallen off the wagon by Valentine's Day. That includes two of...
Physical Therapy Screenings Help with Injury Prevention, Early Intervention
We all know that visiting your physician for an annual physical is critical in maintaining long-term health, just as dental exams twice each year helps ensure oral health throughout a lifetime. But what about annual check-ups with a physical therapist? According to...
Cold Laser Therapy
What is Cold Laser Therapy or Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT)? Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is a healthcare treatment that uses low-level (low-power) lasers or light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to the surface of the human body to help assist in pain relief. LLLT is also...
Functional Movement Screen: Decreasing Risk for Injury
Santa Cruz County is full of active people. We’re commonly referred to as “Surf City”, and ranked as one of the healthiest places in the nation to live. Whether you participate in sports and fitness at a competitive level, or you’re a weekend warrior making the most...
A Perfect Light Therapy
If you’re an athlete who suffers from occasional muscle pain or chronic injury, you may have tried massage and other treatments that exert pressure for the promotion of healing on the source of your soft tissue “hot spot.” If these treatments have proven unsuccessful...
Myofascial Acoustic Compression Therapy
Myofascial Acoustic Compression Therapy (aka Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, ESWT) is a new non-surgical technology that uses acoustic pulses to treat acute and chronic pain in muscles, tendons and joints. These acoustic sound waves are short duration, intense...
5 Simple Stretches to Help Prevent Cycling Injuries
Cycling is a great way to get outside, have some fun and improve your health. It can however, create some unwanted muscular pain and imbalances for the avid rider. The two most common muscular and postural imbalances that I see with cyclists (myself included) is upper...