When people injure themselves, it can be difficult to overcome pain and fear of re-injury when recovering. This is especially true with injuries in weight-bearing places such as the back, hips, knees, ankles, and feet. Refraining from putting your full weight on your recovering injury can ease your mind, but it inhibits the proper muscle… Read more »
Swimming is a wonderful aerobic exercise that is often used in recovery and physical therapy plans due to its low impact on joints and bones while strengthening the muscles of the body to support us. A few general benefits of swimming as exercise are: Arthritis Relief Improved Mental Health Decreased Risk of Disease and Injury… Read more »
There isn’t a season anywhere in the world that can keep fitness fanatics down – not rain, not snow, not heat…maybe hail. But in Kentucky, summer fitness can be a time to drag feet and skip out on days due to the sweltering heat and heavy humidity. Or, alternatively, it can also be a dangerous… Read more »
Dr. Brian Feeley considers sports specialization to be intensive, year-round training in a single sport with the exclusion to other sports. There was a concern that early single sport specialization may lead to increased rates of overuse injury and psychological burnouts. Dr. Brian Feeley, Julie Angel, AT-C and Dr. Rob LaPrade have come together to publish an article… Read more »
Frequently my patients ask me about being able to manage heart health and osteoarthritis at the same time. Heart health is extremely important, but it can be struggle to keep up with, especially when paired with issues that may affect mobility. According to The American Heart Association, being physically active is essential in the prevention… Read more »
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