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Back Pain runs in families!
I am often asked as a physical therapist, "Do herniated discs run in families?" I often respond that I don't know, but it seems that way.
Well, now we know! It does run in families, and people who have a cousin or grandparent who have had a herniated disc have an increased chance, according to this article:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/07/back-pain-runs-in-families/?ref=health
What does that mean for YOU if you have relative with back pain?
- keep in good physical condition overall and exercise regularly
- keep your core muscles firing correctly and your MusclesInSync
- make sure to squat to pick up things from the floor
- step out and lunge with your forward leg if you have to reach (such as vacumning) and avoid bending at the back with your legs together
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We have a rebounder at Comstock PT
Enjoy the video below. Funny ending! :)
5 Tool Sport
UPPER EXTREMITY PLYOMETRICS (wait til the end 😂)
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Plyos are a mainstay exercise for athletes in the mid-to-late stages of rehab for upper or lower extremity injuries (or can also be used for prevention)😏. They begin to prepare the affected structures and tissues to tolerate forces and stress more closely related to sport. For the #thrower 🥎⚾️, we like to use these as a precursor before interval throwing programs.
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There are many ways of accomplishing this, but here we show how to use a rebounder/trampoline to achieve dynamic shoulder plyos.
1️⃣ Chest pass
2️⃣ Diagonals
3️⃣ Overhead chop
4️⃣ 0° IR
5️⃣ 90° IR
6️⃣ 0° ER
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All incorporate a controlled concentric to eccentric phase and have the added bonus of adjusting to an external object. What others do you like??
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🔹Swanik et al. The effect of shoulder plyometric training on amortization time and upper extremity kinematics. JSR. 2016.
🔹 Wright, et al. Exercise prescription for overhead athletes with shoulder pathology: a systematic review with best evidence synthesis. BJSM. 2018.
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www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/well/move/dog-owners-get-more-exercise.html Time to get a dog?
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Dog owners spent close to 300 minutes each week walking with their dogs, about 200 more minutes of walking than people without dogs.