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The holidays are here and our clients are busy hanging decorations and eating lots of holiday food. Most of this holiday food is loaded with extra calories from added sugars, fat, and processed junk. After climbing their ladders, lifting the boxes, and the stress of traveling and seeing family, they come crawling into our clinics or gyms with extra weight and a sore back. What can we do as Doctors of Physical Therapy (DPTs)? Aside from our traditional physical therapy treatments like manual therapy and exercise, we should be using patient education for weight loss. Here are some of our top tips for PTs and weight loss. Journal Your Foods Holidays bring big emotions and lots of junk food. Many of this junk food is eaten without our clients' being aware they are eating hundreds, if not thousands, of extra calories. These calories add up quickly promoting weight gain, reducing glycemic control, and stimulating inflammation. To improve your PT outcomes and shed some pounds, dat...

Back Squat v Front Squat v Transformer-bar Squat: SERIES (2/3) 💪🏽💪🏽 Biomechanical Differences ✍🏼✍🏼 METHODS: 10 males and 8 females performed 6 squat conditions: Back Squats with straight bar. Front Squats with straight bar. Back Squats with transformer bar. Front squats with transformer bar. Posterior loads with transformer bar. Anteriorly loads with transformer bar. A constant load of 70% of the person’s 1RM in the straight-bar front squat was used. Kinematic and kinetic data were collected to quantify joint biomechanics at an estimated parallel squat position in the descending and ascending phases. 👀👀 FINDINGS: Squats with more anteriorly placed load significantly decreased trunk flexion and pelvis anterior tilt angles. Squats with more anteriorly placed loads increased low-back extension. Hip, knee, and ankle extension were generally similar. Participants adjusted their trunk and pelvis to mediate the effects of load placements on low-back and lowe...

I hope everyone is having a wonderful and safe holiday season! EDGE Mobility System is having a Christmas Week sale with everything 15% off and online seminars up to 50% off! Click below to save! Learn more online - new online discussion group included! Want an approach that enhances your existing evaluation and treatment? No commercial model gives you THE answer. You need an approach that blends the modern with the old school.  NEW - Online Discussion Group Live cases webinars lecture Live Q&A over 600 videos - hundreds of techniques and more!  Check out MMT Insiders Keeping it Eclectic... This article was originally posted on Modern Manual Therapy Blog Via RSSMix.com Mix ID 8246245 http://www.rssmix.com/

What is Cervicogenic Dizziness? Physiologically, cervical dizziness is explained by the presence of connecting fibers between the somatosensory system of the cervical spine and the vestibular nuclei.    Through these fibers, afferent somatosensory information from the cervical spine can alter the spontaneous firing rates and synchrony of firing among neurons in the vestibular nuclei. When the somatosensory influence turns out to be a major influencing factor compared to the otolith, semicircular and optical stimuli, the symptoms can be called cervicogenic dizziness.    When the compensation fails from these systems, a vestibular syndrome can occur. The symptoms are usually described as dizziness, lightheadedness, unsteadiness or drunkeness.    True vertigo is rare and typically not a symptom of cervical origin.   Overall, we can consider these patients to have postural instability and altered head on neck awareness.  The practical cons...

Stress is a part of being human. There is good stress and there is bad stress, both of which can be shown to elevate your heart rate, increase tension, and affect your daily functioning. It will always be more important for you to learn how to manage your stress rather than ever trying to eradicate it. With stress becoming more prevalent given the current circumstances, here are 5 proven techniques that help many individuals manage their stress daily. Two Minutes of Deep Breathing - Two minutes of deep breathing helps activate your parasympathetic nervous system and will elicit your limbic system to aid in relaxation, reduced fear/worry, and improved processing of stress. Listening/Singing Music - When you listen/sing your favorite music, certain areas in your brain known as the pons and amygdala are activated which in turn reduces anxiety, blood pressure, and improves mental alertness. Daily Walks/Exercising More - Participating in physical activity whether it ...

In this episode, Erson is joined by Dr. Dave Kittle of Cash Based Physical Therapy . Dave shares a quick story of accusations and harassment on social media from a former employer. More importantly he discusses actionable steps and gives advice in case this happens to you.   Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by EDGE Health and Tech Solutions  - we level up your website with full SEO optimization, turn it into a referral generating machine and do full G Suite and Telehealth integrations Modern Manual Therapy Insiders - over 650 Exclusive videos, Research Reviews, Webinars, Online Discussion - learn easy to apply Clinical Practice Patterns, integrate Pain Science with Manual Therapy and Patient Education -  Join now ! Also, be sure to check out  EDGE Mobility System's Best Sellers  - Something for every PT, OT, DC, MT, ATC or Fitness Minded Individual Keeping it Eclectic... This article was originally posted on Modern Manual Therapy Blog Via R...

By: Dr. Sean M. Wells, DPT, PT, OCS, ATC/L, CSCS, CNPT, NSCA-CPT, Cert DN Many people kickback and enjoy a cold beer or nice glass of wine with a meal or just to relax. But does alcohol consumption pose a risk to our health and physical therapy patients? The answer can be difficult to find amongst the literature, especially due to industry influence. Let's take a look at the guidelines, some upcoming revisions to alcohol intake recommendations, and what all this means to PTs and physical therapy outcomes. Old Guidelines Alcohol intake guidance varies depending on where you live. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Dietary Guidelines demonstrates that females should consume no more than 1 drink per day, while males can have 2 drinks per day. Most of this guidance is rooted in the fact that males usually have larger mass, and therefore, can physiologically "handle" more booze. Obviously all drinks are not created equal, so if  a pe...

🎯 Core & Grip Strength ⤵️ ⠀ 🧱 Building core and grip strength can come in many forms and through many outlets. Using the hanging position from a pull-up bar serves as a useful way to build both at once. The hanging position challenges core strength through the abdominal muscles and grip strength through the forearm muscles, in addition to latissimus dorsi ("lat") muscle flexibility and shoulder joint mobility. ⠀ 🧱 The cool part is that you can go through an entire exercise progression series by adding physics and levers into the mix. Bending the knee(s) through the knee tuck action would be considered a shortened lever where it would be a good place to start. This also challenges flexion at the hip joint(s), which ties in hip flexor muscle strengthening as well. ⠀ 🧱 The next advancement would be to keep the leg(s) long the entire time through the leg raise action, which emphasizes hip flexor muscle strengthening to an even greater degree. These 6 exercises ...

Aaron LeBauer, Cash PT and Business Coach joins Untold Physio Stories again. In this holiday special, Aaron shares an unforgettable and almost unbelievable story of a grateful patient.   Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by EDGE Health and Tech Solutions  - we level up your website with full SEO optimization, turn it into a referral generating machine and do full G Suite and Telehealth integrations Modern Manual Therapy Insiders - over 650 Exclusive videos, Research Reviews, Webinars, Online Discussion - learn easy to apply Clinical Practice Patterns, integrate Pain Science with Manual Therapy and Patient Education -  Join now ! Also, be sure to check out  EDGE Mobility System's Best Sellers  - Something for every PT, OT, DC, MT, ATC or Fitness Minded Individual Keeping it Eclectic... This article was originally posted on Modern Manual Therapy Blog Via RSSMix.com Mix ID 8246245 http://www.rssmix.com/

SERIES (1/3) INTRO: One of the most common exercise for lower body strength training is the squat. Squats are convenient and allow an effective transfer of strength gain to activities with similar neuromuscular demands. Two popular forms of squats are back and front squats, with a straight bar. Both squats mainly target back, hip, knee, and ankle extensors, however the different load placements have attracted interests from researchers. Additionally, a recently developed transformer bar has been advocated for mimicking different squat variations, due to its adjustments allowing various load placements. The transformer bar has two front handles allowing for less shoulder mobility and strength to stabilize the bar. Examining the effect of load placements with squats could provide: Additional options for squat exercises. Emphasize specific joints while minimizing injury risk. More potential strategies for rehab. Accommodation of individuals with upper extremity l...