Daily Dose of PT (#dailydoseofpt)

January 09, 2019 in Education, Direct Access, Exercise, Exercise Training, Fitness, Goal, Health Promotion, Injury Prevention, New Years Resolution, Patient education, Physical Therapy, Prevention, Recovery, Sport, Sports Therapy, Wellness, Who is your PT?

Yep, I made a hashtag #dailydoseofpt. Why? Because everyday for 2019 I’ve committed to myself, for my own personal health to do at least one physical therapy exercise. I’m not going to limit myself to one, but I will do at least one.

After some thought, I thought": “why not bring others along?” 365 exercises is a lot and sharing them is a lot, so the daily dose of PT will be shared just on one platform. For ease of use, I’ve chosen Instagram and the live story. It’s not that you won’t find any excerpts or references anywhere else - blog, Facebook, Youtube, Google+, or newsletter, but the journey will be unfolding and evolving on Instagram live and then kept up on the story for 24 hours.

My hope is that my quest for personal health and well-being will be educational and motivational for you and those that stumble across it. At the time of the writing of this blogpost, I am 9 days into the challenge, with 356 to go. There are lots of opportunities to participate. To not miss out, make sure you follow @artisanpt on Instagram and even allow notifications for live posts from me.

The focus to-date of the #dailydoseofpt has been primarily shoulder, neck, shoulder blades (scapula), and postural stability. Over the course of the year, the whole body will get covered, as needed by my own personal PT intervention needs. If there are regions or parts of the body, that you would like me to focus on, let me know and I’ll do my best to incorporate them sooner rather than later.

Thanks for joining on this journey to optimize health and wellness.

Together, let’s get moving!

Liz

2 Simple Exercises for a Healthy Rotator Cuff

November 23, 2015 in Education, Exercise, Exercise Training, Fitness, Health Promotion, Injury Prevention, Muscle Imbalance, Pain, Patient education, Physical Therapy, Prevention, Recovery, Sports Therapy, Wellness

Want to have healthy shoulders and rotator cuff? Want to prevent injury when swimming, doing yoga, while weightlifting or crossfit? Want to rockclimb better? Want to play tennis and volleyball for years? Then take a couple minutes and learn a few strengthening exercises for the rotator cuff using an exercise band. The exercises are simple and easy to do wherever you are! No fancy or expensive equipment needed!

Have lingering shoulder pain, a prior rotator cuff tear, aching or weakness? Try these as some basic strengthening.

The rotator cuff is extremely important for basically all arm movement and certainly all shoulder motions. Make sure your rotator cuff is strong and has a lot of endurance to prevent injury!

For recommendations specific to your situation and body, contact Liz in Los Angeles or your neighborhood physical therapist. We are the movement specialist.

Let's get to the source, and TOGETHER, get moving!

Until next time,

Liz

Exercise recommendations for Minimizing IT (iliotibial) Band Tightness

June 04, 2015 in Exercise Training, Education, Exercise, Fitness, Injury Prevention, Pain, Patient education, Physical Therapy, Prevention, Recovery, Sport, Sports Therapy, Wellness, Muscle Imbalance

Did you watch the first video in my 2-part series about IT (iliotibial) band tightness and have been waiting ever since for video 2? Well, wait no longer, for that moment has finally arrived! In part 1, I explained the anatomy of the IT Band and how it can become tight and problematic. It is often muscle imbalances that lead to this or sometimes just shear volume of activity and training.

In this video, I detail some of the practical, basic stretching and strengthening exercises that I recommend for people's whose IT Band and tensor fasciae latae (TFL) are tight, particularly due to the TFL/ITB serving as an "overachiever" muscle in the hip.

Enjoy the video. Contact me with any questions and/or suggestions for future video topics.

Let's get to the source, and together, get moving!

Liz