by Dr. Allison Scova | Apr 15, 2021 | Athletes, Health & Fitness, Pain Relief
Romanian Deadlift (RDL) RDLs require more hamstring flexibility than the conventional deadlift, and due to its eccentric focus also places greater demands on the hamstrings and erector spinae. RDLs begin in an upright standing position, either by un-racking it or...
by Jade Somboonthum, PT, DPT | Jan 29, 2021 | Athletes, Sports Injury, Surgery & Education
What Exactly is Cupping and How Can It Help You? By: Jade Somboonthum, PT, DPT Myofascial decompression, better known as cupping therapy, has been popularized over the past couple of years. Although its emergence into the mainstream has been recent, its origin is of...
by Joseph Rendina PT, DPT, OCS | Oct 9, 2020 | Athletes, Sports Injury, Surgery & Education
With the current state of the world, it is very easy to become sedentary in our lifestyle. More people are working from home on their desk and developing bad posture and pain. Additionally, gyms have recently opened up to limited capacity, but some might feel...
by Joseph Rendina PT, DPT, OCS | Sep 25, 2020 | Athletes, Health & Fitness
Benching Properly: When benching, there are many ways of injuring yourself if done incorrectly. If you aren’t sure about your technique and how it compares to proper bench technique hopefully this quick article helps you out. Shoulder Positioning: In your... by Joseph Rendina PT, DPT, OCS | Jul 10, 2020 | Athletes, Health & Fitness
Always Stretch Before You Run! These are some stretches that I used to utilize before I would run in my cross country meets. These five stretches get your leg muscles activated and ready to go before you get out and run. By stretching before you run, it will decrease...
by Joseph Rendina PT, DPT, OCS | May 7, 2020 | Athletes, Health & Fitness, Pain Relief
Whole Body Cryotherapy…what is it? How would I benefit from it? Alright let’s start off by translating what Cryotherapy means. Cryotherapy translates to “cold treatment.” Cryotherapy is a procedure that exposes the body to temperatures colder than -200 degrees...