by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Nov 30, 2017 | Conditioning |
Tid Bits of Info An “office” worker sits for an average of 10 – 12 hours per day. 45-54-year-old people are the age group that spends the most time looking at a screen during the day. Every year, greater than 3 million people die due to inactivity-related...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Nov 27, 2017 | Events |
ACE Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Institute with locations in Alexandria, Arlington/ Clarendon, Falls Church / Merrifield, FairOaks / Fairfax, Herndon / Reston, Leesburg / Lansdowne, and Tysons Corner / Vienna in VA welcomes the runners and walkers to ACE...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Nov 22, 2017 | Conditioning, Health Conditions |
Tid Bits of Info People who are inactive and watch 5 or more hours of TV per day are 65% more likely to develop a movement disorder. TV viewing is worse than other sedentary lifestyles due to the lack of motion associated when someone watches a “show.” People...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Nov 16, 2017 | Foot & Ankle |
Tid Bits of Info The ankle is the most commonly sprained joint in the human body. Inversion ankle sprains occur significantly more frequently 8x/10,000 athletes vs 1/10,000 athletes experiencing a “high” ankle sprain. The “high” ankle sprain results when the...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Nov 9, 2017 | Spine & Neck |
Tid Bits of Info The “six pack” muscles are really one muscle the Rectus Abdominus and it is very superficial. Functional core strength involves every muscle that attaches to the pelvis. Performing “sit ups” can actually cause low back pain if they are...
