by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Apr 28, 2016 | Arm, Elbow & Shoulder, Foot & Ankle, Hand & Wrist, Knee & Leg |
Tid Bits of Info Hypertrophy is an increase in the size of a muscle cell. Hyperplasia is a splitting of a muscle cell to increase the number of cells. Never strength the same muscles on 2 consecutive days. Strength train a muscle group 3x/week with a day of...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Apr 21, 2016 | Foot & Ankle, Hand & Wrist, Health Conditions |
Tid Bits of Info Over 200 million people worldwide have suffered from osteoporosis. Bone mineral density (BMD) is used to determine if one has osteoporosis. 2 million men have been diagnosed with osteoporosis in the U.S. and > 16 million have a low BMD....
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Apr 14, 2016 | Conditioning |
Tid Bits of Info Exercise can help to stimulate endorphins, which are the body’s natural high. Losing the “baby weight” will be much easier if you eat well and exercise on a regular basis. Exercise will not affect your ability to breastfeed. It is natural to...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Apr 7, 2016 | Conditioning |
Tid Bits of Info Many soft tissue injuries have resolving symptoms within weeks, but it can take several months to totally rehabilitate the condition. Most joints that are repaired surgically, usually take up to 1 year to fully heal. Strength gains during the...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Mar 31, 2016 | Conditioning |
Tid Bits of Info The average bag of mulch weighs 40lbs. Ergonomically correct handles of garden tools have been shown to reduce injuries. 60 minutes of steady gardening is closely equivalent to walking 10,000 steps or 5 miles. Gardening conditions the entire...
