by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Jul 9, 2015 | Conditioning |
Tid Bits of Info 90 – 95% of the population will experience low back pain at some time in their life. Sit ups can be detrimental and cause more low back pain. Core muscles are predominately slow twitch fibers and need to trained to be “marathoners”. Seek the...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | May 28, 2015 | Conditioning |
Tid Bits of Info Arthritic joints might not gain motion due to a change in anatomical shape that reduces the distance between two bones. Joint capsules and ligaments are leather-like and will stretch and elongate but very slowly. Muscles control the motion of...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | May 21, 2015 | Conditioning, Sports injuries |
Tid Bits of Info Most hypertrophy programs are long lasting and might take 2-3 months for “true” hypertrophy to occur. Anabolic steroids are thought to help the contractile proteins into the muscle cell. An “over-load” of approximately 85% of the 1 rep...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Apr 16, 2015 | Conditioning, Health Conditions |
Tid Bits of Info Direct Access Physical Therapy services are available without a doctor’s referral or prescription. Direct Access for Physical Therapy services is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and US Virgin Islands. Most states allow...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Apr 2, 2015 | Conditioning |
Tid Bits of Info Nautilus machine training was one of the first types of HIT and it was introduced in the 1970’s. Studies of HIT programs have shown results of increased VO2max and decreased body fat. Studies have shown a result of almost a 20 % injury rate...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Mar 20, 2015 | Conditioning |
Tid Bits of Info The musculoskeletal system requires a minimum of 6-8 weeks to be conditioned. The cardiovascular system can be conditioned to a high level in 4-6 weeks. Physical therapy progression is based on the histology of different tissue types and...
