by Ashley Newton, PT, DPT Think about how you stand. Are you drawing your low belly in and trying to stand as tall as possible? Believe it or not, you may be doing too much. More often than not, when people try to correct their posture, they over-correct and can wind up creating more […]
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PT Corner with Friends
Why Sucking in Your Belly is Sabotaging You
By Guest Author
Jan 27, 2023
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Vegan Recipes
Vegan Chili
By Kristin Williams
Jan 26, 2023
Chili is a must this time of year when the temperature falls. It’s comforting, warming, satisfying, and easy to make! Try our favorite vegan chili recipe! This vegan chili is incredibly rich and velvety and packed with layers of complex flavor, just like a classic chili should be.
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PT Corner with Friends
WHY YOU SHOULD FALL IN LOVE WITH STRENGTH TRAINING, EVEN IF YOU THINK IT’S NOT FOR YOU
By Guest Author
Jan 18, 2023
Thalia Wynne, PT, DPT, AT, RYT-200 Our bodies adapt to the demands we place on them – Wolff’s law. This is the foundational rule for why we need resistance training. Our brains, the CEO of our body system, want their companies, our bodies, to be efficient. This means if you don’t use it, the […]
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PT Corner with Friends
Why Yoga is Good for Mental Health
By Sarah Kingsley
Jan 11, 2023
by Sarah Apple Kingsley, pt, dpt Mental health awareness has recently become a more prevalent theme in social discourse. The COVID pandemic took a major toll on families financially, physically, emotionally, and perhaps most of all mentally. Lives were flipped upside down, causing mental stress for many as human beings are creatures of habits […]
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PT Corner with Friends
Pelvic Pain
By Teagan Schweitzer
Jan 3, 2023
by Ashley Newton, PT, DPT Pelvic pain, a topic that when I started my career as a physical therapist was not well-talked about, is now enmeshed in conversations over platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. As someone who is passionate about health equity, literacy, and informed care, I am over the moon that more […]
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Notes from Lara
Movement in Smaller Doses
By Lara Heimann
Dec 21, 2022
The most important currency we have in life is time, and yet we often don’t feel the impact of its value until we notice we aren’t using time as an asset to our health and well-being. Many people will complain that they don’t have enough time to exercise or take a break for self-care but […]
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Vegan Recipes
Vegan Hot Chocolate
By Rhonna Griffin
Dec 16, 2022
Hot chocolate is the perfect beverage when you are looking for a cozy treat. This winter, ditch the packaged powder and try our favorite vegan recipe that is not only healthier, but tastier too!