by Kate Krantz, PT, COMT As a physical therapist, I regularly ask about bowel and bladder changes during my patient interviews for low back pain. It was eye opening to me 10 years ago when I was made aware of the connections the muscular components of the bowel and bladder have with the low back. [...]
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Video Blog: Stability Ball Reverse Crunch
Starting Position: Lay on your back with your knees bent and heels on the ball. This will allow you to “hook” the ball behind your legs. Procedure: Lift your knees (holding the ball) towards your chest, rolling your pelvis off the floor. Where: You should feel this in lower abdominal muscles. Progression: Lift your pelvis [...]
Video Blog: Stability Ball Reverse Hyperextension
Starting Position: Lay face down on the ball with your hands on the ground (the ball will be under hips). Keep your legs straight and pull your toes towards your shins. Procedure: Use your glutes to lift your legs so that you are in diagonal line, with your upper body moving closer to the floor. [...]
Video Blog: Physioball Exercise Lying Opposites
Starting Position: Lay face down on ball, with belly button over center of ball. Procedure: Lift your right arm and left leg up towards the ceiling, keeping your limbs straight. Then lower down towards the ground and lift the opposite arm and leg. Where: You should feel this in your glutes, low back and shoulders. [...]
Video blog: Stability ball exercise “knee tuck”
Starting Position: Lay on ball face down. “Walk” your hands out until your feet are on the ball. Procedure: Keep your arms straight and bend your knees, pulling the ball towards your chest. Then straighten your legs out without letting your back sag. If this is too difficult begin with “walk-outs,” where you simply walk [...]
Ibuprofen and exercise
Are you one of those people who pop a few ibuprofen before every run or race? If so, STOP and read this. A new study shows that taking ibuprofen or similar anti-inflammatory before a workout offers no benefits to decreasing muscle soreness and may be causing physical damage to your intestines. Research shows that during strenuous exercise there [...]
Video blog: Stability ball exercise “Crunch”
Starting Position: Sit on the ball and walk out so that your back is in contact with the ball, arched over the ball, with head below shoulders. Place your hands behind your head. Procedure: Crunch your shoulder blades up off the ball using your abdominal muscles. Do not straighten your legs to roll the ball. [...]
Video blog: Stability ball exercise “Russian Twist”
Starting Position: Sit on the ball and slowly walk out so that your back comes in contact with the ball. Walk out until your shoulders are in the middle of the ball. Squeeze your butt to lift your trunk into a table top position with knees bent to 90 degrees. Extend your arms out in [...]
Video blog: Stability ball exercises
Stability (or Swiss, physio or balance) balls are a great way to challenge your muscles. Performing exercises on the ball rather than on a table can improve your balance, coordination, and strength of stabilizing muscles. Movement patterns done with or on the ball are great for building core strength and improving proprioception. Proprioception is how [...]
Audio Blog: Amanda Dickerson discusses concussions
Listen to Amanda Dickerson, APNP, a family nurse practitioner at the Fond du Lac Regional Clinic in Markesan, as she shares with us the latest on concussions. Amanda Dickerson on Concussions by InGoodHealthFDL If you would like to schedule an appointment with Amanda, please call the clinic at (920) 398-2406.
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