A pulled groin (also known as an adductor strain) is one of the most frustrating types of pulled muscles one can experience, mainly since it can prevent an individual from doing almost all forms of physical activity that involve using the lower body. It’s much easier to improve groin mobility before an injury rather than afterwards, so if you’re trying …
Recovering from a Groin Injury: Here’s How to Come Back Stronger
Groin injuries are not uncommon, and they can be stubbornly annoying for a variety of reasons. Depending on the severity of the groin pull, they can clear up quite nicely within a week or two or take a few months to really feel like progress is being made. Nonetheless, optimizing the rate and extent of your recovery should be at …
Here’s How To Workout Only On Weekends (And Still Get Results)
I know what it’s like to have a perpetually busy work schedule across the weekdays. There’s often just not enough time during the workdays to get all the things accomplished that we’d like to. Working out is one of those many things. As a result, many people wonder if it’s possible to workout only on weekends and see any real …
How Often to Perform Cupping Therapy (If You Want The Best Results)
When it comes to helping the human body heal and regain health, the right treatment frequency for ANY type of intervention is absolutely critical. If treatment frequency is too low, recovery might be delayed or occur at all. If the frequency is too high, it can also impair recovery and hamper the rehabilitative process. So, when it comes to therapeutic …
When and When NOT To Warm Up For Physical Therapy (And How To Do So)
What to expect for your physical therapy sessions will be a bit different for each individual and their reason(s) for visiting. Often, people wonder if they need to warm up or physically prepare for their appointment. And if you happen to wonder this same question, this article is going to walk you through all that you need to know. Warming …
How to remove ANY sports tape without pain | Easy & Effective Tips
Sports tape can be a pretty fantastic product and one that is your best friend…until it comes time to take it off. At this point, it often somehow instantly becomes your worst enemy; the pain of peeling the tape off of your skin can be rather brutal, especially if you have sensitive skin. Thankfully, this article will provide you with …
Theracup: The ULTIMATE Review by a Physical Therapist (with pictures)
A short while ago, a company by the name of Theracup reached out to me and asked if I’d like to review their eponymous product, Theracup. Not having heard of this company or the device before, I quickly looked into what exactly their product was and what it aimed to achieve. Needless to say, I was intrigued. And, if you …
Here’s How Often You Should Be Doing Your Physical Therapy Exercises
When it comes to injury rehabilitation, correcting movement dysfunction, and getting out of pain, physical exercise is vital to reaching these goals. While selecting the right types of movements or exercises to perform is a critical initial step, performing each of them with the ideal frequency is just as critical for your success. As a general rule, strengthening exercises for …
Here’s The Best Time of Day to do Your Physical Therapy Exercises
An essential component of physical therapy is therapeutic and rehabilitative exercise. The body can almost always benefit from the correct types, amounts and frequencies of movement. But if you’re not quite sure what the best time of the day may be for performing these exercises, then fear not; this article will walk you through all you need to know when …
Seven BRILLIANT Ways To Actually Make Cardio Enjoyable (Seriously)
Cardio training is well-known for many things, and unfortunately, being incredibly boring is often one of them. This is especially true when performed in a gym-based environment rather than outdoors. Either way, if you’re in need of some strategies that can help shake the boredom (and perhaps, even make it somewhat fun), then this article has you covered. To reduce …