by Impact Physical Therapy | Sep 10, 2020 | Aging & Active, Balance, Uncategorized
Balance is an essential part of movement regardless of your age or health status. At young ages, gymnasts must master how to stay on a balance beam with no room for error. Likewise, the elderly must safely navigate the uneven ground of the garden to tend to their...
by Impact Physical Therapy | Jul 17, 2020 | Aging & Active, Education, Healthy Living, Injury Prevention
If you have ever gone to a gym, you most likely have seen “that guy” or “that gal” in the weight room section. “That person” typically has improper form and is challenging themselves with too much weight or complexity of the exercise. Some of us have been in this...
by Impact Physical Therapy | Jun 12, 2020 | Aging & Active, Education, Healthy Living, Injury Prevention
We hear these questions from our clients all the time: What is the right exercise for my hip, knee, or ankle? What exercises should I include in my regular workout? How can I prevent injuring myself while exercising? How do I perform an exercise correctly? The simple...
by Impact Physical Therapy | May 13, 2020 | Aging & Active, Education, Healthy Living, Injury Prevention, Pain Relief, Sports
As a runner, consider this all-too-familiar situation: Halfway into a run, you feel a gradual ache begin to develop somewhere in one of your legs. Often, we runners tell ourselves, “It will go away in the next mile or two.” And so, we keep running. But after two more...
by Impact Physical Therapy of Hillsboro | Jun 5, 2019 | Aging & Active
As one of the fastest growing sports in America, pickleball has something to offer all ages and abilities, from fitness and competition to just plain fun on the court, says Hillsboro physical therapist Nancy Causton. “Because of the small court size and the speed at...
by Impact Physical Therapy of Hillsboro | Nov 1, 2018 | Aging & Active
To the 43 million Americans who have low bone density, putting them at high risk of osteoporosis, Hillsboro physical therapist Nancy Causton has an important message: exercise is good medicine. But not just any exercise – weight-bearing, muscle-strengthening exercise....
