by Impact Physical Therapy | Oct 21, 2020 | Injury Prevention, Keeping Kids in the Game, Sports
Michael Jordan was a good baseball player and a great basketball player. Tim Tebow won a National Football Championship with the Florida Gators and then pursued a professional career in baseball. Some of our world’s best athletes demonstrate how a solid base of...
by Impact Physical Therapy | Aug 13, 2020 | Back Pain, Balance, Education, Healthy Living, Injury Prevention, Neck Pain, Pain Relief, Uncategorized
We all know strengthening our core is an important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Many of our patients at Impact come with questions about the best ways to improve their core or ways to avoid injuring themselves with their core workouts. A common concept to...
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 | May 8, 2019 | Healthy Living, Injury Prevention, Sports
Nothing beats a beautiful bike ride in Oregon’s hills and valleys on a summer’s day – except perhaps that well-earned pint with friends afterward. And according to Hillsboro physical therapist Kent Bond, this enjoyment (and the exercise that goes with it) can be...
