Health blog
Inflammation of Our Joints
The term arthritis is often used in everyday conversation with family and friends and is usually associated with topics of joint pain.
What Arthritis Is…
This term refers to the inflammation of a joint. The two most common forms of arthritis:
- Rheumatoid arthritis, often abbreviated to “RA,”
- Osteoarthritis, often abbreviated to “OA.”
RA is more of a whole body presentation affecting multiple joints at once as a result of an autoimmune disease.
Read full blogGet warm for the colder season!
In the warmer months, it easier for our bodies to warm up to the activities and stresses we place on them. However, as a therapist, I do begin to see more patients, especially back related injuries in the latter half the year. Why is that?
One thing that doesn’t tend to like to change is our activity level.
We all have our hobbies and passions that we would pursue 24/7 if we had the time and energy.
Read full blogJust How Important are Core Muscles…
Slouching in a chair, slumping at the computer or your belly sticking out after standing for awhile are all signs of core muscle weakness. A weak core can negatively affect your health and create long-term back or neck pain.
What are Your Core Muscles?
Your “core” is the group of muscles that help stabilize your body and give a strong anchor point from which your skeleton can move properly with good posture.
Read full blogProper Preparation is Key to Avoiding Injuries
Nowadays, free-time activities can look a little different for kids as various technologies are at our fingertips. If you’re a student athlete who participates in sports year-round, you might maintain a higher level of physical activity. Overall though, the general lack of physical activity, means fitness levels decrease significantly and therefore the return to sports is more difficult. It’s all the more reason why proper preparation is key.
When returning to any sport, it’s important to treat your body appropriately, with care and attention.
Warm-ups, Stretching, and Better Performance
No matter our active level; athlete, sedentary, a weekend warrior, young or old, the benefits of routine stretching reach far beyond rehabilitation.
What is stretching?
In general, stretching is the elongation of a muscle and is used to help prevent injury and discomfort. However, there are different types of stretching that are important to distinguish. One is best implemented as a warm-up to prepare your body for exercise and the other is best used as a cool-down to reduce post-activity muscle soreness.
Read full blogTired of Medications? Find Relief with Physical Therapy
Pain can put some extreme limits on your life. While medications can provide temporary relief, it doesn’t actually solve the problem of your pain; rather, it merely masks the symptoms. If you have been living with acute or chronic pain and you’re looking for a natural way to successfully treat your symptoms, contact our office today!
A natural alternative to medication:
For many people, even the thought of exercising can make them cringe due to the pain they are feeling.
Read full blogCar Ergonomics are Just as Important as Office Ergonomics
We all know that having an ergonomically correct desk set-up is crucial to avoiding neck and back pain, and to have a comfortable work day. But another big part of you day is driving; to and from work, to your kids soccer practice, and to the grocery store. Long periods of time in the car, can mean sitting in awkward, static postures for long periods of time. While desk set-up is important, you should also ergonomically prepare your everyday driving trips.
Read full blogToys for Tots – Starting November 1st
Oct 9th 2019LSTC is an official drop-site for Toys for Tots again this year!
The Toys For Tots Foundation’s goal, is to provide toys for needy children during the Christmas season. The Foundation is very pleased that it has a 97:3 gift ratio. This means that for every $100 collected by Toys for Tots, $97 goes to the children and only $3 to support the efforts in collection.
Toys for Tots is supported by the generosity of our communities, so we need your help!
Read full blogJCFM Scholarship MINI Golf Tournament
Oct 9th 2019On October 12, is the annual JCFM Scholarship MINI Golf Tournament at the Dulles Golf Center and Sports Park.
They are raising funds to provide scholarships to deserving students in Loudoun County Public Schools who decide to further their education in college. Since the scholarship’s inception in 2015, they’ve awarded more than $10,500 in scholarship money to LCPS students.
Registration for the event is $25 per player.
Read full blogClosing Early- 3:30pm Friday, October 11th
Oct 9th 2019Hey LSTC patients and fitness clients!
Just a heads up, we will be closing early, at 3:30pm this Friday, October 11th!
We will be having our ‘Splash Your PT’ event- pictures and videos to come!
Thank you to everyone who donated!
