Are you counting down the days until your next vacation? Whether it’s exploring ancient ruins, hiking through lush landscapes, or just chasing your kids on the beach, staying active during your travels requires more than just enthusiasm. It demands a body that’s prepped and primed to handle whatever comes your way. Let’s dive into how you can prepare your body to stay active and injury-free, ensuring your vacation is as enjoyable and fulfilling as you’ve envisioned. The Importance of Physical Preparation Vacations are supposed to be relaxing, but they often involve a lot of physical activity that can strain

Do you feel off-balance and experience spinning sensations? Do you feel dizzy when you turn your head quickly or stand up suddenly? Do you feel dizzy and nauseous and have frequent episodes of vertigo? You’re not alone. Approx. 1.5 million Americans suffer from vertigo. Thankfully physical therapy can be a helpful tool in managing your symptoms — if you choose a good therapist. For example, the team here at RPM Physical Therapy has a great deal of knowledge and experience in working with the vestibular system and managing the symptoms of vertigo. In this blog post, we walk you through

Looking for physical therapy tips for your aging body? Are you starting to feel those aches and pains that invariably come as you get older? As you age, it’s very important to prioritize your physical health and to maintain an active lifestyle. Regular exercise and movement will not only improve your strength and flexibility but also boost your feelings of well-being. Physical therapists can fill a valuable role in helping older adults stay active and fit by providing expert guidance, personalized exercise programs, and targeted interventions. In this blog post, we’ll look at five physical therapy tips for staying

Have you got heel pain? We know that suffering from pain daily can disrupt your daily life and prevent you from leading an active and healthy lifestyle. For example, experience regular pain in the heel of your foot. It could be Plantar Fasciitis, inflammation of the plantar fascia ligament. However, it’s never a good idea to diagnose yourself with anything over the internet, so we recommend a consult with physical therapy to diagnose and fix this condition if you suspect that you might have it.  Regular physical therapy sessions can relieve the pain and inflammation if you have plantar fasciitis.

Yes, that’s right! If you don’t use it, you lose it and that includes muscle, strength, function, skills, language, brain tissue….. There is a pattern here that it seems everything natural in life must be “used” or demonstrated for function; nerve pathways and muscle chains must be nurtured and “cleaned” for optimal long term function. When we describe “cleaning” up movement, muscle tissue and nerve pathways, it is because all those parts of the body get congested and disoriented over time. We take our car in to get an oil change regularly so that it functions at its optimal potential and

I was told a lot of things about treatment and physical therapy tonight by a 40 year old woman that has suffered with foot pain for OVER a year! This was a friend, I was in no way telling her she needed anything, she was just telling me about her imminent doom….. She has had two MRI’s: The first telling her that she tore a ligament in her ankle. The second was read that she was healed after 2 months of wearing a boot, BUT she still had pain and the pain has been there for an entire year.