April 2016 - Omaha Physical Therapy Institute : Omaha Physical Therapy Institute

Keep Moving Forward – Awful to Awesome

04/29/16

Athletes have a love/hate relationship with the sport they play. The game, no matter what it is and what your skill level is, can be completely exhilarating or completely frustrating all in one day. Even professional athletes must learn how to get mentally tough and get through the hard days in their sport, whether that is a hitting slump or…

Exercise and Cancer Mortality Rates

04/18/16

In an article published in 2015 by the British Journal of Sports Medicine, they performed a meta-analysis of 71 studies looking at the relationship between exercise and cancer mortality. They found that in the general population, regular moderate exercise decreased the risk of cancer mortality by 13% and in cancer survivors decreased the risk of cancer mortality by 27%. The…