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3 Exercises That Can Keep Your Neck and Back Happy While at Work

01/17/21

Many people are sitting at their work station for hours on end while working from home or at the office. Prolonged sitting can create increased neck and back stiffness, particularly if you do not change positions frequently during the day. Here are 3 exercises that you can do to change positions and ease the strain of prolonged sitting at work….

PEACE and LOVE for Injury!

10/13/20

Soft tissue injuries need PEACE and LOVE! What do these acronyms actually stand for? Click on the link below to find out more! https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2019/04/26/soft-tissue-injuries-simply-need-peace-love/ Omaha Physical Therapy Institute is an outpatient orthopedic and sports physical therapy clinic that is locally owned and operated with the main location at 144th & Dodge and a satellite clinic inside the Omaha Sports…

Simple Exercises to Perform on an Airplane

08/16/20

EXERCISES TO PERFORM DURING YOUR NEXT FLIGHT! Let’s face it. Airplane seats are not comfy! Sitting through a long flight can result in stiffness and other (pain) souvenirs that you really did not want to bring home with you! It can also result in less blood flowing through your body so in order to decrease your risk for travel related…

What’s All this Talk About CBD?

03/10/20

As physical therapists, we work with people who are in pain for various reasons. As a result, we often field questions regarding the effectiveness of various alternative treatments, supplements, ointments, etc.. A physical therapist should definitely stick to their scope of expertise, however, it is helpful to have a basic understanding of options that exist outside of traditional physical therapy…

Reacting Less and Feeling Better

10/27/19

There are several different areas of our lives that can contribute to our pain experience. Having stress from conflict with others is just one of these areas that can increase the amount of physical pain we feel. Here is a refreshing article below that might help you take a deep breath and allow for not only less emotional pain but…

Can Meditating Help Your Pain?

10/08/19

Understanding pain can be complex. What pain science research has revealed is that pain does not always mean there is actual tissue damage or injury. Furthermore, intensity, duration, and quality of pain are not consistent with amount of tissue damage or injury. What is now understood is the significant impact other common variables in our lives can actually play in…

Improve Your Posture, Improve Your Mood!

07/30/19

Posture & Mood: An Interesting Approach There are correlations between posture and certain moods, feelings and even pain. For example, when someone is sad or in pain, they tend to posture in a slumped position. But on the other hand, if someone is feeling happy or confident, they tend to posture in more of an upright position and look outward….

Quick and Easy Desk Workout

06/18/19

QUICK and EASY Desk Workout Sitting at work too much? Feel like you are not moving enough during the day? Do this quick 2-minute workout once every 2-3 hours to get your heart rate up and body moving! Remember, MOTION IS LOTION! MOVE TO IMPROVE! 1. Sit-to-stand – 10 reps 2. Shoulder blade squeezes – 10 reps 3. High knees…

Dry Needling: It’s NOT worth all the hype

02/11/19

It is so important as health care providers to be able to research and assess new and attractive treatment interventions prior to using them on patients. It is also our duty as health care professionals to know how to interpret the research properly and apply it to our practice. A more recent fad in the physical therapy and chiropractic realms…

How to Manage Your Back Pain

02/03/19

Back pain is a normal part of being human. Around 80% of the population will experience back pain at some point in their life, and those same people will typically get better without needing any medical intervention. You should seek the advice of a healthcare professional if your pain has persisted for more than 3-4 weeks, your symptoms are getting…