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3 Quick Home Workouts for “Busy” People

11/15/20

There are no excuses now! The following exercise routines can be done in your home with minimal to no equipment. If you do have resistance bands or weights, you can incorporate them as you wish. Exercise is SO important for SO many reasons both physically and mentally! Remember that for anyone just starting an exercise routine, it is important to…

5 Tips on How to Safely Get Started on an Exercise Program

11/14/20

Are you ready to make exercise a part of your routine? Are you not sure how to get started safely? Here are a few tips on how to properly get moving and grooving! 1. Consult with your doctor or physical therapist. If you have not exercised in a long time or have underlying health issues, it is important to make…

Simple Stretch for Anterior Knee Pain

08/25/20

Do you have anterior (front-sided) knee pain? If this pain came on gradually without any known cause or obvious trauma/injury, you may benefit from a very basic course of treatment. Assuming there is no specific derangement of the cartilage, ligaments, and tendons in and around your knee, you may get fairly rapid relief simply by doing some stretching to the…

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…

8 Important Things to Know About Your ACL Reconstruction Surgery Recovery!

02/03/20

1. First of all, this is your individual journey. Do not compare your healing and progression to other people. Everyone’s body is different in how it responds to trauma and tissue damage. 2. Your progression during ACL reconstruction rehabilitation is not just dictated by how far out of surgery you are. Many people think that just because they are 3…

4 Simple Tips to Address Elbow Pain

06/04/19

Tennis Elbow Anyone? Have you had nagging pain in your elbow that seems to be worsening and limiting more and more of your daily activities? You may have consulted with “Dr.” Google who probably diagnosed you with “Tennis Elbow” and you have now researched the “best” ways of addressing it. You are stretching and massaging and bracing with no luck….If…

Why Do Muscles Feel Tight?

10/17/17

It is not uncommon to have patients come through the doors at Omaha Physical Therapy Institute (OPTI) with the complaint of muscle “tightness.” One of our jobs as physical therapists is to figure out why the patient is having this feeling and to assist them with improving their comfort level with movement through various interventions and education. The following article…