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We are a wellness clinic that provides physical therapy and NAET to all populations with experience in treating sprains, strains, work related injuries, motor vehicle collision injuries, surgeries, women's health, sensitivities and allergies.

If you're a working adult trying to stay active, odds are that you've signed up for a rec league team of some sport! Whe...
09/02/2026

If you're a working adult trying to stay active, odds are that you've signed up for a rec league team of some sport! Whether it's softball, basketball, soccer, ultimate frisbee, frisbee golf, or even just tossing a regular frisbee, there are three things you need to know to play safe.

First, don't over do it. Making that all-star play usually isn't worth it, especially if it means you pull a hamstring or sprain an ankle. It may seem like we're saying to not try so hard, but that's not it; just don't play at an intensity that you haven't practiced.

Second, always warmup! For playing sports, a dynamic warmup is best. Dynamic warmups feature continuous movements that mimic what you'll be doing in your sport, targeting muscles and joints that you'll be using the most.

Finally, be intentional in your recovery! Recovery doesn't just mean resting. It also means light exercises targeting sore muscles, taking time to work on mobility exercises, and getting the right nutrition. When you push your body, it's always best to give it some time, love, and care afterwards. It will thank you!

If you do unfortunately suffer an injury, we're here to help. We can make a recovery plan tailored to your needs, revolving around your schedule and activities.

We post a lot about different kinds of exercises that train various parts of your body to get various health benefits. S...
08/18/2026

We post a lot about different kinds of exercises that train various parts of your body to get various health benefits. Sometimes, though, these exercises can seem intimidating or hard to do. So, here are a few exercises that are perfect for when you want something simple and highly accessible!

1. Walking! This is the king of low-impact, simple, accessible exercise. Go on frequent walks during the day, or on one long one, or a mix of both!

2. Swimming! Take your kids to the pool, and bring your suit! Even just moving around in the water can take pressure off your joints and give you some good exercise.

3. Yoga! You may have seen highly difficult and advanced poses, but there are far more easy, relaxing, simple movements that anyone can practice.

4. Assisted body weight exercises! These come in the forms of chair-squats, wall-pushups, and dozens of other exercises that target various muscles in your body. These can be a great way to stay at home and still be active!

5. Casual sports! Whether it's rec league softball or kicking a ball against a wall, finding some sports to play is an amazing way to get your exercise in. Just make sure you warm up, stretch, and leave the highlight plays to the professionals.

Well, there's five different simple exercises that will help you to include more activity throughout your day. These exercises are great for people who work in offices, are starting to get active again, or just want to squeeze in five minutes of activity. As always, take things easy; make sure that if you have concerns about starting a new exercise routine, you speak to a medical professional that can address these concerns.

If you've spent a lot of time around sports or in anatomy class, you may have heard the term "fast-twitch muscle," or "T...
08/13/2026

If you've spent a lot of time around sports or in anatomy class, you may have heard the term "fast-twitch muscle," or "Type 2 muscle fibers." These terms refer to the same thing: muscle fibers in your body that get used for short bursts of movement, like sprinting or jumping.

Fast-twitch muscles, like all of our muscles, can weaken as we age. Like all of our muscles, of course, they can be trained! It's important to train our fast-twitch muscles, as they often are muscles that help us avoid falls or change direction quickly when needed.

To train these muscles, you have to fatigue them. Activities like sprinting (see our last post for more on that!), weightlifting, High-intensity Interval Training (HIIT), and plyometric exercises. These activities require more intensity than what you might normally do, but provide an incredible workout, burn calories at a higher rates, improve neuromuscular coordination, and enhance athletic performance.

Now, these activities can cause more injuries than other exercises, so it is extremely important to be cautious when starting a new routine focused on fast-twitch muscles. Make sure you warm up thoroughly before the workout, cool down after the workout, and stretch between workouts. It would also be wise to consult a professional, such as a certified physical trainer or a physical therapist.

There's an incredible habit that we tend to drop as we get older, sometimes even as early as high school. It's sprinting...
08/11/2026

There's an incredible habit that we tend to drop as we get older, sometimes even as early as high school. It's sprinting! The exercise that kids do from the second they can walk until it's no longer cool to try in P.E.

Sprinting has some unique health benefits that are hard to get through other exercises. These include reductions in likelihood of heart disease, cancers, diabetes, chronic disease and strokes, as well as increases in metabolism, muscle mass, and whole-body fitness.

It doesn't take much to get these benefits, either! The American Heart Association recommends just 75 minutes of vigorous activity a week, but studies have indicated that sessions as short as 15 minutes can be beneficial.

For your first sprinting session, take things easy, such as 2 sets of 4–6 repetitions of 20–30 meter sprints, or multiple 10 second sprints over the course of 10 minutes.

As with any new fitness routine, you have to be careful. Any pain beyond muscle soreness and exertion is a sign to either stop or slow down. Sprinting is a particularly demanding exercise, so make sure you work in plenty of rest and stretching.

Foam rollers are one of those things you might see someone using at the gym or in a run club, but you may have been skep...
07/31/2026

Foam rollers are one of those things you might see someone using at the gym or in a run club, but you may have been skeptical about trying one yourself. Rolling out your muscles can be a great way to both prepare for and recover from any strenuous exercise.

When you use a foam roller, you press down on muscle tissue and other connective fibers under your skin; in response, your body relaxes these tissues and fibers, which has several positive effects on performance (and it just feels great).

First of the benefits from foam rolling is the increase in range of motion. As our muscles tighten post work-out, we can become stiff and immobile, making recovery from an exercise a pain. Foam rolling helps alleviate this tightness, providing a short-term boost to our flexibility.

Additionally, some athletes who targeted muscles with foam rollers (or similar equipment) prior to exercising saw a slight increase in performance, likely from the added flexibility, and those who did it post workout found that it reduced their soreness.

So, if you want to try it out, you might find a foam roller at a local fitness center, or in any major retailer. It can be a good tool to help you stay flexible and active, but like anything in fitness, please use it with caution. If you have any questions, feel free to give use a call! We'd love to help!

For relief for consistent aches and pains, like those caused by arthritis or old injuries, you might turn to something l...
07/23/2026

For relief for consistent aches and pains, like those caused by arthritis or old injuries, you might turn to something like heat or ice. These are often recommended from dozens of sources, but how do you know which one to use?

The trick is understanding the goal of each method. Cold primarily is used for reducing inflammation and numbing the affected area; heat therapy, alternatively, improves blood flow to the area and relaxes any stiff muscles and tissue. Both can be effective in managing some of the daily symptoms of chronic joint pain, but they will alleviate different symptoms.

For example, if you are experiencing joint or muscle stiffness or aches, heat is the best way to go. By using a hotpad or other safe heat source (as instructed by a medical professional), you can recover some range of motion and ease any cramps in the area. This is especially true of early morning stiffness or general muscle aches. Cold, on the other hand, is better for acute pain or swelling, symptoms that impact a very specific area.

So, whether to use hot or cold is a matter of what symptoms you are trying to alleviate. As most people with joint pain experience a wide variety of symptoms, medical professionals often recommend alternating between hot and cold.

If you are suffering from joint pain, give us a call! We'd love to make a custom care plan focused on your specific needs and the symptoms that you are experiencing.

You might be a fan of cracking your knuckles or popping your back, or you might hate the sound and the feeling. Usually,...
07/15/2026

You might be a fan of cracking your knuckles or popping your back, or you might hate the sound and the feeling. Usually, to get these sounds, you have to force your joint in a certain motion or put some pressure on a specific spot. But what does it mean when these sounds occur during a normal activity, like popping your knee when getting out of a chair?

For starters, conditions like arthritis or tendonitis can cause the affected joints to crack, sometimes painfully, but usually not. If you have arthritis in your knees, for example, you may experience popping when squatting with or without weights, getting in and out of chairs, and when waking up in the morning.

Alternatively, the popping could be caused by an injury to a tendon or ligament. Popping or cracking caused by injury is typically accompanied by pain, swelling, and stiffness in the afflicted joint. If this is the case, you should consult a physician.

An additional sign of injury or unnatural popping is consistently feeling the need to pop the joint. If you feel growing pressure in your joint, or like you cannot function regularly without getting the joint to pop, it could be a sign of some internal tendon, ligament, or cartilage damage.

So, don't get too worried about some painless popping as you move your body! It can be completely harmless. However, if some of the above is true of your joints, you may need to consult a physician.

One of the difficulties of working full time is that we often find ourselves working in either a stationary position or ...
06/30/2026

One of the difficulties of working full time is that we often find ourselves working in either a stationary position or doing repetitive motions. The unfortunate reality of this is that our bodies can become stiff, and moving outside of these positions or motions can be painful.

This doesn't have to be the case, though. By staying proactive, you can improve your flexibility and mobility, reducing pain during movement. Here are a few tips that you can follow to find some better ease of movement!

- Set aside two to four days a week to follow a light stretching routine

- Take five minutes during the workday to do some dynamic stretching, allowing your body to shake out some stiffness.

- Perform half-rolls with your neck and do arm circles when you feel stiff. This should help lubricate these areas, and may need to be done often, as they are more prone to stiffness than other areas.

- Perform some slow, simple yoga routines, particularly ones that have gentle spine movements to help ease back pain/stiffness.

Ultimately, staying mobile throughout the day and moving through different positions can help ease some of the pains and stiffnesses that happen when we stay in the same positions for too long.

However, as a word of caution for all new stretching routines and activities, be careful to avoid injury. Overstretching or stretching done improperly can lead to injury. Never stretch past discomfort, and focus on slow, gradual progress over rapid results.

We're sure you've seen already, but a lot of the state of Utah is experiencing worse air quality due to wildfire smoke. ...
06/25/2026

We're sure you've seen already, but a lot of the state of Utah is experiencing worse air quality due to wildfire smoke. Brave firefighters are doing the best they can to get these under control, but until they do, there are a few things to watch out for.

Although the fires might be far away, the smoke can travel a large distance on the air, and, unfortunately, that means that even those who don't live next to the fire may still experience worse air quality.

This poor air quality can cause negative health effects, particularly for those with respiratory problem, such as asthma. The negative health impacts from wildfire smoke can include eye irritation, throat irritation, reduction of lung function, chest pain, and wheezing or coughing.

So, if you are in an area with poor air quality, limit time spent outdoors to reduce the chance of experiencing the above negative health effects. Particularly avoid, if possible, any sort of strenuous outdoor activity. Usually we encourage everyone to spend more time exercising outdoors, but if the air quality is poor, maybe consider visiting a gym or city recreation center for your workout.

We appreciate all of the firefighters and responders working to contain these disasters, and hope for a speedy return to normality for those whose lives have been impacted.

We've made posts in the past about how core strength is important, so we are following that up with some of our favorite...
06/16/2026

We've made posts in the past about how core strength is important, so we are following that up with some of our favorite core exercises! Before doing any of these exercises, start slow, and make sure you can do so without injuring yourself or aggravating old injuries or current conditions. Check with a medical professional if needed!

Before we start with core focused exercises, it's important to note that exercises like walking/running, swimming, yoga, jumprope, and most sports will work the core muscles. When engaging in these exercises, your core will do its absolute best to keep you balanced, which gives it a good workout! However, the next three exercises will focus entirely on the core, which can improve performance in the above activities, as well as in daily life.

1. The bridge!
-Start by lying down with your knees bent. Keep a neutral spine.
-Push through your feet to raise your hips, keeping them straight and creating a line from your knees to your shoulders.
-Hold for 2-3 seconds, then return to the ground.
Here's a great example of what it looks like!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_leI4qFfPVw

2. The plank or modified plank!
-Lying face down, bring yourself up to rest on your forearms and knees for a modified plank, or on your forearms and feet for a full plank.
-Tighten up your abdominal muscles, making a straight line from your shoulders to your knees/feet.
-Hold the position for 2-3 seconds, then gently lower yourself down.
Another example video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvIjsG5Svck

3. Arm and leg raise!
-Starting on all fours, keep a neutral head and spine.
-Slowly raise one arm and the opposite leg, extending the limbs away from your body.
-Hold the position for 2-3 seconds, then return to starting position.
-Repeat the movement, alternating the arms and legs used each repetition.
A great example video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CGaazu_FaI

Good luck exercising your core! Remember, exercise is meant to be progressive, meaning you start with the easiest movements and slowly work your way to more challenging ones. It may be that you can't do a certain movement or have initial difficulties with particular exercises. If that is the case, give yourself patience and practice to get stronger.

Of course, if you are experiencing pain different from muscle soreness, such as sharp pain in joints or muscles, or suspect you have an injury, do not continue the exercise. Consult a medical professional before continuing.

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