Simple Strategies to Improve Your Balance
Our ability to balance depends on the interaction of sensory input and the brains ability to process that information and relay messages to the muscles to make any postural adjustments required to maintain stability. This sensory input occurs at rapid speed and often...
Debunking Common Fall Prevention Myths
Every September during National Falls Prevention Week (Sept. 21-25, 2020), physical therapists join other medical professions across the country in reminding Americans that falls are not just common among older Americans. They’re often debilitating, costly and even...
Our Knees: ‘Canaries in the Coal Mine’ of Movement & Exercise Issues
Bend physical therapist Rob Hollander doesn’t mince words when talking about the docile nature of the largest and perhaps most complicated joint in the human body. “Our knees are very passive players within our bodies,”...
Will Running Damage Your Knees? Studies Say No.
Is running bad for your knees? According to Bend physical therapist Rob Hollander, this is a common question among both avid runners and those who may start running for exercise or to participate in that first 5K. For most people,...
Home Exercise strategies for Stand up Paddleboarding
Looking forward to getting out on the water this season? Yeah, us too. Paddle boarding has certainly become one of Central Oregon’s most popular summer recreation activities over the years and there is nothing better we like seeing than the boards coming out of...
Walk Away from Back Pain & Toward a Healthier You
The man who wrote the words, “We hold these truths to be self-evident,” was later quick to document what he discovered to be another unquestioning truth. “The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises, walking is best,” Thomas...
“PRE-habilitation” exercises prior to Knee Replacement Surgery
During this time of Public Health & Safety, your knee replacement surgery may be on hold, but Alpine Physical Therapy has the solution for you. ‘Pre-hab’! Your leg muscles often become weakened with less activity or altered movement patterns associated with knee...
Nutrition and Immunity in the time of COVID-19
This post is brought you by RanDee Anshutz, RDN, LMT founder of Synergy Health and Wellness in Bend, Oregon. We are thankful and proud to have RanDee as a valuable provider and resource for the Central Oregon community and the extended Alpine Physical Therapy family....
Health and Wellness Strategies during COVID-19
With our day to day experiences and routines being challenged with the Covid outbreak, now more than ever it is important to maintain (or begin!) activities which nurture both our physical fitness and mental health. As Physical Therapists we understand the importance...