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I can’t emphasize enough to my patients that they need be proactive with their health - step up to the plate, ask lots of questions, get second opinions, and be curious about all your options.   If you are referred to physical therapy, and you are not successful on land (in the office setting), ask your physical therapist about aquatic physical therapy.  If you want to try it from the beginning of your physical therapy, bring it to your doctor’s attention or on the first day you start physical therapy.  It’s something to keep in mind, and possibly the approach that’s right for you.   

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The Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) is an evidenced based organization that looks closely at the relationship between how the human body moves and the efficiency of the golf swing, termed the “Body-Swing Connection”. TPI was created in 2003 by Dr. Greg Rose and Dave Phillips along with 52 other members of their board of professionals, all with different experiences in fields of fitness, junior level development, medicine, golf, and power. Their main testing facility is located in Oceanside, California, but the research has spread worldwide through its teaching of certified professionals.  

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It is commonly understood that there are a myriad of benefits to participating in a regular exercise routine, however without rest days incorporated in to your routine, you can actually put your body at risk of injury. Ensuring you have a rest day between strengthening workouts, does not mean you need to take a day to lay on the couch eating potato chips.  It means, for example, if you are focusing on upper body strengthening one day, the next day could involve either aerobic exercise only and/or lower body strengthening. 

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What is vestibular rehabilitation therapy? Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) is an exercise-based program designed to promote central nervous system compensation for inner ear deficits. VRT can help with a variety of vestibular problems, including benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and the unilateral or bilateral vestibular hypofunction (reduced inner ear function on one or both sides) associated with labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis. Usually individuals that have medical management with little or no success may benefit from VRT. 

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It’s Tuesday night and you just got home from work. You planned out your week Sunday night but for some reason, the schedule did not sync well enough to your brain. You already seemed to miss Monday’s workout at the gym, and today you had to go food shopping because there is nothing to eat in your fridge- therefore missing your Tuesday gym session. 

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When most of our waking hours involve sitting at a computer and plugging away at the keyboard, it is extremely important to make sure that the way in which you are sitting in the chair and in contact with the computer is ideal for you.   There are a few key points to keep in mind when looking into the perfect sitting posture.  All of us are different heights, so all of us are going to need different adjustments to accommodate for this variance.  

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Since February is Heart Health Awareness Month, many of us are looking to add more cardio to our exercise routines, but you may be sick of the treadmill and exercise bike.  It’s time to get creative and look for other options to jump start your fitness in 2014.   

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It’s that time of year again!  January 1^st, a new year, and a time for many to create New Year’s resolutions for the upcoming year.  While New Year’s resolutions tend to be a bit cliché, in reality, now is as good a time as any to make a change.  While the first two weeks of January tend to provide people with a new sense of vigor for life and positive change, the winter decline into February and March tends to reveal a dwindling commitment to resolutions at a rapid pace.  So the question is, how can we set goals and make them stick past January and through the entirety of the year.  Here are a few simple steps you can take to begin setting your own goals and achieving them in the year 2014. 

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