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Exercising While Wearing a Mask: Common Misconceptions
There are numerous accusations about mask-wearing floating around the internet that have only increased since the COVID-19 pandemic began. While many of these rumors and misconceptions are perpetuated by personal experiences, unfortunately, most of them are only...
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What are Achilles Tendon Conditions Signs and Symptoms?
One story about the Greek hero Achilles that most people seem to vaguely recall is the myth about how his mother, Thetis, tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the River Styx when he was a baby. She held him by the back of the heel, so that became his only...
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Working from Home Shouldn’t Be a Pain in the Neck — or Back
It has been quite a year, hasn’t it? You may be one of the millions of Americans who have found themselves working from home. Before the pandemic hit, 20% of our workforce worked from their homes, but that number has increased to 71%. Clearly, many people enjoy not...
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Why Do We Need Sleep? (And More to the Point — How Do We Get It?)
The science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein once wrote, “Happiness consists of getting enough sleep. Just that, nothing more.” At True Sports Physical Therapy, we agree that sleep is essential and can vastly improve your mood but feel that laughter, health, friends,...
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Resistance Training is Important
Despite the way it sounds, resistance training is not a class in how to be arrested or how to struggle like a two-year-old who doesn’t want to go into his car seat. It is “a form of physical activity that is designed to improve muscular fitness by exercising a muscle...
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Physical Therapy: Why It’s Important Both Before and After Surgery
Athletes and others planning for surgery know to expect physical therapy as part of their rehabilitation plan. What they may not know is that physical surgery before their surgery, or “prehabilitation,” has also been proven to be beneficial. Let’s look at what most...
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The Importance of a Strong Core
As an athlete, it is sometimes tempting to focus on a single body part connected to agility in your sport. Arms, shoulders, legs, glutes — they all get their day in the sun — but what about your core? It is vital to maintain a strong core, whether you are an athlete...
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Shouldering the Blame for Shoulder Pain: Arthritis or Bursitis?
Hamlet reached up to put Yorick’s skull back and felt a nasty pain in his shoulder. He gazed into the distance. “Arthritis or Bursitis, that is the question!” he mused. It is a question many people wonder about every day when faced with shoulder pain, although they...
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The Unsung Hero of Pain Management: Nutrition
Can you fix a torn ACL with healthy eating and a change in diet? Well...not exactly. However, if you have arthritis, back issues, or a variety of aches and pains, paying attention to your nutrition can lead to reduced inflammation and reduced pain. Inflammation on its...
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