Workout Wednesday - Calf Stretch

Workout Wednesday - Calf Stretch

This week’s workout Wednesday is a calf stretch. Do this AFTER you workout to lengthen this muscle group. Tight calves can impact your ability to walk, climb hills, and squat. But if you perform static stretching before your workout, it can negatively effect your body’s ability to create power.

Should you get surgery for a ruptured achilles?

Should You Get Surgery For A Ruptured Achilles Tendon?

The New England Journal Of Medicine recently published an article that may change the way we treat Achilles ruptures. They took 554 patients during the years 2013 and 2018 with ruptured Achilles tendons. They were all casted in plantar flexion within 72 hours of injury. They were then divided into 3 groups. One group received open-repair surgery, another received “minimally invasive” surgery, and the third group did not receive surgery.

At 12 months after injury, there was no significant difference in the 100-point Achilles’ tendon Total Rupture Score among the 3 groups.

Workout Wednesday: Crab Walk & Monster Walk

Workout Wednesday: Crab Walk & Monster Walk

Every week we bring you an exercise (or 2!) and show you how to do them correctly!!

This week’s exercises: Crab Walk and Monster Walk

How to increase your exercise volume and avoid injury

Korey Pieper, DPT, OCS and owner of Go Beyond Physical Therapy is here today to talk about how to safely increase your running or exercise volume to prevent injury or return to running without injury flare up.

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4 Things That Accelerate Osteoarthritis Progression

Researchers at Tufts University identified 4 risk factors for accelerated arthritis - BMI, age, glucose levels, and tibiofemoral angle.

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We congratulate Korey Pieper on her strong finish in last Sunday's half marathon

Go Beyond Physical Therapy’s owner, Korey, was back to racing this weekend, completing the San Jose Rock N Roll Half Marathon!

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