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6 Upper Body Exercises To Do At Home

Written by Tech on April 4, 2020. Posted in Uncategorized. No Comments on 6 Upper Body Exercises To Do At Home

Doing upper body exercises for improved mobility and strength can provide a break from prolonged seated desk work. Try this group of 6 upper body exercises using your arms as your resistance and eventually...

6 Lower Body Exercises To Do At Home

Written by Tech on March 30, 2020. Posted in Uncategorized. No Comments on 6 Lower Body Exercises To Do At Home

Regular exercise is one of the hallmarks of a healthy lifestyle, but sometimes real life gets in the way and we are not able to make it to the gym. Don’t let a lack of access to gym equipment stop you...

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Get To Know Your PT: Marylyn Presutti, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC

Written by Tech on October 16, 2019. Posted in Uncategorized. No Comments on Get To Know Your PT: Marylyn Presutti, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC

Therapydia DC physical therapist Marylyn Presutti, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC takes some time to share a bit about herself, what first got her interested in physical therapy as a profession, her favorite Saturday...

6 Ways To Improve Your Posture At Work

Written by Tech on September 16, 2019. Posted in Back Pain, physical therapy, Posture, Stretching. No Comments on 6 Ways To Improve Your Posture At Work

Neck and back pain are two of the most common diagnoses we treat here at Therapydia. While these symptoms are occasionally caused by an acute injury, more often than not they are simply the result of...

5 Exercises for Plantar Fasciitis Relief

Written by Tech on April 25, 2019. Posted in Plantar Fasciitis.

Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of foot pain we endure. As a very common diagnosis seen in our clinic, plantar fasciitis can have a major effect on a person’s lifestyle. Those...

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4 Strategies to Improve Posture and Reduce Strain

Written by Tech on February 15, 2019. Posted in Posture. No Comments on 4 Strategies to Improve Posture and Reduce Strain

One of the most common reasons we see patients in our clinic is for neck and upper back pain. More often than not, these patients note that their symptoms are not the result of a specific injury,...

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7 Stretches to Help You Stick to Your New Year’s Workout Plan

Written by Tech on January 21, 2019. Posted in Stretching. No Comments on 7 Stretches to Help You Stick to Your New Year’s Workout Plan

By Robert Rogacki, PT, DPT, CERT. MDT Is “Exercise More” your 2019 resolution? Every January, millions of newcomers flock to gyms across the country in hopes of losing weight, improving...

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4 Easy Exercises to Reduce Running Injuries

Written by Tech on October 23, 2018. Posted in physical therapy, Run. No Comments on 4 Easy Exercises to Reduce Running Injuries

Are you a runner? Chances are you have had some sort of leg pain or injury in the past. Some of you may have even sustained a longer-term injury. While there is no surefire way to prevent running injuries...

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How to Prevent ACL Injuries for Athletes

Written by Tech on October 9, 2018. Posted in ACL, physical therapy. No Comments on How to Prevent ACL Injuries for Athletes

By Robert Rogacki, PT, DPT, CERT. MDT If you play soccer — or have played on a team in the past — chances are you know someone who has torn their anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL. It’s...

Strengthen Your Abs Without Getting Back Pain

Written by Tech on September 28, 2018. Posted in Back Pain, physical therapy. No Comments on Strengthen Your Abs Without Getting Back Pain

In most cases, strengthening is pretty easy. Find a weight, lift it up and down several times, and move onto the next exercise. But abdominal strengthening has continued to vex people, leading them...