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How to Avoid Bleacher Back

There is nothing like being able to watch your favorite local sports team play. Unfortunately, this also means sitting for prolonged periods of time on those hard, unsupportive bleachers. This...

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Chalk Talk: It’s Just a Mad Dash!

Now that we have gone through my top five dynamic stretches, I figured it was time to put all the stretching to good use. We recently had a football mini-camp...

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To be a Dynamic Football Player, Stretch Like One

As a 7-year old child I was diagnosed with a hip condition that did not allow me to play sports for a few years. Once I could play again I...

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Exercising With Knee Pain: You Still Can!

Pain is a very common deterrent from exercising. But sometimes the best way to treat the pain is to get moving, just in the right way. Knee pain is a...

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How Physical Therapy Can Help Patients With Lyme Disease

What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease is a tick-borne bacterial disease transmitted to humans through blacklegged ticks. The Northeast is one of the areas known to have a high number...

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Spasms, Cramps, and Charley Horses…..Oh My!

Have you ever woken in the middle of the night to that horrible cramping pain in your foot with your poor toes all curled up? Or have you been in...

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Top 10 Snowshoeing Spots

Looking to do some snowshoeing? Check out my list of the top 10 snowshoeing spots in the Greater Portland Area. Key: Low Traffic (encounter 3 people or less) – LT...

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Is climbing ruining your posture?

Climbing is great exercise for your arms and back, but is it also affecting your spine in a negative way? Climbing uses a constant rowing motion, or a downward pulling...

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Pool Workout For Beginners

For years now you’ve lived down the street from the community pool but for some reason you’ve never utilized the facilities; or maybe with the weather cooling down and the...