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Home Exercises Magnify Your Investment in Your Health
Completing Your Home Exercises Magnifies Effects of Your Physical Therapist's Care
If you've been to physical therapy, you likely received a home exercise program. Research says that if you do your home exercise program, you'll have a significantly better chance of meeting your goals and feeling better. Not doing your program increases the risk of recurrent injury or flare-ups with less positive outcomes long term. Unfortunately, even though they're important, adherence to home exercise program...
Posted on 2022-06-05
The “Shocking” New Fitness Fad: Electrical Stimulation Units for Muscle Recovery
By Joe Ascher, PT, DPT
Recently we have seen a real “surge” in advertising for electrical stimulation units directed at “amping” up muscle recovery in athletes. Enough with the electricity puns, but I am writing to provide some background and the science behind the wires on these units. I encourage you to become an informed consumer, rather than just following along with another fitness fad.
Let’s discuss the differences between TENS and NMES units. A TENS,...
Posted on 2015-08-18