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Posture Matters: Improve Balance, Reduce Falls, and Stay Active
Maintaining good posture and balance is essential for older adults to prevent falls, reduce joint pain, and improve overall quality of...
melissamtye
Apr 205 min read
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Improve Your Balance and Prevent Falls: Science-Backed Exercises for Older Adults
Falls are one of the leading causes of injury among older adults, but the good news is that balance can be improved with targeted...
melissamtye
Mar 115 min read
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Don’t Just Maintain Your Balance—Improve It with These Simple Exercises
Many worry that it may be too late to improve their balance or recover from an injury, but research and practical experience show...
melissamtye
Feb 135 min read
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Understanding Balance: Center of Gravity and Base of Support
Balance is a fundamental component of daily life, allowing us to move safely and confidently through our environments. To truly...
melissamtye
Feb 24 min read
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Boost Your Balance: Simple Body Awareness Exercises to Prevent Falls and Improve Stability
Learn how body awareness exercises can help prevent falls and improve balance. Try these easy-to-follow exercises to strengthen your...
melissamtye
Dec 10, 20246 min read
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Is There a Best Chair For Neck Pain?
In my humble opinion, the single most important factor, in your choice of chair to maintain a healthy spine, is chair height. The chair...
dawnmariept
Mar 15, 20223 min read
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How Can I Fix My Bad Posture?
To be able to attain a good postural position, that is the least stressful position for the joints in the neck, you need a few things....
dawnmariept
Mar 7, 20223 min read
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Could My Glasses Be Causing Me Neck Pain?
Repositioning your head and neck for optimal sight is a very common way to develop pressure in the middle of the neck, especially when...
dawnmariept
Feb 21, 20223 min read
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How Do I Stop Waking Up With Neck Pain?
We spend 8 hours a night sleeping. Hopefully. If we are continually waking up with neck pain, we need to asses if the position we are...
dawnmariept
Feb 8, 20222 min read
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How Do I Stop Slouching When I Sit?
When I was a younger less experienced therapist I thought the idea of talking about and teaching posture was boring . Eventually, I came...
dawnmariept
Feb 1, 20223 min read
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Can Too Much Sitting Be Causing My Neck Pain?
Your body was NOT designed to sit all day. Increased periods of sitting tends to lead to increased slouching. Slouching increases the...
dawnmariept
Jan 24, 20222 min read
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Can Belly Breathing Reduce My Neck Pain?
The vast majority of people with neck pain have a limited ability to breathe correctly. People in pain tend to start using their neck...
dawnmariept
Jan 17, 20223 min read
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How Is Poor Posture Impacting Your Neck?
I know, I know. More posture lectures.... Before I explain how to program yourself to have your best posture using a "long neck" as the...
dawnmariept
Jan 10, 20224 min read
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What Is A Virtual Senior Wellness Session Like?
Wondering what a senior virtual physical therapy or wellness visit looks like? I work with people both in person and virtually for a...
dawnmariept
Jan 3, 20222 min read
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How Do I Stop My Neck From Hurting When I Sit At My Desk?
For several months, I have been visiting people in their homes, and I've gained significant insights from my patients about their...
dawnmariept
Feb 22, 20214 min read
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Neck Pain While Stretching? Why?
The main takeaway from this question is that after 25 years of treating patients with the common issue of neck pain, it appears that most...
dawnmariept
Feb 15, 20215 min read
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