Your favorite green golf course is covered in white snow and ice. While your friends in warmer climates continue to improve their games, your clubs remain in the closet. But cold weather does not mean you cannot work on becoming a better golfer. Mental and physical strength can be honed throughout the year. As winterContinue Reading »
Lower back pain is a common concern among adults, especially those whose jobs involve heavy lifting. You might see workers at your local home improvement store wearing lumbar support bands—“back support” braces. These devices are becoming increasingly popular for the rest of us, as well. But do they really work? A brace is especially helpfulContinue Reading »
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 If you suffer from knee pain, the culprit might be a Baker cyst, an accumulation of joint fluid that creates a bulge at the back of the knee. The bulge is noticeable, and a physician can usually diagnose it accurately by taking a history and feelingContinue Reading »
The Rutgers S.A.F.E.T.Y. Clinic (Sports Awareness for Educating Today’s Youth ™) is a three-hour program that meets the “Minimum Standards for Volunteer Coaches Safety Orientation and Training Skills Programs” (N.J.A.C. 5:52) and provides partial civil immunity protection to volunteer coaches under the “Little League Law” (2A:62A-6 et. seq.) This clinic will be presented byContinue Reading »
We recently gave the Rutgers Safety Orientation and Training Skills Programs (S.A.F.E.T.Y) at the Wyckoff library on Thursday March 28th in coordination with the Wyckoff Recreation Department. In the fall we plan to give another clinic in addition to Wyckoff clinic at my physical therapy clinic Apex Orthopedic Rehabilitation in the Gabriel Realty building at OneContinue Reading »
As part of the Apex Orthopedic Rehabilitation Wellness Series we are having Christine M. Okezie, Natural Foods Chef & Holistic Health Counselor will be presenting a work shop at our clinic in Wyckoff, NJ this coming May. Look for future posts for time and date! The following an article on the Anti-Inflammatory Diet plusContinue Reading »
After attending physical therapy picking out an appropriate personal trainer is extremely important. Here are a few pointers and questions to consider: Make sure they take a health history to understand any cardiovascular or orthopedic considerations (ie osteoporosis, spinal problems, torn meniscus) Does your personal trainer have any experience with clients in a post- rehabilitation setting?Continue Reading »
It could be coming from your neck or your shoulder? Unfortunately, I have treated patients that have had shoulder surgery for a fracture, rotator cuff repair, stabilization procedure for shoulder instability or a total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) that didn’t make enough progress. Only later found to find out a portion of their shoulder pain was coming from theirContinue Reading »
A patellar fracture affects the kneecap, which can be easily broken, and often occurs from a fall directly onto the knee. They are most common in people 20 to 50 years of age and affect men twice as often as women. One of three bones making up your knee joint, your kneecap serves as aContinue Reading »
In my paramus physical therapy practice we discuss key components for those recovering or trying to prevent another episode of low back pain. Here are a few key points: Don’t SIT for greater than 20 minutes at a time Walking program 3x/week for 20-30minutes Make sure your computer work station is ergonomically safe Use aContinue Reading »