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5 Tips To Prevent Back Pain from Backpacks
It's that time of year again...back to school and back to backpacks. Take a load off your kid's shoulders with these safety tips!
Stay in Your Lane - Ego vs. Injury in Athletes
You know that feeling...you're in the middle of run or a Crossfit class workout and your body's telling you something's not quite right, but your ego is telling you to keep going.
17 Tips for Safe Snow Shoveling This Winter
The first snow storm of the season here in Jersey means that we will be breaking out the shovels and snowblowers. If you have ever shoveled snow before, you know that this is no small task. Here are some tips to keep you safe and pain free this winter!
What to Expect From the NYC Marathon: A Physical Therapist and CrossFitter's Perspective
When I first started training in June for the NYC marathon, I had no clue what I was getting into! The experience of the NYC marathon is truly one you have to experience to really understand. Here’s a little recap..
Tackle Arthritis and Knee Pain to Stay Active
After many years of untreated knee arthritis, a couple years of low back issues, weight gain, and an increasing lack of physical activity, I was starting to have problems ambulating. Walking just a few blocks was becoming difficult. I needed to get my lower extremities in much better shape. At 63 years old, I'm way too young to be having ambulation problems.
Iron PT works with Jersey Women Strong Runners
There are few things we enjoy more at Iron Physical Therapy than being able to be part of such a passionate running community. Over the last few years, we have had the particular pleasure of working with the runners of Jersey Women Strong LLC, northern NJ’s largest all-women’s running and multi-sport club.
Combat Depression With Exercise
Imagine going to the doctor with symptoms of depression and she hands you a new prescription: Do two sets of squats, 15 bicep curls, 10 laps around the track and call me in the morning.
Student Athlete Returns to Volleyball after Physical Therapy
90% of student athletes report some sort of sports-related injury. 42% said that they’ve hidden an injury during a game so they can keep playing. Not our Patient of the Month. This is what happened when high school volleyball player, Katie, crushed her physical therapy so she could come back stronger than ever.
What to Expect if You're Recovering from Knee Surgery
Force. Motion. Acceleration. These are all terms that took on a different meaning for our physics teacher Patient of the Month, Joe, in physical therapy. After knee replacement surgery, physical therapy got him out of his comfort zone and beyond limits he wouldn’t have been able to go past on his own. Learn more here.