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There has been and will continue to be a long debate behind stretching.  Do I stretch before I exercise?  Do I stretch after I exercise?  Do I really need to spend the extra time to stretch?

The answer to all of those questions is YES!  Flexibility is one of the foundations to how our body functions.  You cannot gain range of motion without having proper flexibility and you cannot gain optimal strength without having proper flexibility.

The most effective way to stretch is to follow these simple guidelines:

1-     Warm up lightly

2-     Stretch!

3-     Activity (whatever that may be)

4-     Cool down

5-     Stretch again!

There are positives to stretching before and there are positives to stretching afterwards.  By stretching before activity, you can increase your circulation and prepare your muscles for a strenuous activity.  By stretching after, you can regain tissue flexibility lost and you can prevent lactic acid from settling in your joints.

Obviously time is a factor for most people.  My recommendation is that you pick 2-3 simple stretches to focus on your Hamstrings, calves and your shoulders.  By targeting those three areas, you can make some positive strides towards increasing your flexibility!

-Rick Daigle, PT, DPT, CNRT

Have you ever torn an ACL, meniscus or another major supportive structure to the knee?  Did you know you could have prevented this injury in the first place?  Did you know that 1 in 100 high school females will suffer a serious knee injury each year?  Did you know females are 2-10x more likely to tear and ACL as comapred to their male counterparts?  That’s why we have implimented Sportsmetrics at Kinetic Physical Therapy.  Sportsmetrics is the first scientifically proven program in the world that reduces the risk of knee injuries in female athletes.  Sportsmetrics is not just your average run of the mill plyometric program but rather it is a comprehensive program that aims to reduce the risk of serious knee injuries by correcting biomechanical faults along with increased performance at the same time.

Sportsmetrics combines dynamic warm-up techniques, flexibility, strength training, plyometric training and speed and agility training in order to optimze time, effort while being one of the most effective forms of knee injury prevention available to the public.  If you have already suffered a serious knee injury or you would like more information about setting up an in-service on Sportsmetrics for your team, please contact Rick Daigle, Director of Kinetic Physical Therapy (rick@kineticpt.com).  Rick is not only a Certified Sportsmetrics Instructor, but he had the opportunity to intern for an extended period of time with the creator of Sportsmetrics, Frank Noyes, MD at Cincinnati Sports Medicine.

In Perfect Health,

Rick Daigle, PT, DPT, CNRT

Clinically, you would be surprised how many patients enter my offices with chronic pain that doesn’t decrease with any form of treatment.  They have tried acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, and have seen other physical therapists.  Their pain remains the same, why? All soft tissues, including: muscles; ligaments; nervous tissue; and fascia, in the body rely on nourishment from blood to allow them to heal and if you have muscle restriction it can cause vascular compromise to this tissue.

This restriction is often overlooked and is easily released with a skilled clinician that focus on increasing soft tissue extensibility (the ability for the tissue to move).  With the use of integrated soft tissue therapy this restriction can be normalized, furthermore, increasing circulation and promoting healing to the soft tissue involved.  By increasing circulation, oxygen to the soft tissue will be improved and pain will be diminished.

Kinetic PT is pleased to announce the opening of our second location in Park Ridge, New Jersey.  We thank our patients and clients for allowing us to offer the highest quality physical therapy and personal training to them, without your support, company growth would not be possible.

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