Snow coming 2/9/17! Here are some tips to reduce your chance of injury

  1. Warm up your entire body 1st before heading outside.  This can include arm circles, jumping jacks, burpees, leg swings, jog in place.  Increasing your body temperature will improve muscle function out in the cold.
  2. Hydrate before shoveling snow.  Attempt to drink 3-4- 8oz glasses of water 2-3 hours before heading outside.
  3. Use an ergonomically designed shovel to reduce stress on the low back.  If heavy snow, take sections to complete and rest in between.
  4. If using a snowblower, push with arms close to your body and drive with legs letting machine do the work.
  5. Every 10-15min, perform 5-10 backward bends to reduce stress on low back.
  6. Finish the work off with some hot soup or hot chocolate and lightly stretch muscles on floor in front of your fireplace!

Be safe and call dbOrtho PT if any pain develops that does not resolve.  Remember, no referral or prescription is required to see a physical therapist for immediate pain interventions.  Lincroft 732-747-1262   Manalapan 732-462-2162

Read this story in the Washington Post about BAD Physical therapy following Knee Replacement

Choose your PT wisely base don experience and recommendations.  Cranking on a knee replacement is not the treatment that works.  Skilled clinicians know that.  Here is a personal story from an MD that had a bad experience.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/a-doctor-with-a-bad-knee-runs-into-one-size-fits-all-medicine/2016/12/02/d5ba55c0-a6a2-11e6-ba59-a7d93165c6d4_story.html?utm_term=.6d56c1de844c

db Ortho PT gets voted Best Physical Therapy practice!

Best of 2016 - Monmouth Health and Life magazine

The readers of Monmouth Health & Life magazine have voted db Orthopedic Physical Therapy the winner of their Physical Therapy category for the best local business.  The complete list of winners will be published in their Aug/Sept issue coming out at the end of July!