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DON'T GET IN A PICKLE WITH INJURIES!

Jun 28, 2023
Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the United States right now – even around Vermont, local parks and facilities are turning extra space into Pickleball courts to meet the growing demand of the…

IN-PERSON PT OR TELEHEALTH: KNOW YOUR OPTIONS!

Last week's blog, Take Charge of Your Day with PT360, highlighted the many classes we are currently offering via Zoom video conferencing. Hopefully many of you have taken advantage of some of these options to maintain your fitness (and sanity!) during the Stay Home, Stay Safe period. While COVID-19…

TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR DAY WITH PT360

Like most of us devoted class participants and teachers, our classes are now being offered online.  We want to help you keep your body, mind, & spirit healthy and strong.  Our students feel the online classes are keeping them sane during these crazy times of social distancing.  Here at PT360, we have…

ALL ABOUT RUNNING SHOES

With the weather finally warming up, everyone is getting outside and running!  Hooray!  But unfortunately, injuries are common after a winter of limited activity.  How can we avoid these injuries?  In addition to following the recommendations from Nina's blog on knee pain with running (go read that too!),…

LYME & TICK BORNE ILLNESS PREVENTION AND EARLY TREATMENT

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor’s Stay at Home order, and warmer weather, many people are taking long walks with their family and/or pets.  Unfortunately, this is the time of year when the deer ticks start becoming active and searching for their first, big blood meal.   Prevention is the best…

ANTERIOR KNEE PAIN WITH RUNNING: HOW CAN WE FIX THIS?

For many of us, springtime brings us opportunity to spend more time outdoors and if we’re so inclined, add more mileage to our walks and runs.  Especially now, in the midst of COVID-19, we are encouraged to exercise and be outdoors (six feet apart, of course) and some of us have more time to do such…

TOTAL BODY REHAB GOES VIRTUAL!

Did you know that only 20 percent of your blood flow moves through your muscles at rest?  Our bodies were not designed for modern life, i.e. sitting ALL day.  The current Stay Home, Stay Safe mandate, although necessary and socially responsible, will be most severe on our bodies (& minds…) as we are…

ATCs IN ACTION WITH COVID-19

Each March, the message we continually try to portray about Certified Athletic Trainer’s (ATCs) is that they are diverse health care professionals.  What makes them diverse is their training and background.  From emergency & acute care to rehabilitation of athletic injuries to managing the psychological…

REHAB ROUTINES FOR THOSE STUCK AT HOME

While the month of March is National Athletic Training Month and we at PT360 planned on talking about who Athletic Trainers are, the valuable skills Athletic Trainers provide, and the services or settings one might find an Athletic Trainer working; something more pressing is on everyone’s mind. While…

HEART HEALTHY FOODS

This February, we're focusing on Heart Health with our blogs since it is National Heart Month!  Heart disease is the leading cause of death globally and one major risk factor is high cholesterol.  Below are some of the foods that can lower cholesterol and will help keep your heart healthy - happy reading…

REFLECTING ON FAILED RESOLUTIONS

January is without a doubt the busiest season for new habits, new exercise routines, and new experiences because of New Year’s Resolutions.  We all resolve to make a change in our lives and better ourselves on January 1, but how many of us make it to January 31 with those same habits and routines still…