Parents: Be Aware of the Signs of Sports Injuries
As student-athletes train over the summer, preparing to head back to the practice fields later this season, injuries are going to happen. Despite concerted efforts to reduce and prevent sports injuries, it’s impossible to eliminate them from sports. So in order...
Exercise Caution during Cold Weather Workouts, says Prevail PT
Don’t give up your outdoor workout routine due to the cold winter weather. Instead, says Shoreline physical therapist Bruk Ballenger, just go into each cold-weather workout prepared while following certain common-sense precautions. “Preparation and knowledge are keys...
Keeping First Responders Healthy Involves Preventing Possible Injury
They’re the first to help those in emergency situations, but first responders are among the most selfless when they experience pain or injury of their own, says Shoreline physical therapist Bruk Ballenger. And yet, according to the Centers for Disease Control &...
Prevail Physical Therapy in Shoreline Offers Tips to Keep the Weekend Warrior Healthy, Injury Free
A weekend warrior is someone who, due to the hectic nature of a typical workweek, opts to cram most of her or his exercise into weekend workouts, activities, games and/or competitions. And while Shoreline physical therapist Bruk Ballenger says he’ll never fault anyone...