The Types and Benefits to You and Your Workout Jay Griffith, DPT What is Stretching? Stretching is a natural reaction which allows an individual to lengthen muscle fibers. From the time we are born we stretch. Stretching provides increased blood flow to muscles and also helps improve range of motion of our joints. In today’s…
When Your Lumbar Spine is at Neutral, it is Most Protected from Injury Gwenna Peters, PT Over the years, we’ve all heard many recommendations on how to injury-proof lower backs in both sports and industry. Warehouse workers wearing “lifting belts,” football teams doing yoga for flexibility, and multiple versions of “core strengthening” exercises. Physical therapists…