Rating of Perceived Exertion or RPE is a system for measuring training intensity in athletics. Whether you like to lift weights, participate in yoga, or run, you have some days that are intended to be easy days and some that are supposed to be harder. As runners, it’s common to get caught up in pace … Continue reading What is RPE and why should I use it in my training?
By Mary Kerkvliet - PT, DPT Treatment by each Empower U Physical Therapist is individualized and specific to every single one of our clients. We pride ourselves that your Empower U treatment is above and beyond any other experience. So what does this look like? Well, as the previous blog post mentioned, dry needling is … Continue reading Treatment Above & Beyond
Knee pain can be a debilitating condition that can limit our abilities to perform necessary life tasks and also those activities that we love and enjoy. Symptoms can occur with an increase in knee flexion or bending activities such as stairs and squats. To overcome such pain, it is often a balance of addressing mobility … Continue reading Knee Pain
It’s easy for runners to overlook the benefits of a warm-up. Many of us can be stiff prior to running with reasons that include timing of our runs in early morning or after work. Even with just a short warm-up, your body will appreciate prepping the joints and muscles, but also priming your cardiovascular system … Continue reading Runner’s Performance Tip: The Warm-Up
Elbow tendinopathy is one of the most common conditions that contributes to pain arising at the elbow joint. A typical cause for this diagnosis includes overuse mechanisms that are seen with individuals who do a lot of manual work with upper body and hands. However, this is not limited to the desk jockeys who find … Continue reading Elbow Tendinopathy
Developing proper core strength for the sport of running is crucial for overall performance and injury prevention. Crunches just aren’t going to cut it. For runners, it’s all about maintaining a controlled and neutral spine and pelvis position. This will allow our posterior chain muscles (glutes, hamstrings, calves, etc.) to work effectively and develop power … Continue reading Runners Performance Tip – Core Stability
Pinching within the shoulder is a common symptom that can develop with overhead movements. What is the cause of this? Well, there can be many contributing factors but one mechanism includes tightness in the front of the shoulder (i.e. pectoral muscles) and weakness in the back (i.e. rotator cuff, middle trap, lower trap). This can … Continue reading The Shoulder Pinch
What is RNT? - It is a training technique that uses an outside force (i.e. resistance bands) to achieve a neuromusuclar response for improvements in movement compensation and poor movement patterns. Lack of stability or neuromuscular control with our movements can eventually lead to (1) pain due to consistent mechanical breakdown and (2) decreases in performance … Continue reading RNT – Reactive Neuromuscular Training
The sport of climbing requires top notch flexibility from head to toe. Solid mobility through BOTH upper and lower body joints are a must.. Prepping your body and working on mobility prior to climbing sessions is important to enhance your performance! Try these mobility stretches in the video and let us know what you think! … Continue reading Climbers Flexibility
When dealing with shin splints, there are many contributing factors to why this pain may occur. Running mechanics that can influence the stress that we put on our shins. A narrow stride width when running can contribute to an increase in “tibial bowing” or stress that causes lateral displacement of the shin bone resulting in … Continue reading Runner’s Shin Splints
