Hiking Safety: Protecting Your Ankles & Knees
All of us at Capital Area Physical Therapy are big proponents of physical activity, and hiking is a popular choice here in the southern Adirondacks. It’s great for your [...]
Tips for Exercising in Cold Weather
At Capital Area Physical Therapy, we love seeing our patients get outside and exercise – even in winter – but when the temperatures drop, we recommend taking a few [...]
Importance of Rotational Exercises for Functional Activities
By Nicholas Carlson, SPT Strength training involving single plane movements, such as squats, bench presses and dead lifts, can be beneficial in their own ways, but it is essential [...]
Benefits of Cardiovascular Exercise
By Joseph Siska, SPT In today's fast-paced world, it's easy to overlook the importance of regular exercise. But if there's one form of exercise that should never be neglected, [...]
Benefits of Exercise in Older Adults
Exercise is important to incorporate in everyone’s lives because there are so many benefits that help promote wellness. The benefits span multiple facets of health and wellness including physical, [...]
Postpartum Core Recovery
by Emily Hoskinson, SPT While the pregnancy journey is an amazing phase of a woman’s life, pregnancy has significant impacts on the musculoskeletal system as a whole, but specifically [...]
5 Things Runners Should Know to Avoid Injury
By Juliana Geniti, SPT While running is a great form of exercise for your heart and overall health, like any sport, injury is always a risk. Common injuries include [...]
The Benefits of Improving your Balance
Balance can be defined as maintaining weight equally to obtain a position of control while standing or in motion. Balance is composed of multiple body systems, such as vestibular, [...]
Foam Rolling
By: Bailey Pepper, SPT Effects of Foam Rolling Many people have started to invest more in themselves and in their rehabilitation or performance/recovery journey. One of the tools that [...]
Shin Splint Facts: Causes, Symptoms & Support
by Robert Springer, SPT Get The Facts About Shin Splints! Shin splints is a common term for a diagnosis of Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS). This condition often affects [...]