7 PT Approved Life Hacks for Healthier Days We here at PTSI are all about your health. We want to see you live your best life possible. Our patients often become our friends and as good friends we want to see you get the most out of your life. Here are a few life hacks we recommend to make your days better: 1. Stress less Stress can make existing problems worse. Stress can cause wear and tear on your body and can also cause diseases. Don’t sweat the small stuff. 2. I

Completing Your Home Exercise Program Leads to the Best Outcomes If you have been to physical therapy, you likely got a home exercise program. Research says that if you do your home exercise program, you will have a significantly better chance of meeting your goals and feeling better. Not doing your program increases the risk of recurrent injury or flare-ups with less positive outcomes long term. It is estimated that only 40 to 50% of patients do their exercises the way

For many people, April marks the transition from cold winter months into a beautiful summer. Although the weather might not cooperate every day, the sunshine and warmer days provide numerous opportunities to enjoy the fresh air and stay active. May has also been announced as National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. As the month now comes to an end, we can continue to take that motivation with us throughout the rest of the summer. Getting in the recommended 150 minut

Whether we’re seasoned exercisers or just starting out, motivation – or lack thereof – has probably crossed our minds at some point. Maybe the results we’re looking for are slower to come that we would like or we just have a lot of other things on our plates; but whatever the reason, we’re lacking some motivation and could use some tricks to get it back. While it’s okay and even recommended to take a rest day we don’t want our lack of motivation to lead us to taking m