Keeping Active in the New Year After a long week of work, countless errands and running around, the weekends may be your opportunity for leisure to do nothing but sit around all day. While there’s nothing wrong with taking well deserved time off to relax, you may be doing more of a disservice than you realize. The human body is des igned for movement and as the saying goes, “sitting is the new smoking.” According to research at Cornell University Department of Ergonomic

Avoid Injuries while Shoveling Snow Every winter, those of us in the states that tend to get snow wonder whether we're going to get a lot or a little. No matter how much snow we end up getting though, it’s always good to know the proper way to shovel so injuries can be prevented. We at Physical Therapy Specialists of Idaho have some advice to help avoid those snow shoveling injuries Stretch Take 5–10 minutes to warm-up your muscles with some stretches before starting to

To most of us the holiday season is all about tradition, fun, and family, but sometimes the holidays can also be a pain in the neck— literally. The American Physical Therapy Association offers some great tips to avoid discomfort this holiday season. Lifting Test an object’s weight before attempting to lift heavy packages or luggage. Try pushing it with your foot. If it seems too heavy then take smaller loads, which are less likely to strain your back and are easier on arm and

Physical Therapy and Dizziness For most of us it’s easy to get out of bed in the morning or turn our heads or walk across the street without getting dizzy or losing our balance. We may not even realize that there is a whole system within our body dedicated to monitoring where we are in space and to keeping us balanced as we move through our environment. However if you’ve ever stumbled dizzily off the Tilt-A-Whirl at the country fair you’ve experienced how vital our sens