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It can be challenging to start a running program after extended time off, injuries, or if you’ve never been a runner in the first place. Our tendons, ligaments, muscles, and joints need to be gradually introduced to the new movement and volume of running. Follow...

Vital Force Physio provides performance physical therapy for the Greater Cincinnati, Maineville, Loveland, Mason, Montgomery, Kenwood, Blue Ash, South Lebanon, Lebanon, and Maineville area. We are part of your community and strive to promote healthy lifestyles with...

Hard work in the gym pays off, but don’t forget about your rest days! Allowing your body to adequately recover between bouts of intense exercise is vital for muscle strengthening, muscle hypertrophy, and improvements in aerobic conditioning. Just because it is your...

As a Physical Therapist and active human, I believe that standing desks are an excellent way to optimize health and avoid the deleterious effects of prolonged sitting. Check out the list below to maximize your standing desk set up. 1. Optimal Height Proper...

The use of light or photobiomodulation is quickly becoming a popular modality to enhance recovery and improve athletic performance (4). For years the application of different light waves has been used by medical professionals to treat various skin conditions. Now,...

The most important health and fitness metric you don’t know about There are many fitness trackers on the market which are commonly seen on gym goers in the forms of watches, bands, and even rings. Gone are the days when taking your resting heart rate by hand...

If you are a regular at the gym, you have probably seen many different pieces of equipment that promise to improve “stability.” BOSU balls, swiss balls, TRX suspension trainers, wobble boards, and foam pads, are common in fitness facilities. The strongest...

Intermittent Pneumatic Compression or (IPC) is the use of a commercially manufactured device to improve blood flow, lymphatic drainage and remove metabolic waste following exercise or sport competition (1). The proposed benefits are that of decreased muscle...

The benefits and science behind the popular vibration devices seen in many gyms, physical therapy clinics and athletic facilities Percussion or vibration therapy has become increasingly popular in physical therapy clinics, on the sidelines at sporting events and at...

Eccentric exercise or “negatives” as they are commonly referred to by gym goers, are a highly effective technique to increase muscle and tendon strength and size (2). Many rehabilitation programs utilize eccentric techniques for rebuilding damaged and weak tissue...