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30 Thu

Music makes your workout better

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Music makes your workout better Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI The New York Times posted an article last week regarding music and your workout. A study out of Canada found that listening to music made strenuous exercise more effective. In particular, this is in relation...

22 Wed

Motion Analysis Software

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Motion Analysis Software Michelle Millner, PT, DPT, OCS I recently attended a lecture series discussing the use of motion analysis software in the assessment of throwing mechanics of baseball pitchers. It was a really informative lecture and I was intrigued by the use of motion analysis to...

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14 Tue

New word of the day: Mechanotransduction!

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New word of the day: Mechanotransduction! Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI It’s a mouthful, a word you don’t see everyday: mechanotransduction. It’s basically when a cell in your body receives some type of mechanical stimulus and converts it to some electrical signal for other cellular...

08 Wed

7 Myths about physical therapy

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7 Myths about physical therapy Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI MoveForward, the consumer website for the American Physical Therapy Association, has published 7 myths of physical therapy. How well do you know what physical therapy is? MYTH: You need a referral for physical therapy. FACT:...

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01 Wed

Crossfit for kids

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Crossfit for kids Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI The New York Times came out with an article today about Crossfit for kids. I’ve written about Crossfit before, and the importance of exercise with kids. Now, Crossfit for kids is gaining popularity. Started back in 2001,...

30 Tue

Trigger points treatment

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Trigger points treatment Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI What’s a trigger point? Well, a trigger point is a gnarly place in a muscle or soft tissue region of the body that totally elicits pain, localized or referred, when it gets pressed. It can present itself...

Tags: band, knot, muscle, Paul Kochoa, tight, tissue, trigger point

25 Thu

Sit less and get younger

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Sit less and get younger Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI A New York Times article references two studies that say that sitting is bad for you, and that more standing can even make your cells younger. I’ve covered sitting, tight muscles, and preventative exercises before,...

Tags: article, DNA, exercise, New York Times, Paul Kochoa, sitting, study

23 Tue

Five things your physiotherapist shouldn’t be doing

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Five things your physiotherapist shouldn’t be doing Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI I’m sure you’ve seen this, thanks to the American Physical Therapy Association, it’s been covered in the media before. It’s the five things that your physiotherapist should not be doing. These treatments are...

Tags: cold, cold pack, exercise, heat, hot, hot pack, Paul Kochoa, physical therapy

16 Tue

The “why”, the “how”, and the “what”.

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The “why”, the “how”, and the “what”. Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Physical therapy and medicine are all about asking the right questions. “How are you doing today?” “Where does it hurt?” “When did your pain start?” Stuff like that. But keep in mind, some...

Tags: diagnosis, dysfunction, pain, Paul Kochoa, tests

11 Thu

New exercise of the day! The ER Press.

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New exercise of the day! The ER Press. Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Mike Reinold is a physiotherapist who has a website and blog that great for physiotherapists, trainers, or any other medical professional. It really has a lot of great information, I read...

Tags: overhead, pain, Paul Kochoa, posture, scapula, shoulder, shoulder blade, stability

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Music makes your workout better

Motion Analysis Software

New word of the day: Mechanotransduction!

7 Myths about physical therapy

Crossfit for kids

Trigger points treatment

Sit less and get younger

Five things your physiotherapist shouldn’t be doing

The “why”, the “how”, and the “what”.

New exercise of the day! The ER Press.

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