Save the RICE for First-Aid, Not Healing & Recovery
For decades, the standard and recommended response to an injured muscle, tendon or ligament was to “apply RICE,” an acronym that stands for a protocol of rest, ice, compression and elevation. Yet these days, according to Brooklyn physical...
To Stretch or Not to Stretch? Tips for Optimizing Flexibility
Many have grown up with the understanding that, whenever you’re about to work out, compete or otherwise push your body, it’s important to stretch immediately before the activity in order to prevent injury and perform your best. ...
Concussion Symptoms can Improve with Managed Exercise, Physical Therapy
With high school sports starting up soon and NFL training camps in full swing, concussions are certain to ramp up within the mainstream consciousness. And, while talk will often point to conventional wisdom which states that “time and rest” are the best and only...
Parents: Be Aware Of The Signs Of Sports Injuries
As student-athletes train over the summer, preparing to head back to the practice fields later this season, injuries are going to happen. Despite concerted efforts to reduce and prevent sports injuries, it’s impossible to eliminate them from sports. So in order...
OCEANVIEW REHABILITATION CENTER DEBUNKS 6 COMMON BACK PAIN MYTHS
Despite being one of the top causes of disability in the U.S., affecting around eight in 10 people in their lifetimes, back pain is an ailment often misunderstood by those affected,...
6 Common Summer Activity Mistakes — And Solutions
For many, summer is defined by a whirlwind of outdoor activity, a natural response to warmer, brighter and warmer days. But as we venture out into the sun for yard work, bike rides, morning jogs, long hikes and swimming at the...