At Health Plus Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation, Edison, NJ our focus is on educating our patients on healthy lifestyle. Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone, makes too little bone, or both. As a result, bones become weak and may break from a...
Many people spend hours a day in front of a computer without thinking about the impact on their bodies. They physically stress their bodies daily without realizing it by extending their wrists, slouching, sitting without foot support and straining to look at poorly placed monitors. In our last blog, we...
As the swimming season progresses, there is often an increase in swimming-related injuries. Swimming is the most popular low-impact fitness activity in the country, over one million Americans are involved in recreational or competitive swimming, and more than one third of them practice and compete throughout the entire year. While...
Research has warned time and time again that “sitting disease” is real. But if you’re sitting all day at work, you should get up every 30 minutes and move to cut your risk of many health issues, a new study is advising. At Health Plus Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Center...
Summer brings countless opportunities to do outdoors activity and enjoy it, Tennis is a great aerobic activity that works out many parts of the body and can help you stay in shape. Tennis has many proven health benefits, such as improving cardiovascular fitness, balance, motor control, hand-eye coordination, bone strength,...
Instead of hitting the snooze button in the morning, take the extra 10 minutes to stretch. It’s a great way to energize the morning and ease away and stress or tension from the previous day or a funky sleeping position. Try this easy stretching sequence when you wake up to...
Unless you’re part of the 1% who has a standing desk, you’re likely shifting in your office chair for 40+ hours a week. An uncomfortable chair, coupled with the everyday stress of getting your work done, is likely putting tension in your back, your shoulders, your neck… It’s time to...
The recent weather trends, the thought of voluntarily spending time outdoors for leisure might sound crazy to some, but for hardcore runners, the idea is both normal and sane. Rain, sleet, snow, extreme cold, or just about anything combination, harsh temperatures and weather conditions are just another challenge enthusiastic runners...
What is Back Pain? Back pain is by far the most common health problem affecting millions of people globally. It is also the most casually dealt health problem by people, as we casually disregard back pain as an unavoidable physical discomfort; we fail to realize that the very basic back...