I can’t believe this is my final blog post for Physiquality and PTPN. It has been quite a journey, starting as a salaried employee in the PTPN office in Calabasas, CA in the summer of 2007 through almost 14 years of continuing to work with the company as a freelancer. Read more…
I had my first major knee surgery more than 15 years ago, so I’ve been working with physical therapists for a long time. But I still continue to learn about various types of exercises and how they can help the body heal and grow stronger. I’d never really thought about Read more…
I have been fascinated by plyometric exercise since I started hearing about it about 10 years ago. Unfortunately, my joint problems mean that I’m not jumping too much, particularly onto boxes or around obstacles. I have a hard enough time not tripping when I’m just walking up a flight of Read more…
Growing up as a dancer in a studio where the style was to almost always dance in unison, I didn’t have a high risk of collisions with other people, and I only remember one concussion, earned in high school when I collided with a very large door hinge while leaving Read more…
I’ll admit, this was a tough one to write. We are parents of a boy and have recently moved to Texas; football is not a sport down here — it’s a religion. As my husband and I watched the Bears play the Packers on Sunday night, I asked him if Read more…
Surfing is something I prefer to watch from afar. While I’d probably enjoy the lack of obstacles in my way when on the waves (my proneness to accidents typically involves running into doorways, tripping up stairs, and generally not quite seeing how to move within my own space), I really Read more…
I have, on occasion, considered running a race. Then I laugh it off and move on. All kidding aside, I get the pull of running: Your only investment is a good pair of shoes and race entry fees. You run on your schedule. You can run as little or as Read more…
As a dancer, I had never really thought about my balance or finding ways to strengthen it until after my first major knee surgery in my 30s. Even after years of physical therapy and rehabilitation, my turns are poor and my balance, particularly on one foot, is not great. You Read more…
Now that I am a mother to a baby boy with a partner who is highly athletic and competitive, I have a feeling that many youth sports are in our future. While I don’t know what our little man will take a fancy to, or for what he’ll have an Read more…
As one who has aged with a combination of injuries that is most likely from overuse as a teenage dancer, I’ve tried to be more aware of my body as an adult — aware of how each movement feels, whether I’m in a class for dance, yoga or Pilates; as Read more…