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Standing Strong: Empowering Seniors to Rise Above Falls
Introduction The Japanese proverb "Fall down 7 times, get up 8" holds profound relevance when discussing the issue of falls among older adults. This sentiment becomes even more significant considering the impact of falls on seniors' independence and well-being. The...
Unveiling the Brain’s Strength: A Workout for Sharper Minds
Unveiling the Brain's Strength: A Workout for Sharper Minds In a world where our bodies demand regular exercise to stay healthy and strong, we often overlook another vital part of our anatomy that requires its own workout regimen - the brain. Much like a muscle, the...
Tackling Golfer’s Elbow: How Physical Therapists Can Help Improve Your Swing
As July marks National Golfer's Month, it's the perfect time to dive into a common golf-related injury: golfer's elbow. Also known as medial epicondylitis, this condition affects not only avid golfers but also individuals engaged in other activities that involve...
Why Keiser Exercise Equipment?
As we age, we lose what we don’t use. We get weaker, we get slower. Our dominant side becomes more dominant. Our coordination, stability, and balance get worse. These are changes that typically affect us from age 30 on. Sounds pretty ominous doesn’t it? It doesn’t...
The Best Recovery Technique: Sleep
Whenever you are exercising or rehabilitating in therapy, have you ever wondered how that other person keeps going while you are burnt out? Turns out the answer can be fairly simple: sleep. Sleep is the number one recovery technique for mind and body. Mikaela...
Connection is a “Cure”
For those battling loneliness and isolation, coming to therapy and making friends with others can have a curative effect. Many is the time that patient’s establish friendships with fellow patients looking forward to their meetings in therapy. Patients have even gone...
Which Surfaces to Run or Walk on for Optimal Joint Health
As a physical therapy business, we at Stoneking understand the importance of maintaining good joint and knee health. Running or walking on the wrong type of surface can lead to unnecessary wear and tear on your joints and potentially cause injuries. Let’s discuss...
Be Real – How Often Are You Exercising?
Is exercise really that important? According to the World Health Organization (WHO physical inactivity is the 4th leading cause of death and it is the main cause of cardiovascular diseases and cancers (which are also two of the leading causes of death!) So yeah, time...
Do You Need a Referral For Physical Therapy in New Jersey?
Physical Therapy is healthcare's best kept secret. The secret being that for musculoskeletal conditions, physical therapy eliminates costly physician visits, imaging costs, pain medications, and decreases surgeries and lost productivity from work and personal life....
Pain is Not the Ultimate Enemy
Americans are probably the most pain-conscious people on the face of the earth. For years it has been hammered into our brains, in print, on the radio, over television, and in everyday conversation, that any hint of pain is to be banished as though it were the...
Meet Rick Lazarick
Rick Lazarick is a former patient and current gym member of the Stoneking Physical Therapy and Wellness Center. Each week Rick supplies our front desk with beautiful flowers (dahlias, gladiolas, etc.) from his garden. He is a master gardener, a member of the West...
Stop the Clot
Estimates are about 900,000 people a year develop serious blood clots and of those, about 100,000 people die from them. On average, that's one person dying from a clot every six minutes. Blood clots most often occur in the legs, but can occur in the arms as well. If...