PTs will often analyze your gait by watching you get up and walk across the room, but most of the time we are analyzing your gait as soon as you walk into the clinic. If you have been diagnosed with gait abnormalities, these stretches and exercises might help.
There are also tests that can be performed like the 6-minute walk test to see how far you can walk in that time. But there are also more high-tech ways of analyzing your gait like walking on a treadmill with sensors on your body while a camera records you.
The way we walk can predict many things. Some of these things include gross motor delays in children, fall risks in older adults, and even the risk of dementia.
Recumbent cross trainers are basically a combination of a recumbent bike and an elliptical. They’re a comfortable, low impact way to improve strength, range of motion, and cardiovascular health.
If you work on a computer all day, and use a traditional mouse, you may have some wrist, hand, or finger pain, which can sometimes lead to elbow, shoulder, or neck pain as well. Using an ergonomic mouse can help keep your wrist and hands in a neutral position to help relieve and prevent pain in these areas.
Red light therapy's popularity is rising, and there's a lot of research that shows red light and infrared light therapy can be beneficial for many different things. In this video, I take a look at the Luxxe Flex smart red light therapy panel.
Muscles and joints can become sore and irritated for many reasons including stress, over working the muscles, or an injury. These gentle stretches should help relieve sore muscles and joints.
Chest stretches or Pec stretches are a great way to help relieve chest pain and improve posture. Today I'll show you a simple chest stretch in real time.
Working at a desk or gaming all day can cause people to get stiff and tight in their upper body and lower body. This can also cause forward posture. These quick desk exercises will help reset muscles and keep the blood circulating in your body.
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) uses gentle electrical impulses to stimulate the vagus nerve. Wearable devices like the Pulsetto FIT X make stimulating the vagus nerve easy.
If you're a Retail Worker and you stand all day, that can put a lot of stress on your body, especially your back, neck, feet, and hips. These stretches and exercises are great for retail workers, teachers, factory workers, or anyone who stands a lot throughout the day.
