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Take Note
Get to the
If you’re experiencing joint pain, here are 5 things you can do, according to Performance’s Jim Tholany, PT, DPT.
GET TO A HEALTHY WEIGHT.
● Carrying extra weight is hard on the SI joint, so taking aim at a healthy weight is a smart place to start. Dietary modification is oftentimes more important for reducing weight than adding exercise.
DIVE IN.
● Consider aquatic exercise or using anti-gravity treadmills to offset mass and subsequent ground reaction forces.
TRY LOW IMPACT.
● Consider alternate non/minimal impact aerobic activities in the interim, such as cycling, swimming, or the elliptical.
LET IT HEAL.
● Continue upper-extremity training if the lower extremity is an issue, or vice versa (hormonal effects can help with healing).
GET EXPERT ADVICE.
● See a qualified therapist for evaluation and implementation of a mobility/strengthening/stabilization program based on the presentation.
Joint
They have such a
strong sports medicine mindset at Performance— they’re going to do the best that they can to get you back to doing the things that you love. They don’t ask you to settle for a new normal. I think that is one of the things that sets this practice apart from
the others.
Over time, I had basically forgotten how to stand in a way that was relaxed, which was affecting my sacroiliac joint,” Yonkman says. “He taught me how to engage the deep abdominal stabilizers to get that posture right again. I had completely forgotten how that felt. It is really important, even when
you think you’re doing it, to have someone watching you and saying, you think you’re doing it, but you really have to keep practicing.”
Dr. Rizkalla began working alongside Jim Tholany, a physical therapist at the Bordentown office, coming up with
Spring/Summer 2016