So you keep talking about getting healthier and starting to exercise more…but you keep running into roadblocks and its just not becoming habit yet. Our Performance Coach, Jake Wippich, is back with another awesome article on 6 Strategies for Sustaining Healthy Habits.
Read MoreDr. Eric Wallace discusses his philosophy and life work as a business owner at Motus Rx Physical Therapy and how that differs from the traditional healthcare model. Your situation is unique to you and it is our responsibility to put your needs first to end your back pain, knee pain, shoulder pain, or neck pain.
Read MoreI do want to focus on the man and I want to relate it to our junior athletes that we work with. We have not talked about our junior athletes enough, and I want to talk about them now. This blog post is going to be about the top 3 things I want our junior athletes to learn from Giannis. THE MAN! THE GREEK FREAK! In my opinion, the face of Wisconsin sports now...and it's not even close. He is unbelievable, and I’m not one for saying, “I know who these athletes personally.” I don’t know what is going on in these athlete’s lives. I don’t think they need to be role models necessarily. I think they worked very hard to get to where they are at and they can do what they want. We don’t need to have an opinion about everything, in my opinion.
Read MoreAs we continue on our discussion about back pain, today we are going to talk about MRI’s and I am going to tell you a little bit of a story. Today’s story is called, “A Lady Walks Into An MRI Machine…actually 10 of them.” This is a story about a lady that for whatever the reason, decides to take the plunge and get 10 MRI’s at 10 different testing centers. I just want to talk a little bit about what this lady went through and what they found in terms of her findings upon exam.
Read MoreWe recognize 360U serves a similar population as Motus Rx by helping individuals become more confident in the activities they love to do. With that being said, we asked 360U a few questions about their main goals, values, philosophy, success stories, how the business started, and more.
Read MoreIf you are struggling with back pain, are frustrated with back pain, or have had chronic back pain...this is the month to pay attention to us. We are talking all about back pain this month! I find that with back pain, there are just way too many things. WAY too many things out there. If somebody out there is coming to you with 1 solution...1 big thing for back pain...or it's their way or the highway, I would probably argue that you turn around and run out of that room as fast as possible. Everybody is different.
Read MoreToday we are coming in hot talking about back pain. Specifically, why your back pain is not improving OR why you have gotten back pain AGAIN for a 2nd, 3rd, or 4th time. Really, I am talking about back pain because this is going to be the kick off of our topic for the month of July! Although this blog is specifically for back pain, this can apply to any type of pain.
Read MoreWelcome to the July Motus Minute where you will find the latest news, views, and announcements happening at Motus Rx Physical Therapy. For July were talking golf consistency, golf repeatability, nutrition, and July events happening!
Read MoreThose are the three major steps on how to physically improve for golf. So now we have a better understanding of what “golf fitness” really is all about if you are going about it correctly. It’s not blindly training on a treadmill, it's not blindly pounding balls at the range, it is identification: figuring out where you are at and where you want to go through the evaluation process that we have. Mobility, strength, power: physical adjustments and changes. When we are talking about our screening process, those are the three things that we are going to be looking at to physically improve. Re-integration: reintegration back into your sport. This includes practice with intent, finding someone that you like and trust, and continual objective measurement.
Read MoreThe number one thing that people were talking about was consistency. They wanted to know how they could get more consistent. Through my lens of working with biomechanics, golfers, and golf performance, the consistency aspect is always challenging because there are so many things that go into that. There is equipment, hand-eye coordination, club path, club face, set up posture, and the list goes on. Continue reading to discover how you can become more consistent and repeatable in your golf swing.
One of the most commonly asked questions: What is the difference between acupuncture and dry needling in terms of pain relief? Acupuncture and dry needling in terms of pain relief are two approaches for reducing muscle tension release, facilitate muscle recovery and muscle rehabilitation, stimulate improved movement, encourage positive energy flow, kick start restoration of energy, and potentially increased desired range of motion.
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