How do I find proper posture? Finding the right posture starts with focusing on your kinesthetic sense. What’s that you say? Kinesthetic sense is the sensation of what your body feels like in space. Your body sense. To get the idea, think about what the weight bearing...
With our current COVID outbreak and Oregon’s Stay home, Save Lives campaign many of us have transitioned to working at home while we navigate through the upcoming months. Working from home brings a few different challenges when it comes to physical comfort. Most often...
Do you find yourself unable to exercise between the business of a typical work week and family responsibilities, but get after it with exercise and recreation during the weekend? As with many, you are the typical “weekend warrior”. Exercise and activity are...
If you vow to never rest until you reach your personal health or athletic performance goal, you are overlooking a vital part of training and rehabilitation: recovery. That’s according to Rob Hollander, co-owner of Alpine Physical Therapy in Bend. While the resolve...
Got back pain? You’re not alone. Eighty percent of Americans suffer from low back and neck pain at some point in their lives. Let that sink in. With such great odds that you—or someone close to you—will one day become a statistic, wouldn’t it make sense to arm...
From homework and tests to extra-curricular activities, students already shoulder plenty of weight during back-to-school time. Their backpacks should be the least of their worries, says Bend physical therapist Rob Hollander. “Backpacks are so practical, but they’re...
