Time to get uncomfortable: train your weakness | Bellingham Physical Therapy
Training Tip of the Day: You must work your weakest link as this is what will hold you back from achieving your fitness goals. "Work the Weakness, stop strengthening the strength". Why is this concept so hard for people? Simply stated, it's much more fulfilling and rewarding for the already strong individual to continue [...]
Lower back Pain? Try climbing a rock! | Bellingham Physical Therapy
Having lower back pain? According to this study, you might want to go climb a rock!! This study looked at 30 people with chronic lower back pain and had 15 of them climb for 10 sessions over 8 weeks (1 hour minimum session time). The "climbing group" demonstrated significant improvement in overall function with less [...]
Test your core 5 ways: Do you pass? | Bellingham Physical Therapy
Whether you have shoulder pain, lower back or knee pain, a strong core is essential to all functional tasks. How strong is your core? Watch the video to learn ways to strengthen your core. Let me know if you have any questions, Thanks, Ed Deboo, PT Physical Therapy, Bellingham, WA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_s6JSk1TWU
I have a history of lower back pain: What bar should I use to dead-lift with? | Bellingham Physical Therapy
I love the dead-lift exercise. Why? because it's a great way to build lower extremity strength and power. It's also very functional, think about lifting a laundry basket or wheel barrow. The knock on the dead-lift is that can be challenging to perform with good form and that it can be hard on your lumbar [...]
Attention Bellingham Golfers! | Bellingham Physical Therapy
Fore! Golfing on a beautiful, sunny Pacific Northwest Day is a great activity to keep a person active and healthy. But have you ever swung your golf club only to get a “kink” in your back? A recent study showed that low back pain is the number one injury sustained by golfers. These symptoms typically [...]