3231 Main Street
Suite 3
Bryant, AR 72022
ph: (501)847-0500
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Exercises
- Step-Up
- Step-Up exercise
Standing sideways on a 4-8 inch step, one foot on step, one foot off, piston up and down as per video. Vary height of step as tolerance and condition dictates.
30 repetitions, 2-3 times daily
- Single Knee To Chest
- Single Knee to Chest exercise is for stretching the paraspinals in the low back.
Lay on back, pull one knee to the chest, hug it with both hands. Pull back until a stretch is felt in the low back or hips.
Hold 10 seconds
- Standing Backward Bending
- The Standing Backward bend helps relieve back pain from sitting too long or standing over a workbench too long.
Position: Standing, hands on hips, lean back to tightness, hold 3-4 seconds, repeat 4-5 times. Can be done multiple times daily.
Do not perform to the point of pain!
- Rotator Cuff Strengthening With Theraband
- Rotator Cuff strengthening with elastic tubing. 30 repetitions of each exercise is the goal --perform in sets of 10 to equal 30. Roll-up a hand towel and place between the elbow and the chest.
Exercises include internal and external rotation as well as shoulder extension and shoulder adduction.
- Hamstring Stretch
Hamstring Stretch
3 repetitions, 30 second holds, 3 times daily. Do not perform to the point of pain. Tightness is fine. Pain is not.
Tune in daily for our video exercise of the day! They will be posted via Twitter and Facebook.
Exercises are a must in physical rehabilitation and in recovering to full function and in decreasing complaint of pain.
To the left are short videos of our "most popular" exercises that are prescribed for our most treated conditions --back pain, neck pain, shoulder and knee ROM and strengthening. Simply click on the link, and see the exercises demonstrated. These exercises are meant to be "reminders" and "refreshers" for our clients and is not meant to be all inclusive.
This page will be divided into upper and lower extremity exercises, and back and neck exercises. However the most recently added exercise will be showcased first. Scroll through them, find the one you want. Keep in mind exercises are being added DAILY. Check back frequently as it will be a new page every day!
The number of repetitions, hold times, and frequencies are goals. Keep in mind you may have to work up to "30 repetitions" of an exercise. Do not perform any exercise to the point of pain.
THIS PAGE / SITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!!!!!!!!!
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3231 Main Street
Suite 3
Bryant, AR 72022
ph: (501)847-0500
fax: (501)847-0508
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