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Last day of our balance series!
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Increasing balance with activities including reaching (arms or legs) can increase demand on all 3 systems for balance.
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Incorporating throwing, kicking, dribbling, reaching, or catching can improve awareness with sport-specific activities to make it more realistic (and fun!) with training.
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Adding in those extra drills will challenge your balance and coordination to improve your return to sport and skills.
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Day 2 of our balance series.
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Did you know we rely on our vision to aid us in balance through everyday life!!?👀
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Here's a fun exercise to help challenge your vestibular and somatosensory systems!
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Start by lifting one leg while closing your eyes.
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To make it more challenging switch to an uneven or squishy surface. Standing on a towel or couch cushion can really make you work! 😅
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This exercise works all the way from your toes to your ankle, and from your knee to your hip to keep you steady!
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Today we are going to start a 3 part series on balance!
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Beginning with foot intrinsic muscle exercises. Working on the “grip” strength of your feet. 🦶🦶
Feet and hands have similar anatomy and we should embrace that.
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Balance is made up of 3 systems, vision, somatosensory, and vestibular. We lock our feet in boxes all day long, we need to let them out and allow them to work. These exercises allow us to get our feet stronger and moving more effectively to help us through everyday life.
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🌟We will start with toe yoga by picking up one toe while the others remain on the floor then repeatedly switching these motions.
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🌟Follow this up with creating an arch with your foot, then flattening that arch back out. Be careful to not move your knee while creating the arch!
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🌟We will finish up by pulling back our toes and stretching out that foot muscle.
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We are SO excited to introduce our newest Doctor and team member, Megan Heintz!! Megan is currently seeing patients in our Blue Valley location. 🙌 Here's some more info on her!
Megan recently relocated to the Kansas City area from Tampa, Florida, where she spent the last 13 years of her career practicing as a clinician and professor at the University of South Florida. Originally from South Dakota, she is excited to return to her midwestern roots and to trade in her flip flops and palm trees for Ugg boots and fall leaves!
Megan’s professional journey began when she graduated Summa Cum Laude with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Duke University in 2008. She became a board-certified clinical specialist in orthopedic physical therapy in 2013, is a certified strength and conditioning specialist, and is also an APTA credentialed clinical instructor.
Megan enjoys returning patients to their previous level of activity from the weekend warrior to the elite athlete. Megan genuinely loves coming to work every day, which is reflected via the level of care she delivers. Your patient visits under Megan’s care will always include an unmatched attention to detail, combined with the perfect amount of wit! She is thankful to be in a rewarding profession that allows her to develop relationships while helping others. Her specific areas of clinical interest and established expertise include management of the running athlete, assessment of gait and faulty running mechanics, pilates-based rehabilitation, evaluation of the performing arts patient population, and treating lower extremity musculoskeletal dysfunction. Megan played soccer in college and thus also has an inherent passion for working with athletes, specifically helping those status post ACL reconstruction return to sport at a higher level than pre-injury.
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