Again, we can’t thank everyone enough for their input and entries for our #MakovickaPT contest! The point of the contest was to be able to see what our patients were able to do after having physical therapy. The beauty of it is that each person had a different view on what that may have been.. . .
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The News about Brain Injuries
We’re approaching the halfway point of the high school football season and the competition level is as high as it’s ever been. The unfortunate thing is that brain injuries are starting to arise. These injuries can be difficult to prevent even if you’re doing the necessary steps (see below). The bad news is that we’re. . .
Benefits of Vestibular and Balance Training for Sports
When we think of training for our sport of choice we often think that strength and conditioning combined with proper nutrition provides us with the best opportunity to succeed. What is it that goes into strength, power, and speed? How are some able to skate on a couple thin blades while tracking a small puck,. . .
Makovicka Physical Therapy Contest Update
Our contest is up and running and we already have a number of participants showing us how physical therapy has gotten them back to doing what they love most. As we designed this contest we wanted to focus on how our patients viewed the benefits of physical therapy. Is it something as simple as being. . .
Monthly Newsletter / September 2013
Has physical therapy gotten you back to doing the things you love? Have you been able to compete at a higher level? Physical therapy doesn’t just help prevent injury but it gets you back and feeling better than before. Through the month of September, we’re holding a contest to allow people the chance to share. . .
What has Physical Therapy allowed you to do?
Now that you’re back in the game, we want to see what physical therapy has allowed you to do! Has physical therapy given you the ability to do something you weren’t able to do before? Did it get you back to work, the golf course, or competing at a higher level? Whatever that may be, we want. . .
Preventing Injuries for Football – Knee Injuries
If you’re getting injured, you’re not on the field. If you’re not on the field playing, you’re not getting better. If you’re not getting better, Nick Saban and Bo Pelini aren’t sending you letters asking you to have dinner with them and their family, their football family that is. Make sure your doing everything you can to prevent those. . .
Benefits of the Graston Technique
For those of you who have never heard of or experienced the Graston Technique, it is used to help with the breakdown of scar tissue and fascial restrictions. The tools are made for specific parts of the body and help detect and treat chronic inflammation and soft tissue fibrosis. Stop putting it off. Get in. . .
An easy transition from traditional to minimalist shoes.
The first thing you want to do after you purchase your first pair of minimalist shoes is to use them as you would if you bought a normal pair. Throw them on and go for the same run or walk you did the day before. That is where most people go wrong. The transition from. . .
Monthly Newsletter / August 2013
August is going to be a busy month for Makovicka Physical Therapy. Everything from The Best of Omaha contest to a contest of our own. We also had to say good-bye to one of our residents, Ryan Vincent, as he took a new position in his home state of Wyoming. Ryan, thank you so much for. . .