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Why Your Physical Therapy Home Exercise Program Isn’t Working

Not all physical therapy home exercise programs are created equal. But the reason why your physical therapy home exercise program is not working is likely due to more than one reason. Your home plan should guide your recovery with clear, effective exercises tailored to your needs, but your therapist might be overwhelmed with clients, relying too much on assistants, or emphasizing passive treatments instead of empowering you with actionable strategies. Whatever the cause, a poorly designed home plan can stall your progress—or even make your symptoms worse. We see each of these situations when reviewing the histories of new clients with long-term injuries. The home plan is a critical component of your rehab plan in physical therapy. Our team regularly helps new clients who have been doing the same home plan from physical therapy for years which is not helping. This includes obvious mistakes like stretching an irritated nerve, overloading

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Optimizing Your Strength Training: The Role of Open Clinics at Smith Performance Center

At Smith Performance Center (SPC), our primary aim is to facilitate a healthy and active lifestyle for all our members. One of the tools we employ to overcome potential barriers to consistent exercise is the utilization of open clinics, which play a crucial role in addressing pain and injuries. An open clinic session lasts for 15 minutes and serves four primary purposes: The genesis of the open clinic concept dates back to January 2018 at Smith Performance Center. Initially conceived as a space for members to report new injuries, discomfort, or movement issues, these sessions soon became integral to our strength training approach. On the first weekend, our physical therapist triaged six people.  Now after five thousand sessions, we recognize their significance in supporting a healthy lifestyle. Why do open clinics matter? Injury prevention, often a cornerstone in healthcare and fitness, presents challenges.  Being active inherently involves a degree of

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