This week’s blog is taking a cue from Beyond Basics’s move into their beautiful new space, and PT Riva Preil’s recent blog on squatting. We have all heard the instruction to “lift with your legs and not with your back.” However, without...
By Riva Preil Believe it or not, relaxation is within reach. Before spending large sums of money on expensive massages or spa treatments, I encourage you to try the following user-friendly, at home strategies… 1. Designate personal “you†time at least three times...
Thank you for entrusting us as your physical therapists. Since the practice was founded in 2003, we have been committed to providing you with the highest quality service and excellence. We are writing with great news that Beyond Basics Physical Therapy is expanding!...
By Denise Vidal As promised, I am going to take you through a traditional Pilates exercise called “Saw”. Saw is an exercise which combines the moments of spinal rotation and spinal flexion. Chances are you do this movement several times a day without...
By Riva Preil October marks National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). NBCAM was established in 1985 as a partnership between the American Cancer Society and a sub-division of Imperial Chemical Industries with the goal of promoting routine mammographies as the...
By Riva Preil Some of my patients have expressed concern over the concept of having strong pelvic floor muscles, especially in regard to pregnancy, labor, and delivery. Understandably, they wonder, “Will having strong pelvic floor muscles interfere with my ability...
