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Six ways to stay healthy, busy, and active during your quarantine Whatever your current societal role is, it’s no secret that most of our lives have recently been turned upside down. For those of you who find yourself with more home time and/or free time than usual, consider the following to keep yourself healthy, busy, and active: 1.) Schedule your workout times: it’s not easy to create healthy habits just to be kicked right out of them. If you are someone who went to the gym Mon...

Telehealth: What You Need to Know Telehealth can be defined most simply the use of electronic communication in the provision of healthcare-related services. Although there are a lot of confusing terms used to distinguish specific applications of telehealth, consider telehealth as an umbrella term that can include clinical health services (telemedicine), remote monitoring of vital signs, patient and clinician education, and administrative healthcare functions.  With the Covid – 19 pa...

At STAR Physical Therapy, your health and well-being is our top priority. The management team at STAR has been diligently researching and watching all developments surrounding COVID - 19. Amid so much uncertainty, as a small business that has been part of this community for 38 years, we have been focused on making the best decisions for our patients. We have done so through engagement with our professional organizations, government agencies, and our physical therapy colleagues throughout t...

I wrote a blog not too long ago on why we train. In summary, I touched on how we often times get stuck going through the motions and lose sight of why we are doing what we are doing in the first place. The why is critical and should never be lost; the why drives our purpose and our purpose drives our action. My answer to why I train (and train others) was for empowerment/confidence, longevity/injury prevention, stress relief, and for the joy of overcoming limitless challenges. I thought I had i...

Exercise Enhances the Immune System There has been a lot of focus recently on the coronavirus and the potential for it to impact the health of thousands if not millions of people worldwide. While there are many uncertainties at this time, there is a lot we do know about preventing infection.  On the topic of prevention, we think about things like washing our hands, covering our mouth when we cough or sneeze, not sharing dishes and food utensils, and avoiding contact with items that may car...