ProCare Middletown

Heel and arch pain doesn't always have the same cause 🦶🏼

The posterior tibialis tendon helps support your arch, and when it's irritated, it can cause symptoms that are easy to mistake for plantar fasciitis.

Check out these three exercises we commonly use to help strengthen that tendon and improve foot and ankle function ⭐️

Hip strength plays an important role in balance, stability, and overall movement.

This banded cross-hip exercise is a great way to target the muscles that support your hips and pelvis, helping improve control during everyday activities and exercise 💪🏻

Myth-Busting Monday: Infomercial Style 📼✨

Believe it or not, prolonged static stretching—holding stretches for 30+ seconds—immediately before sports does not reliably reduce injury risk and can instead temporarily decrease strength, power, speed, and explosiveness.

Instead, try dynamic stretching! Dynamic stretches get your body ready to move by increasing your heart rate, warming your muscles, improving blood flow, and activating your nervous system. This helps improve agility, power, and mobility 💪🏻⭐️

Workout Wednesday 💪🏻

Our patient and local softball athlete, Violet, is crushing her rehab after an ankle injury! 🥎