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You’re Never Too Old to Start Exercising
The most difficult thing about starting to exercise later in life is knowing how to start. It’s the same if you try to...
Two Ways an Injury Can Affect the Rest of Your Body
The shin bone’s connected to the…neck bone? Not directly, no. But in a circuitous way, your entire body is one...
Fascia Explained
Fascia Explained You have hundreds of muscles in your body. Ever wonder how they all keep their specific shape? Why...
Preventing Muscle Atrophy As You Age
Why does the astronaut run on a treadmill in space? No, it’s not the set-up to a hilarious joke - this astronaut is...
How to Safely Travel While Rehabbing an Injury
Imagine that you’re one month into recovering from surgery that repaired your torn ACL - but you’re a bridesmaid in a...
Using Preventative Physical Therapy to Stay Healthy
When most San Diegans think of physical therapy, they think of it as a rehabilitative measure that you have to deal...
The Role of Physical Therapy in Pre and Post-Op Care
Recovering from a major surgery can be physically and emotionally difficult, and sometimes, pre and post-op physical...
The Importance of Hip and Thoracic Spine Mobility in Prevention of Lower Back Pain in The Golf Swing
Written by Dr. Michael Hollstegge PT, DPT, CAFS Many people that enjoy the game of golf end up complaining of numerous...
An Essential Part of the Core: The Pelvic Floor
Written by Dr. Allison Gentry PT, DPT, CAFS You know that moment when you need to “go” really badly and you squeeze as...
Overhead Athletes and Shoulder Health
Written by Dr. Thomas Russell PT, DPT,CAFS The shoulder is one of the most complex joints in the body and is actually...
Static vs. Dynamic Stretching
Here at RISE Physical Therapy, we often employ strategies of dynamic stretching. We have all been taught the “old...
3 Things You Didn’t Know Your Physical Therapist Could Do
Written by Dr. Kelsey Diaz, PT, DPT, CAFS Common scenarios that prompt many to seek physical therapy treatment include...
Dancing with Pain
Written by Dr. Justin Ternes Living with pain can turn from an annoyance into a nightmare in the blink of an eye. When...
Hips Don’t Lie – How to Unlock Tight Hips
Written by Dr. Martin Nguyen Whether your job requires you to sit all day or you’ve just killed leg day at the gym,...
Why Physical Therapy Should Be Your First Line of Defense
Written by Dr. Rachel Nesseth “My knee hurts, should I get an MRI? My back has been hurting, so my doctor prescribed...
North County Love
Although our love for therapy and wellness is growing across San Diego County, at RISE Physical Therapy we always...
Running Injury Prevention Clinic at Movin Shoes
Over the last few years, RISE Physical Therapy has been proud to grow our relationship with Movin Shoes in Encinitas,...
How Elite Athletes Can Use Physical Therapy As Part of Their Training Program
Upper level athletics are defined by inches and seconds. Those tiny differences are what separate a touchdown from a...
What is a Biomechanical Assessment and Why You Should Get One
A biomechanical assessment is a critical analysis of your body and all of its moving parts. During a standard...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Injury Rehabilitation
Getting injured is no fun. Sometimes, though, the rehabilitation exercises required to get you back to 100% are even...
The 6 Most Common Sports Injuries (and How You Can Avoid Them)
People in San Diego are active - really active. Venture outside on any given day of the week, and you’ll see joggers,...
Ball.Is.Life
The expression may be new to most, but for RISE it has a sense of nostalgia. Our owner, Dr. Navid Hannanvash, DPT,...
Welcome Dr. Alex Kelso to the RISE Physical Therapy Family
Unlike most medical practices, RISE Physical Therapy is based on our community. For that reason, we have chosen never...
Foundations – The Pelvis
Going back to our foundational principles, we can look at the body the same way we look at a house. In the body, just...
Foundations – The Thoracic Spine
The spinal column is broken up into three segments known as the cervical spine, thoracic spine, and lumbar spine....
Foundations – New RISE Partnerships
“The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.” ~ Thomas à Kempis We are proud to announce our...
RISE and RISE Again
“RISE and RISE again until lambs become lions.” – Robin Hood If you walk into our clinic this quote may be one of the...