This time of year, we start to spend a lot of time spring cleaning, especially in the yard! Whether it be raking leaves, mowing the lawn, or planting flowers, here are some key tips to keep in mind with your body to prevent injury with your annual clean-up. One of the most common injuries that can resultContinue Reading »
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Tips To Reduce Knee Pain While Outside
As the weather starts to get warm, Michiganders know it’s time to spend some time outside. Whether you’re cleaning up your yard, preparing for garage sales, or just getting out to enjoy the weather, knee pain can change your plans in a heartbeat. If you still want to enjoy some fresh air, here are some tipsContinue Reading »
3 Reasons Why You Should Add Chocolate To Your Diet (In Moderation)
Have you heard the common saying “chocolate is good for your health”? Since Easter is just around the corner (and the Easter bunny loves to bring chocolate), we wanted to let you know some health benefits of eating chocolate and what to look for when you are looking through your Easter basket. Here are 3 reasons youContinue Reading »
How To Loosen A Stiff Neck And Shoulder During The Winter Months
Are you experiencing neck and shoulder pain and looking for tips to help loosen a stiff neck and stiff shoulders? People are doing a lot of different things now, bringing new aches and pains. We’ve been talking to patients in the clinic that have been experiencing new pains from… Playing with kids all day, picking them up more frequently,Continue Reading »
Keeping A Regular Routine To Stay Healthy During Winter. Here’s Our Tips To Help!
Did you set yourself a goal at new year to get in shape, or be more active, but the cold weather and darker mornings and evenings have you putting it off? We are now almost 2 months into the new year and finding the motivation to get out and stay active may be getting harder… But once you’re outContinue Reading »
3 Tips If Your Quarantine Routine Has Caused You Knee Pain
“Why do I have knee pain?” This is a popular question we keep hearing in the clinic. If your quarantine routine is causing you knee pain, then we have some tips to share with you. Has your routine been turned upside down? We’ve been helping loads of patients who have picked up new aches and pains since we’veContinue Reading »
4 Tips If Your Goal Is To Stay Active
It’s that time of year again. Everyone has started working on their New Year’s resolutions and feeling more motivated than ever to hit their new goal for the New Year. Everyone at Functional Advantage is no exception – we’ve all been talking about the goals that we’ve set ourselves too, and what we’re going to doContinue Reading »
Come To PT Without Having To See Your Doctor First
Do you dread having to go to the doctor? Waiting to get an appointment and then once you do, you wait forever in the office… Don’t worry, we feel the same way when we have to make doctor appointments. We understand that your lives are busy and one of the common things we hear from patients isContinue Reading »
Household Exercise Equipment
Some days you just can’t make it to the gym. Whether it be due to COVID-19 or one of our Pure Michigan snowstorms, sometimes we just can’t make it out of the house. In these cases, there are plenty of options for at-home workouts that involve weights. If you don’t have dumbbells at home, youContinue Reading »
5 Conditions You Didn’t Know Physical Therapy Can Treat
Most people know that you go to physical therapy when your neck, back, shoulder, or knee hurts. But what about issues that you don’t hear about every day? Physical therapy can benefit almost anyone, and there are many things that physical therapy can help with that you may not know about.Balance. People who have weakness inContinue Reading »