FullMotion Physical Therapy

For the convenience of our patients, FullMotion Physical Therapy will now be open from 8am-1pm on Saturdays in our San Juan Capistrano office. Call 949-542-5000 or visit our website to schedule an appointment.

If you have been sedentary for some time and want to get back to running, there are a number of things to consider. Nothing should ever be rushed. Precautions and prep should always begin your new exercise program. First, if there are have been any changes to your health or significant weight gain, you should contact your medical doctor before running. [ 269 more words ] https://fullmotionpt.net/so-you-want-to-start-running-again/

Patients ask us all the time about starting Yoga or Pilates for protecting their back. In many cases, these exercise programs are great for improving strength. However, as in any source of exercise, modifications may need to take place to avoid injury. I have included below a few circumstances in which precautions and modifications need to occur. Patients with a history of disc herniations will need to avoid forward bending moves in Yoga such as downward dog (unless you have perfect hamstring flexibility). [ 255 more words ] https://fullmotionpt.net/yoga-and-pilates-are-great-streng/

As kids go back to school and routines move into full swing, there's no time to sit on the phone or wait for a call back. At FullMotion Physical Therapy you can request physical therapy appointments online at www.fullmotionpt.net.

Are you experiencing constant headaches in the back of your skull with neck symptoms? In some cases, head pain can arise from bony structures or soft tissues of the neck. Cervicogenic headaches are caused from neck/headache pain due to upper and middle cervical spine mobility deficits. Most of the time it is due to tightness in muscles from the upper back to the neck and weakness in our postural muscles that help support and maintain our head alignment. [ 238 more words ] https://fullmotionpt.net/physical-therapy-can-improve-head/