Plexus Physical Therapy

Reclaim your life by learning exercises that are safe, beneficial, and appropriately challenging. This class is based on the exercises we teach our physical therapy patients to help them improve their balance, movement, posture, flexibility, strength, and coordination. Link in bio! Some of the exercises you will learn include:... LSVT BIG - research have shown that the LSVT BIG movement exercises improves coordination, walking, and other important aspects of Parkinson's Disease. Stretches - improving the stiffness and flexibility of your joints and muscles decreases discomfort and strain Posture - holding yourself in better posture creates a foundation to do everything with greater ease. Balance - improving your balance helps you do your everyday activities safely Strength - stronger muscles are resistant to tightening up from overuse. Stronger muscles also improves posture, balance, and safety. This class is taught by Daniela Cervantes, NASM certified personal trainer. She has worked with numerous physical patients with Parkinson's Disease at our office, and has developed this course based on these experiences. The class specifically address the type of challenges one faces while maximizing the beneficial effects of exercise on our brain and fitness. Link in bio! Learn more at our website www.plexusphysicaltherapy.com/parkinson-class RSVP via OnZoom https://on.zoom.us/h/plexus/

Come join our new ZOOM holistic dance class! Saturdays, 3:00PM PST Discover and let your true voice flow in your spontaneous, expressive, and true to your self dance. The art of flow is a dance with life. Awaken the graceful coordination you didn't know you had. Flow arts draws out your inner voice to be expressed through a joyful dance. Learn to manifest the elemental energies of air, fire, water, and earth through flow props such as fans, silks, and staffs.... To help aid us in this journey we equip ourselves with the knowledge and wisdom of yoga, meditation, martial arts, dance, and flow arts. These skills will help you find your own personal flow and strengthen the connection with one’s higher self. Requirements: This class is beginner friendly. It requires no extraordinary athleticism or gracefulness. We will teach yoga, meditation, and qigong exercises that will naturally improve your coordination, mindfulness, and health. Please prepare your choice of flow props. We will be starting with silk fans. Any long, flowing fabric will do, such as a long silky scarf or even a skirt. We will update this course description with suggested vendors if you'd like to purchase something. https://www.yiyangmen.com/dance/

Strong shoulders helps us maintain good posture by staying relaxed, because they are not easily overloaded. They also helps us use our arms to prop and lift ourself up. Learn the simple "around the world" exercise to strengthen all the fibers of your pectoral chest muscles, your deltoid muscles, and rotator cuff muscles. It's an important exercise we practice in our Parkinson's exercise class and is also good for other people who wish to improve their shoulder and posture!... Learn more about our online Parkinson Exercise class! Link in bio.

Strong hand muscles helps us use our arms and hands without pain. This exercise uses the natural movement of grasping and hand opening moving through the natural resistance provided by a box of beans. The exercise was inspired by the hand conditioning methods in kungfu: working with and striking beans and rice to develop hands that can break bricks! We don't necessarily have to break bricks. But we will have hands that are bulletproof for our daily life!

Boxing is a great way to improve speed, flexibility, reaction time, and of course strength! It's an essential component of our Online Parkinson's Exercise Class! Follow us to learn more useful exercises and drills to feel better and live better! Learn more about our Online Parkinson Exercise Class, check out our link in bio!

Strong hand muscles helps us use our arms and hands without pain. This exercise uses the natural movement of grasping and hand opening moving through the natural resistance provided by a box of beans. The exercise was inspired by the hand conditioning methods in kungfu: working with and striking beans and rice to develop hands that can break bricks! We don't necessarily have to break bricks. But we will have hands that are bulletproof for our daily life!

Learn my favorite stretch for back pain when you sit too long. Prolonged sitting causes shortening and tension of the psoas hip flexor muscle. This muscle connects to the spine and causes aching discomfort right in the middle of your low back and sometimes radiates horizontally from the middle. A lot of people perform a hip flexor stretch in a manner that puts pressure on the spine. But we want to release the tension in the hip flexor as that's where the pressure is actually... coming from. This modified hip stretch, unofficially called the Captain Morgan, targets the psoas muscle while protecting the spine. Try it out! Did you feel the stretch? Were you able to tuck your pelvis? Does it seem counter intuitive to do a slouchy standing to fix pain from slouchy sitting? Let us know about your experience in the comments.

Relieve your tennis elbow and arm pain! One factor in tennis elbow is tension in your wrist extensor muscles, in particular the extensor carpi radialis on the back of your arm. These muscles can get tense due to overuse, improper keyboard placement or use, or weakness of arm and hand muscles. Today's exercise tip is called the Goose Eats Fish. I know that sounds crazy but it will help you! ... This simple exercise stretches out your extensor carpi radialis muscles on the back of your forearm. It's an easy way to relieve pressure in the elbow and wrist. Follow us for more tips and tricks to improve the way you move!

Release your zoom face! Constantly looking professional on the computer can create tension in our facial muscles such as the temporalis and the masseter. Tension in these muscles can contribute to headaches, neck stiffness, and TMJ pain. Zoom isn't going away anytime soon but we can help make the tension go away! Learn two simple ways to massage your fascial muscles. Feel your best while working from home!