by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Nov 30, 2022 | Exercise/Fitness
If you’re new here, I’m a physical therapist, powerlifter, and strength coach. I’ve worked with 100’s of people of all ages from ages 12 up to 98. There is no particular age that you should stop lifting heavy. I was quite...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Nov 29, 2022 | Exercise/Fitness
Exercise is important for seniors because it builds bone density, larger and stronger muscles, better balance, keeps you independent at your home, and many more aspects of life that I will share with you in the below article. I work with older adults, seniors,...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Nov 29, 2022 | Exercise/Fitness
Strength training for your upper body is arguably just as important as lower body strength training as you get older. Building muscle mass as you get older, particularly 65+, is one of the most important things you can do to keep yourself independent and...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Nov 27, 2022 | Exercise/Fitness
If you’re 65 or older, starting a strength training routine can seem daunting for a variety of reasons. You don’t want to hurt yourself. You have existing injuries or pain that you don’t want to exacerbate. You don’t want to feel...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Nov 25, 2022 | Physical Therapy
Physical therapy should NOT be extremely painful. If you are experiencing extreme pain during or after therapy it’s likely that you are doing the wrong exercises or interventions, going to hard, or are just in a highly tissue irritable state. It’s...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Nov 24, 2022 | Balance
Falls are one of the most common causes of injury and death among the 65 and older population. If you are in this group of people you don’t just have to wait around for your time to fall; you can do something to prevent falls from ever happening. ...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Nov 20, 2022 | Knee Pain
Jumpers knee is most common in athletes who perform high volumes of jumping, running, and sprinting. The sensation of jumper’s knee is very similar to runner’s knee and sometimes these terms are used interchangeably. It’s perfectly fine to do...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Nov 20, 2022 | Shoulder Pain
Shoulder blade pain among new moms is incredibly common. So common, that it has its own term “Mom shoulder.” To improve shoulder blade pain quickly, you’ll want to change positions of holding your baby frequently and engage in a strength training...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Nov 17, 2022 | Back Pain
Degenerative disc disease is a bit of a misnomer and is not necessarily a ‘disease.” The long-term prognosis of DDD is quite favorable. Back pain is actually at its highest in people in their 50s, not in their older age, even though DDD is more...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Nov 11, 2022 | Lower Leg Pain
Shin splints are a common issue that occurs with runners, jumpers, and any athlete that is on their feet for a long period of time (basically everything except swimming). It is okay to run with shin splints as long as it’s not making symptoms worse. Shin...
