At Performance Therapy, we help you overcome and prevent injury so you can live a full life. This newsletter will help you achieve that goal.  We plan to provide helpful articles on health, wellness and injury prevention , as well as  nutrition tips , recipes and more.  We will also feature  promotions, specials, and our upcoming events .  Plus, we will keep you up to date with holiday hours and weather closings (if any).  We look forward to furthering our relationship with our great patients!  Feel free to share this newsletter on Facebook or Twitter using the links above or forward it to your friends!  

REFER A FRIEND AND SAVE BIG!
Until the end of August, receive
 
 
A FREE SESSION (up to a $45 value) 
with one of our ART or Functional Training Therapists for EVERY new patient you refer to us.  Once your referral completes a paid appointment, we will credit your account for your free session.  AND as an added bonus, we will have a raffle at the end of the month from among those who refer and one lucky person will receive 
10 FREE SESSIONS.  
The more folks you refer, the more entries you receive in the raffle so tell all your friends, family, and coworkers and share this on Facebook and Twitter.  
You want them to feel better anyway, right? 
So now its a win-win for both of you!
Offer Expires 08/31/2015 and is non-transferable.

Join us  on August 22, 2015! This is the area's premier 10K running event and will also feature a challenging 5K run/walk and a kid's dash.  We are thrilled to be presenting sponsors this year!  Bring your friends and look for our tent.  It will be a blast!


Stretch or Compress?  Its up to you...
Stretching your hip flexors can be key to avoiding lower back pain, but you can do more harm than good if you are not careful.

 

When sitting all day, as  do many of us with desk jobs, our hip flexors can become tight. Hip flexors are the muscles that run along the front of each of our legs in the hip. There are quite a few muscles that actually flex the hip, but two that are specifically referred to as hip flexors.

 

Having tight hip flexors can cause many issues including lower back pain. When tight, they can cause your lower back to chronically pull forward. A tight hip flexor can inhibit your glutes which can cause lower back pain, even from the simplest of daily activities.

 

One of Performance Therapy's certified strength coaches, LaDawn McLamb, gives the do's and don'ts of stretching the hip flexors. Hold the proper stretch for 30 seconds to a minute on each side to keep your hips flexing pain free.

DON'T
Do not arch the lumbar spine causing compression and potential damage to vertebral discs.
DON'T
D o not lean the chest forward causing stress to the lumbar spine further encouraging poor posture.
DO
D o make sure to tilt your pelvis backwards to achieve a complete stretch to the hip flexors.
Thank you for being our patients.  We appreciate the trust you place in us to help you meet your wellness and fitness goals.  Whether you see us for injury, run analyses, or workouts, we look forward to helping you any time.  

Sincerely,

The team at Performance Therapy
  
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