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Ankle Sprains

One of the most common injuries are ankle sprains, which range from 15-30% of all sports injuries. These issues can take up to 8-12 weeks to heal. More alarming is...

Building Strength

“Two years ago, I injured my back after taking a nasty lead fall, and I went to SOL to help me recover through physical therapy. SOL helped identify many deficiencies...

Spine Strengthening

Spine strength and stabilization is an important topic for many physical therapy patients, especially spine bio-mechanics and the function, injury mechanisms and rehab of the lumbar spine. The basic Anatomy...

Kettlebell Training Works

Kettlebell workouts are all-encompassing, combining full-body movements with cardio exercise, strength training, and metabolic conditioning. This simple exercise regimen, coupled with top-notch instruction from the staff at SOL Performance Oakland...

Functional Movement Screen: Decreasing Risk for Injury

Chris Taquino, DPT is a Physical Therapist with SOL Santa Cruz addresses how the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) can aide in the identification of movement dysfunctions and injury prevention. Santa...

Run Injury Free With SOL

I’m one of the physical therapists at SOL PT. I’ve been working at SOL for over a year now and during that time I feel like I’ve become a much...

Kettlebell Training, Exercises, and Classes

Kettlebell workouts combine foundational, full-body movements with cardio exercise, strength training, and metabolic conditioning, together creating a simple exercise regimen offered at SOL Performance in Oakland and SOL Santa Cruz....

The Morning Movement Checkup

SOL Oakland physical therapist Bryan Ausinheiler discusses how to conduct a movement check on a soft surface. During my travels through Ecuador and Peru I found the types of surfaces...

Desk-ercise

We all know that with busy schedules and changing priorities, sticking to an exercise routine can be a challenge. But considering that two-thirds of the US population is either overweight...