By: Chad Burnham, DPT, FAFS, CSCS
To Ice Or Not To Ice
For the longest time we have all been told to ice our injuries, aches, and pains. You all know the famous acronym RICE (Rest, Ice Compression, Elevation). I first made this mistake early on in my career as we did not know any better. It was no...
By: Chad Burnham, DPT, FAFS, CSCS
Increase Your Protein…Time To Get Wheysted!Â
For all of you that know us here at ProForm PT, you know that we love our protein. This is another one of those myths that we shouldn’t eat too much protein, or that too much protein can be harmful to our bodies.
Prote...
By: Chad Burnham, DPT, CSCS
Eat Everything With A Grain Of Salt
 Like the title says…eat everything with a grain of salt or “sodium”. Are you actually consuming enough salt throughout the day. Well if you follow the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines the answer is probably NO. Currently t...
By: Katie Burnham, DPT
Don’t Let Urinary Incontinence (UI) Stop You From Your Fitness
 Let’s talk about a topic that doesn’t get spoken about on the regular…exercise and “accidents”.  I’m not referring to an injury sustained during training.  I’m speaking about the pee. Pee leakage impacts 1 in 4 ...
By: Karyssa Shaw & Nick Sienkiewicz, DPT, CSCS
Are Your Flip Flops Causing Your Foot Pain?
Summer is here! Time to break out the shorts, tank tops, sunglasses, and flip flops... right?Â
Here at ProForm, we love the saying "free the feet.” Summer is the perfect time to "free the feet" because now ...
By: Nick Sienkiewicz, DPT, CSCS
Reshaping the Traditional PT Model
 Physical Therapy has been growing as a profession for the past couple decades, and for good reason! We have been intuitively treating sick or injured humans with forms of physical activity for a long time, but the contemporary occ...
By: Nick Sienkiewicz, DPT, CSCS
 Don’t Let Calories Burned Dictate Your TrainingÂ
Wearables, like apple watches and heart rate monitors, are all the rage these days. They can give you a ton of information, and can certainly be a great way to track exercise. However, we often hear about people get...
By: Nick Sienkiewicz, DPT, CSCS
A Review of Matt Ibrahim’s Presentation on Deceleration Training
This blog is a brief recap from our recent ProForm workshop where we hosted a presentation by Matthew Ibrahim about the importance of training humans for the deceleration (aka ability to slow down) req...
By: Katie Burnham, DPT
Journey Of Thyself
 “True meditation is about being fully present with everything that is including discomfort and challenges. It is not an escape from life.”Â
― Craig Hamilton
Imagine the ability to slow down your thoughts, become present with the “now”. Our daily lives ...
By: Chad Burnham, DPT, FAFS, CSCS
PT On Your Terms
Direct Access…What is it? And why would I care about it?
Put simply, Direct Access allows physical therapists to treat patients without a doctors prescription.
Yes…you heard correctly!
In the state of Massachusetts we have something known as un...
By Nick Sienkiewicz, DPT, CSCS
Overlooked And Undervalued Tips To Optimize Recovery From An Injury
 The human body is amazingly resilient and adaptable. Whether you want to believe it or not, it has extraordinary healing powers. Our social constructs have conditioned us to believe that our body’s ...
By: Karyssa Shaw
Maintain Your Gains on Vacation
Here I am, sitting by the pool in sunny Florida. Soaking up all the Vitamin D and playing my favorite country playlist in the background. Of course, I am here to relax and unwind; aren’t I?!
Well yes but taking time off from work and reality doesn’...
