PT Tips
Tip of the Month Archive
Welcome to
Greenwood Physical Therapy’s Tip of the Month Archive! You’ll find our curated collection of expert advice, exercises, and wellness strategies designed to help you stay active, recover effectively, and improve your overall mobility. Whether you’re managing an injury or looking to enhance your physical health, our tips provide practical insights for every step of your journey. Please consult your doctor prior to starting any new exercise regimen or any new activities.
- Losing Weight
Tips on aiding your recovery - Cupping
Expectations and benefits of cupping - Anti-Inflammatory Diet
aid your body’s natural response to illness, infection, or injury - Couch Exercises
Strengthening exercises you can do right from your couch - New Year Resolutions
Tips for keeping your resolutions - Holiday Shopping Exercises
Exercises you can do while hitting the stores and waiting in lines - National Physical Therapy Month
Tips on aging well - Back to School ABC’s
Tips to start off the new school year - Airplane Exercises
Exercises to perform while airborne - Body Sculpting
5 sculpting moves for the summer - Summer Running
Tips to stay safe running in the heat - Stress Awareness Month
Tips to decrease your levels of stress - Smoking Hampers Healing
The effect of smoking on the healing process
- American Heart Month
Preventing heart disease, spotting a stroke, and becoming CPR/AED certified - Text Neck
How your smart phone is causing your neck pain - Shoveling Tips
Can shoveling cause a heart attack? - Fall Leaf Raking Tips
Proper techniques to avoid injuries during Autumn leaf raking - National Falls Prevention Month
Tips for awareness to prevent falls - Backpack Safety
How to wear and pack your bag to prevent injury - National Anti-Boredom Month
Activities to do in the pool, at a BBQ, or in your hotel room - National Fruits and Veggies Month
Produce picking pointers - Bike Safety
Know the rules of the road - March Madness
Try our NCAA challenge - Learn Your Vitals
How to figure out your body’s stats - Couch Potato Workout
Exercises to get up, move and boost your metabolism
- Snow Shoveling
’Tis the season for safe snow shoveling - The QUADRASTEP System
Prefabricated custom foot type orthotics - Concussion Series Part 1 – The Facts
Traumatic brain injury risks - Concussion Series Part 2 – Prevention
Protect yourself and your family - Concussion Series Part III – ImPACT
Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing - Heart Health
Small steps to prevent heart disease and improve cardiovascular health - Heat vs. Ice
Guidelines for heat or ice therapy - Spring Cleaning and Gardening
Tips to help you prevent injury - Plantar Fasciitis/Fasciosis
Tips to help heal your heel pain - Softball Tips
Warm up techniques to avoid injury - Water Workouts
Wellness benefits of water exercise - Ergonomics
Workplace posture set up - Direct Access to Physical Therapy
Evaluation/treatment without a physician’s referral/prescription
