Live Free Physical Therapy

10/31/2023

Our PTs Kyle and Britt honoring National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wearing pink! 💗🎗️

08/22/2022

Lower Trunk Rotations:

The video shown provides a demonstration of the lower trunk rotation exercise, which can be an effective way to increase hip, lower thoracic, and lumbar spine mobility. This exercise should be performed in a controlled manner and rotating to the extent that a strong pull or stretch is noted, followed by rotating to the opposite side gently.

07/18/2022

To adequately warm up for your next 5K race here are some helpful pointers regarding sequencing and timing. The goal is to increase circulation to the muscles of the legs while also preparing leg muscles for the activity of running.

30-40 minutes before the race: Engage in an easy jog for 10-15 minutes to increase your heart rate and warm up your muscles.

20-25 minutes before the race: Engage in some dynamic stretches for your lower body for 5-10 reps to target the large muscle groups (quads, hamstrings, calves, glutes).

5-10 minutes before the race: don’t sit still! Walk towards the start line and engage in some light hopping in place or shaking out of the legs to stay warm.

06/29/2022

The following stretches provide a way to relieve tightness in your gluteal region:

Image 1 & 2: Piriformis stretch

The piriformis is a muscle that runs from your sacrum and attaches onto the greater trochanter of your femur. This muscle serves primarily to externally rotate and abduct the hip. Pulling your knee towards your chest and towards your opposite shoulder will elongate the piriformis muscle.

Image 3: Gluteus Maximus stretch

The gluteus Maximus is a muscle that attaches at the sacrum, ilium, iliac crest, and thoracolumbar fascia and attaches to both your femur and IT band. The primary purpose of this muscle is to assist the hip with extension. Pulling your knee towards your chest will provide a stretch of this muscle.

06/24/2022

Thank you for your great review, Sara! At Live Free PT, our priority is making sure our patients are able to get back to their normal pain-free lives!

06/08/2022

If you spend time at a computer for work or school, it can be common to develop stiffness or wrist pain from sustained ergonomic postures. The following are two stretches that can help encourage flexibility of both the wrist extensor and flexor muscle groups. Static stretches should be held for 30-45 seconds bouts to encourage improved flexibility.

Image 1: wrist extensor stretch
Image 2: wrist flexor stretch

05/23/2022

Happy World Turtle Day to our office mascot, Donatello! 🐢

05/17/2022

The Live Free PT team had a great time attending Groton’s annual road race!

Thanks for having us ☺️

05/11/2022

We're excited to be joining the Groton community on May 15th at their annual Groton Road Race! Stop by the Live Free table to get helpful tips, live free swag and use our tools to get rid of that post-race soreness! To learn more about the race or register please visit: http://grotonroadrace.com/

We hope to see you there!

04/05/2022

We're excited to announce our website has gone through some BIG changes! 💻✨

Check it out here: www.LiveFreePT.com

04/04/2022

THERAPIST SHOUTOUT!

Emily joined Live Free PT in March 2022 after graduating from Franklin Pierce University. Emily found her passion with treating orthopedic and sport physical therapy through competing as a college track heptathlete working through injuries of her own, as well as through coaching high school track and field athletes. She is excited to bring her experience to Live Free and provide quality care to the Groton community. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, running, kayaking, skiing and spending time with her animals!

To schedule an appointment with Emily please call (978) 449-9772!

03/14/2022

Happy Monday from our Live Free PT team!

02/22/2022

Your first physical therapy appointment will be an evaluation where our therapists get a history of the injury to see what is bothering the patient, ask them questions about what makes them feel better or worse and how their injury is affecting their daily life and activities. After history is discussed and noted, we measure strength and motion and look at some functional movements and special tests to rule out other diagnoses.

01/26/2022

Foam rolling 101

What is it? Dense foam that comes in a variety of different densities and sizes.

Benefits? Can serve as a form of self massage technique, can be utilized to reduce perceived tightness, soreness, and lead to short term increases in range of motion.

When to do it? Foam rolling can have a place in many parts of a healthy lifestyle, but we recommend performing after a workout /physical activity, as a cool down technique.

12/21/2021

Wishing you and your families a fun-filled holiday season and best wishes for a happy New Year!

12/15/2021

🏃‍♂️ Treadmill vs outdoor 🏃‍♀️

Treadmill pros:
-no weather or temperature issues
-controlled pace
-softer landing surface
Cons:
-no downhill or turning
-can cause shorter strides/altered mechanics
-cost

Outdoor pros:
-inexpensive
-more muscle activation from feet
-variety and different scenes
Cons:
-dependent on weather
-more difficult to pace

12/08/2021

Read our latest blog for some tips on how to make healthy choices during the holidays!

As the countdown to Christmas is in full effect, we are all wondering how to stay healthy. The joys of the winter holidays come with plenty of excitement, including gifts, seeing loved ones, and eating seasonal food and treats. The downside is people can struggle with making healthy choices around t...

11/25/2021

Happy Thanksgiving from our Live Free Physical Therapy team! We hope you and your families have a wonderful Thanksgiving!