Athletic Training / Sports Physical Therapy
ECRC-PT has been assisting eastern CT athletes of all levels, from young team players, to interscholastic players, to college and professional athletes, to senior participants for over 35 years.
Women’s Health
Women have special needs to attain and maintain their health. ECRC-PT provides treatment for many common orthopedic disorders affecting women, such as poor posture, back pain, and sacroiliac dysfunction.
GAIT SPEED AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF ELDERLY ASSESSMENT
An analysis of 9 studies with more than 34,000 participants aged 65 and older suggests that gait speed may be an indicator of health of an older person. Published in JAMA and highlighted in USA Today, the study’s authors, which include APTA member Jennifer Brach, PT, PhD, GCS, say that “gait speed, age, and sex…
EXERCISES IMPROVE FUNCTION
Researchers at the Queen’s University, Kingsland, Ontario, Canada, and Columbia University, New York, conducted a randomized clinical trial involving 136 sedentary older adults who were abdominally obese, meaning they had a waist circumference of at least 40″ for men or 35″ for women. For 6 months, participants were randomly assigned to one of 4 groups:…
