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                                    • Tips to Teach your Child Good Posture While Sitting at School

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                                      |Date: August 09, 2021
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                                      Tips to Teach your Child Good Posture While Sitting at School

                                      Tips to Teach your Child Good Posture While Sitting at School

                                      Submitted by Natalie Frei, PT, DPT, physical therapist at Valley Medical Center’s Children’s Therapy It's ...

                                      Submitted by Natalie Frei, PT, DPT, physical therapist at Valley Medical Center’s Children’s Therapy It's important for children to have good posture while sitting and standing to protect their growin ...

                                      August 09, 2021
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                                    • How Stroke Survivors Benefit by Using Tango to Learn to Walk

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                                      |Date: July 05, 2017
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                                      How Stroke Survivors Benefit by Using Tango to Learn to Walk

                                      How Stroke Survivors Benefit by Using Tango to Learn to Walk

                                      Valley Medical Center hosts weekly TangoStride sessions which help stroke survivors relearn how to walk a ...

                                      Valley Medical Center hosts weekly TangoStride sessions which help stroke survivors relearn how to walk and improve mobility. Gabriela Condrea’s approach to teaching tango (Tango is About the Connecti ...

                                      July 05, 2017
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                                    • Be Flexible to the Benefits of Maintaining Functional Movement

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                                      |Date: March 22, 2017
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                                      Be Flexible to the Benefits of Maintaining Functional Movement

                                      Be Flexible to the Benefits of Maintaining Functional Movement

                                      Our lack of flexibility becomes apparent when we reach a little too far for something or stride a little ...

                                      Our lack of flexibility becomes apparent when we reach a little too far for something or stride a little too long walking. Stretching and performing functional movements can improve flexibility, allow ...

                                      March 22, 2017
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                                    • Desk Job? Do This Exercise Daily

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                                      |Date: October 15, 2013
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                                      Desk Job? Do This Exercise Daily

                                      Desk Job? Do This Exercise Daily

                                        If you have a desk job, listen up! Sitting at a computer all day is hard on your body. Slouching f ...

                                        If you have a desk job, listen up! Sitting at a computer all day is hard on your body. Slouching forward throughout your workday hinders posture and can lead to back, neck or shoulder pain. Use ...

                                      October 15, 2013
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                                    • Get Fit Tip! Posturing for Success: Good Posture Creates a Strong Foundation for Movement

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                                      |Date: September 23, 2013
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                                      Get Fit Tip! Posturing for Success: Good Posture Creates a Strong Foundation for Movement

                                      Get Fit Tip! Posturing for Success: Good Posture Creates a Strong Foundation for Movement

                                        The spine is the backbone of the body, but proper posture is what holds us up. Posture is frequent ...

                                        The spine is the backbone of the body, but proper posture is what holds us up. Posture is frequently mentioned and for great reason. Faulty posture can limit breathing, movement, health and men ...

                                      September 23, 2013
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