Parallel Physical Therapy & Wellness, LLC

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! 🩰✨🦃🍂

We provide injury prevention, wellness, and rehabilitation services to artistic athletes 🩰🤸‍♀️📣💃🏼⛸
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Happy Halloween from Parallel PTW! 👻🎃🧙‍♀️
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With October over half way over, I wanted to wish a happy PT month to all the amazing PTs out there! 💪
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Special shoutout to all the PTs who own their own practice, provide cash-based PT, and/or work with artistic athletes! 👏
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See what our clients are saying about us! ✨
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Ready to start your PT journey? Call, text, email, or DM today! 💪
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Dancers, have you done any cross training this week?? 😱
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Dancers need to implement cross training into their routine regularly to maintain cardiorespiratory endurance and strength that is needed to support you while you dance. 🩰
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Without cross training outside of your dance technique, you may be at an increased risk of injury. 😰
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Cross training can be as simple as taking a brisk walk, streaming a guided strength or cardio workout online, or hitting the mat for some Pilates or yoga. There are many options to meet your cardio and strength needs! 😍
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Comment “💪” below if cross training was part of your routine this week!
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🚨 ATTENTION ALL DANCERS, DANCE PARENTS, AND DANCE EDUCATORS 🚨
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Return to dance is just around the corner, which for some may include returning to or initiating pointe work 🩰
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Dancing en pointe is truly beautiful, but without properly preparing your body to go en pointe, you may be at an increased risk for getting hurt 🤕
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Make sure you are ready to go en pointe or return to pointe work with our pre-pointe assessment & conditioning programs guided by a doctor of physical therapy 💪
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Call, text, email, or DM today to learn more! ✨
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See what our clients are saying about us! ✨
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Ready to start your PT journey? Call, text, email, or DM today! 💪
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Happy July 4th from Parallel PTW! 💃🏼🩰🇺🇸🎆☀️
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HOW TO CHECK YOUR TURNOUT DURING CLASS 🩰
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Like, comment, follow, DM, email, or call us for more tips on how to train safely! ✨
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TEST YOUR DANCE KNOWLEDGE 🩰
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Stay tuned for more tips surrounding how to properly check and align your turn out in class! ✨
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There is always room for growth when it comes to exercise technique 💪
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Check out this head-to-toe checklist to upgrade your weight bearing exercises on hands and knees and increase the activation of your deep stabilizing muscles 😏
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✅ Length through the back of your neck with a gentle chin nod maintained
✅ Hands positioned slightly forward from your shoulders with fingers splayed & pressing gently into your mat
✅ Chest pressing away from the floor to stabilize your shoulder blades & prevent winging
✅ Elbows slightly unlocked
✅ Neutral spine maintained with deep core active
✅ Knees positioned under hip joints with pelvis neutral and level throughout
✅ Don’t forget to breathe!
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Give this a try and let us know how it goes in the comments below!👇
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Dream Big ✨
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Happy Easter from Parallel PTW! 🐣💐☀️
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We hope you have a wonderful day with your loved ones! 💕
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Today is ‘s birthday! 🎉
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In honor of Jill’s birthday, we thought it would be a great idea to get to know a little bit more about why she chose PT, and why she is passionate about working with artistic athletes! ✨
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Swipe to learn more! 💕
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Swipe for answers ⬅️ Call, email, or DM for more information and to schedule an evaluation today! ✨
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Dancing en pointe can be so beautiful, but it also increases the demands dancers place on their bodies 🩰
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To all my dancers, dance educators, and dance parents out there, if you want to ensure you or your dancer is ready to go en pointe with minimal risk of injury, contact us about our pre-pointe assessment & conditioning programs ✨
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We use research-based assessment tools to determine if a dancer has proper strength, control, stability, range of motion, and technique to be successful and healthy transitioning to en pointe work 📚
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In addition, if there are areas that could use some improvement & extra attention, we provide customized programs to address these areas of deficit and work towards the goal of transitioning en pointe safely 🙌
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Call, click, email, or DM us to learn more! 💕
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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! 🍀
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Let’s explore one more fact about Irish Step Dancing and Dance Medicine! ✨
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📚 Shippen JM, May B. Calculation of muscle loading and joint contact forces during the rock step in Irish dance. J Dance Med Sci.
2010;14(1):11-8.
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We are just one day away from Saint Patrick’s Day! 🍀
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Let’s take another chance to learn more about Irish Step Dancing and Dance Medicine! ✨
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Cahalan R, O’Sullivan K. Injury in Professional Irish Dancers. J Dance Med Sci. 2013;17(4):150-158. doi:10.12678
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We are two days away from Saint Patrick’s Day! 🍀
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Let’s take a chance to learn more about Irish Step Dancing and Dance Medicine! ✨
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📚 Cahalan R, O’Sullivan K. Injury in Professional Irish Dancers. J Dance Med Sci. 2013;17(4):150-158. doi:10.12678
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Raise your toes if you’re working your foot stability with me today! 👣
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Think of your feet like the foundation of a house… you want your home to be built on a strong foundation, just like you want to walk, dance, jump, tumble, balance, and run on a strong foot! By having strong feet (AKA a strong foundation) you will set up the rest of your body to perform with optimal alignment, form, muscle activation, and technique! ✨
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Follow, DM, or contact us to learn more info on how to build strong feet! 💪🏼
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Happy International Women’s Day! ✨
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Huge shout out to all of the amazing women out there, especially my fellow artistic athletes and fellow women small business owners! 💪 Today, we celebrate you! 💕
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Too excited not to share! Start your PT journey today! 🙌
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**Shared with patient permission**
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We provide customized home exercise programs with written, visual, and audio instructions to make sure you are performing your program correctly and getting the most out of each exercise ✅
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See what our clients are saying about our home programs ⬆️
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Call, email, or DM to schedule your first PT session today! 🙌
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Not only do we offer 1-on-1 physical therapy and injury prevention services, but we also offer small group strength & conditioning and injury prevention classes! 💪🏼
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Contact us to learn more! ✨
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Happy Valentine’s Day! 💖
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Which artistic sport is your valentine this year? 🤔 Comment below to let us know! ⬇️
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Happy Super Bowl Sunday! 🏈🙌🎉
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Are you watching the Super Bowl today for the game or the halftime show? 🤔
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DISCOVER YOUR FOOT TYPE (Post 4 of 4) 👣
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Last up, Roman Type! 💛
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Swipe to learn tips for all my dancers with Roman feet! 🩰
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📚 Berardi G. Unique Feet: Discover your foot type and its perfect pointe shoe. Dance Magazine. March 2008:40-43.
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DISCOVER YOUR FOOT TYPE (Post 3 of 4) 👣
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Next up, Egyptian Type! 💚
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Swipe to learn tips for all my dancers with Egyptian feet! 🩰
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📚 Berardi G. Unique Feet: Discover your foot type and its perfect pointe shoe. Dance Magazine. March 2008:40-43.
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DISCOVER YOUR FOOT TYPE (Post 2 of 4) 👣
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First up, Greek Type! 💜
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Swipe to learn tips for dancers with Greek feet! 🩰
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📚 Berardi G. Unique Feet: Discover your foot type and its perfect pointe shoe. Dance Magazine. March 2008:40-43.
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DISCOVER YOUR FOOT TYPE (Post 1 of 4) 👣
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Greek, Egyptian, & Roman are three of the major foot types! Learn which foot type you have and comment below!
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💜 for Greek
💚 for Egyptian
💛 for Roman
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Stay tuned for upcoming posts to learn more information and pointe shoe tips for your unique foot type! 🙌
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⚠️ Training tip of the week ⚠️
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I know it is tempting to work your stronger side on repeat, but make sure you are giving your weaker side some attention too so that it can improve! 🙌
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Like, Comment, & Follow for more tips! 👍
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