Posts by Sara Baker
Posture Perfect – How posture impacts your health.
Poor posture, particularly hyperkyphosis, a forward curvature of the upper back, affects 40% of adults over 60 and can lead to limited mobility, respiratory issues, and reduced quality of life. This article explores how targeted exercises, including Pilates and physical therapy, can strengthen spinal extensors and improve postural awareness, offering non-invasive solutions to enhance overall health and well-being.
Read MoreWhat is Fascia?
Fascia is a complex web of connective tissue and ground substance that envelops and interconnects every muscle, bone, nerve, artery, vein, and internal organ. Beyond its structural role, fascia is believed to be intricately linked to our emotional well-being, acting as a medium through which emotions are physically expressed. At Inspire Health, therapists utilize myofascial release techniques—gentle, sustained pressure and stretching—to alleviate tension in these tissues, aiming to improve posture, strength, and overall function.
Read MoreWhat to Expect at Your First Physical Therapy Appointment in Atlanta
Physical therapy treatment is a bit different at Inspire Health compared to the traditional outpatient physical therapy clinic, this is probably why you decided to seek treatment with us. You may be wondering what to expect on your first visit and how to be prepared.
Read MoreAtlanta Traffic Crisis Rescue Kit: Part II – Mindful Movements
MINDFUL MOVEMENT TIPS from Sara Baker, PT, MS, OCS MOVEMENT: Is sitting in your car for hours morning and evening turning your spine into an aching mess? Use these simple exercises to keep your spine mobile and muscles active. Caution: do these only when traffic has stopped and you can put your car in park-…
Read MoreAtlanta Traffic Crisis Rescue Kit: Part I – Mindful Meditation & Nutrition
Blood pressure is rising, patience is wearing thin, and backs are aching on roads across Atlanta. We all need a strategy for getting through the next 6 weeks- hopefully not any longer! Inspire Health is delivering you a traffic rescue kit for mind and body. Implement it daily and we promise you will mitigate the…
Read MoreSara’s Corner: For the Love of Pilates
Our love of pilates, in particular STOTT PILATES®, is pretty obvious. It is at the core of what we do. If you come to us for fitness, it may surprise you to know we use pilates as part of our physcial therapy program and many of my physical therapy clients are curious to know why we…
Read MoreSara’s Corner: Prehabilitation is the New Word
There’s a new word floating around in the physical therapy world; prehabilitation. The concept of preparing your body physically for a planned surgery, usually a joint replacement or other orthopaedic surgery, but really it could be any planned surgery or procedure. Research is starting to show there is benefits to this in the way of…
Read MoreSara’s Corner: Ode to a New Year
Welcome 2016! I’m embracing you with open arms and a hopeful heart! You may ask that I make a resolution to set myself straight for your duration, but I refuse. I’m just not that kind of woman. I don’t make declarations of rigidity in my life and I don’t set myself up for failure. I…
Read MoreUrgent!
I’m attending the American Physical Therapy Association annual conference in Charlotte this week and am trying to soak up as much as I can of the immense amount of information available. In one day I was in sessions introducing the annual fitness physical, neuromuscular control dysfunction (knees in particular) and cervical and thoracic spine involvement…
Read MoreIntense Training = Healthier in Life
I found this article discussing a study on later life health status of collegiate athletes versus recreational athletes published the American Journal of Sports Medicine interesting and wanted to share it with IH’s community. I have worked with many past competitive athletes and ex-military who are now suffering from and managing degenerative joint disease (arthritis).…
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