Acupuncture and Post Operative Care
Surgery is a serious, painful business, even when successful, and managing your recovery can be as delicate and important as the procedure itself. Currently, the use of opioids is the most broadly accepted way to treat postoperative pain, but the benefits of these...
Parabolic Performance and Rehab and Murray Hill Tennis and Fitness celebrated their partnership
Parabolic Performance and Rehab and Murray Hill Tennis and Fitness celebrated their partnership, on Wednesday evening, with an open house and “sip and see” launch party. Guests toured Parabolic’s new state-of-the-art sports training and physical therapy facility, now...
Training Tips: How to Improve Your Athlete’s Speed
Thanks to the Internet, trainers who predominantly use foot ladders to increase “foot speed” are increasing. As a result, people are being exposed to and influenced by training that prioritizes rapid leg movements and fancy footwork over force production and moving...
Dry Needling and Acupuncture: What’s the Difference?
If you are or have been a patient at Parabolic, chances are you have received dry needling or have seen one of our physical therapists utilize it as part of a patient treatment plan. Parabolic also offers acupuncture to promote a more well-rounded and holistic...
How Giants’ LB Devon Kennard shed injury-prone label in 3rd season
CLIFTON -- After during his first two seasons, linebacker Devon Kennard devised a game plan last offseason. In addition to his work at the Giants' facility, Kennard visited 1-2 times per week during the season for massage therapy and physical therapy sessions. "It's...
AIM SMALL, MISS SMALL: HOW TO FOCUS YOUR IDENTITY TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS
With the year’s official fresh start quickly approaching, carving out the time to goal set for the New Year is upon us. Consider goal setting through a lens of stamina. It’s easy to align stamina with a physical approach, but let’s take it a step further and recognize...
A Rhythm to Coaching
Introducing new movements to clients can be tricky. There are many pitfalls a coach can run into that can leave both the coach and, more importantly, the client feeling unsuccessful and frustrated. The main issue coaches tend to have is “over-coaching” a new movement....
3 Ways To Make Pushups More Challenging With No Equipment
When it comes to bang for your buck exercises, it’s difficult to beat the pushup. Nearly every client who walks through the doors of Parabolic will, at some point during his or her time with us, learn to execute the pushup with a high level of technical proficiency,...
How to “Hug” Your Clients
I know what you may be thinking, “Is this guy actually about to tell me how to hug my clients? What does that have to do with training?” Don’t worry. This article is not actually about literally hugging your clients, but rather about showing them just how much you...
6 Steps to Designing Big Power Programs
One of the most important aspects of training that can be improved in the weight room is power, however all power is not created equal. There are different types of “power” that go by many different names amongst physical preparation coaches and sports scientists,...
The Best Squat You’re Not Doing
The squat is arguably the most important movement pattern there is to athletic performance and overall health. It requires the ability to express and control full range of motion at your ankles, knees, and hips while maintaining a stable trunk position. These...
It Could Be Holding You Back!
Whether you want to believe it or not, clutter is like a dark cloud that constantly follows us around. This persistent threat impedes our abilities to make strides toward fitness success. For some, this means losing weight, getting more sleep, increasing the amount of...
