February 2020

Barefoot Squats All you need to know | Orthosports Physiotherapy by Dr. Rajani Patil

Barefoot Squats: Just another trend or an actually helpful technique? Here’s the answer!

Squats are one of the most important compound full-body exercises that work on many muscles together and the best part is that they mimic functional movement patterns. It improves muscle strength, mobility of joints and also strengthens tendons, joints, and ligaments of the lower body. Since your feet make the base for a squat, it is important to understand whether there are certain benefits of doing squats barefoot instead of with shoes.

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How accurate is the wet test to buy the right running shoe for me | Orthosports Physiotherapy by Dr. Rajani Patil

How accurate is the wet test to buy the right running shoe for me?

It has been accounted in numerous magazines and books that all you have to do to buy the right shoe is to look at your footprint i.e. the wet test. Stepping on a paper after dipping your feet in water and then looking at the footprint tells you the kind of arches you have; and then according to the arch, you buy the shoe. This is, however…

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Do you use your laptop on your lap | Orthosports Physiotherapy by Dr. Rajani Patil

Why you shouldn’t use a laptop on your lap

The modern man or woman today is more married to their laptop than to their spouse! Jokes apart, people do spend enormous amounts of time with their laptops, and usually in awkward postures. When laptops were invented they were meant to differentiate a portable class of PC from desktops and hence got termed laptops. But the term laptop is really a misnomer! The laptop is not really meant to be used on the lap for a variety of reasons.

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Using a Knee Support While Gymming or Running | Orthosports Physiotherapy by Dr. Rajani Patil

Want to stay on top of your game? Stay energized all day! 5 things to add to your routine as suggested by an Expert!

Many people suffer from fatigue and low motivation to carry on through the day and may be wondering why. Sometimes it could be due to some medical problems like diabetes, thyroid, blood pressure variations and others but more often than not it is just pure lifestyle! There are simple ways to keep yourself energized through the day- just by keeping your metabolism up. A few simple tricks about how you move and what you eat can completely alter how you feel. So go ahead and try some of these.

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The Science of Proper Breathing: Are You Breathing the Right Way?

Breathing the right way applies to lifting weights at the gym, to walking, running, cycling, to rehab, to climbing a flight of stairs and even to sleeping. It can affect the overall quality of our workouts, our energy levels and also how quickly we burn fat. In extreme cases, it can also mean doing no harm to our internal organs. So it’s important to get it right.

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