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Active Austin Events January 2020
Patients of our Austin-area physical therapy clinic love staying active, and we love to support them with suggestions for all the active Austin events in January 2020 that will help keep them fit and healthy. If pain or injury is keeping you from enjoying the active...

Active Austin Events December 2019
Carter PT loves to help the patients of our Austin-area physical therapy clinic stay active, and that's why we go looking for great, local activities that will keep you fit and healthy. Here's the list of active Austin events for December 2019. Enjoy! If pain or...

The Most Common Causes of Running Injuries – Find Out If You Have It
We find that nearly all the runners we treat at our Austin physical therapy clinic have a specific hip muscle weakness. This weakness is one of the most common causes of running injuries. Unfortunately, the list of problems and types of running injuries that can...

AAP 008 Tanya Streeter, Free Diver Extraordinaire and Environmentalist, Shares Thoughts on Life, Kids, and Plastics
From 1997 to 2007, Tanya Streeter was a competitive free-diver and broke a HUGE 10 World Records. While she no longer free dives competitively, she now does work as a TV presenter and film maker, using her skill to promote ocean...

Don’t Just Run To Get In Shape… Get in Shape to Run
Do you get in shape to run or do you run to get in shape? A lot of runners get injured because they jump into running in order to shed extra pounds from the holidays, but are dealing with muscle weakness that sets them up for injury. Watch the video below for more...

Why do I have foot pain when I run?
Austin, Texas is full of runners. It is therefore also full of people with running injuries. That may sound like a joke, but it is an unfortunate truth. And foot pain is one of the most common areas of pain and injury for many runners. It takes the biggest impact of...

Decrease Groin Pain and Hip Pain with this Adductor Self-Release
It's pretty impressive how much various forms of hip pain and groin pain can be reduced with a simple self-release technique. This self-release uses a lacrosse ball on the muscles known as the "adductors." *Please note that a single technique is unlikely to completely...

Better than a Hamstring Stretch: Active Self-Release Technique
Hamstring tightness is a very common problem among many of the patients in our Austin-area physical therapy clinic. And for most, simply stretching the hamstrings doesn't result in much of a lasting improvement. Our active clients often tell us, "I do hamstring...