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Park North Patient Feature: Q&A with Ironman World Champion Qualifier & Wheelchair Athlete, Minda Dentler

Minda Dentler is an Ironman World Champion Qualifier and Wheelchair athlete, who was also a former patient at Park North Physical Therapy in Harlem. Minda describes how the skills she learned in PT helped her train and recover from injury. In addition to her athletic career, Minda is also a TEDX speaker and children’s book author. Check out our interview with her to learn more about her incredible life experience.

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Telehealth is an integral part of healthcare

TelehealthPhysical therapists typically treat their patients through physical contact, and treating through telehealth has been a relatively new experience for us at Park North. However, we have found that telehealth provides us…

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Stretching: Dynamic vs. Static

People are often asking about stretching. When should I stretch? Should I stretch before or after I workout? When people say stretch though, they are often referring to a static stretch in…

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Respect, admire and attend to our physique

It all starts with attention and respect.Everything powerful in the human spirit can be seen as a foundation. Maintaining, and better-still building-upon and strengthening, those important foundations, takes constant care, nurturing, and…

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How deep should you squat?

The short and simple answer is as low as possible. Squatting deeper has not been shown by the research to cause any harm to the knees. The research has actually shown that…

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The Benefits of Squats

Hate it or love it, no one can deny that squatting is one of the most beneficial exercises for strengthening about all the muscles of the lower body, including core, back, hips,…

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Quad Strength

The quadriceps are one of the most important group of muscles for having good healthy knees. The quad muscle group, as evidenced by the name, are made up of four muscles that…

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Improving Your Ankle Mobility

Ankle mobility is very important for many functional activities. While ankle stability and strength are often addressed during ankle injuries, mobility plays a big role as well. There are many movements that…

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Acute Low Back Strain

“I pulled my back and can’t move” is a phrase many of us have said at some point in our lives. It happens. Lifting heavy boxes during a move, doing yard work,…

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Telehealth

Telehealth is an integral part of healthcare, and it has become vital during times of social distancing. Physical therapists typically treat their patients through physical contact, and treating through telehealth has been…

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Overstretching

A common misconception that people have is that stretching is always necessary to prevent injury. People believe you should always be more flexible, and that the more flexible you are the lower…

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