Jon Duellman PT
Bone Stress Injuries and Stress Fractures: More Common than You Think.
Stress fractures are detrimental to a runner's season. Often times pain in the shin or foot can end a runner's goals of a future race,...
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Jon Duellman PT
- Mar 27, 2020
- 2 min
Boost Your Immune System with SLEEP!
You probably have noticed from being sick in the past that your body demands sleep. You feel exhausted and perhaps sleep a large portion...
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Jon Duellman PT
- Feb 22, 2020
- 2 min
Heart Disease and Chronic Inflammation
The British Journal of Sports Medicine put out a great article discussing how changes in your daily routine have a large impact on...
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Jon Duellman PT
- Feb 12, 2020
- 2 min
How Long Do I Have to Stretch?
Should I stretch? How long? Every day? When can I quit? All great questions I hear from my patients and clients. Stretching has been...
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Jon Duellman PT
- Feb 5, 2020
- 1 min
Move More, Sit Less: What the Best Evidence Says about Physical Activity and Death
What does the research really say about sedentary behaviors versus physical activity? It shouldn't surprise you, but it must be reminded....
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Jon Duellman PT
- Jan 29, 2020
- 1 min
The End of Your Physical Therapy is Your Return to Normal Exercise
This is a brief post to share something I strongly believe. One concept I like to share with my patients early in their recovery is that...
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Jon Duellman PT
- Jan 21, 2020
- 1 min
Great Stuff: Maximizing Muscle Growth by Chris Beardsley
Great Stuff is a series of articles from experts in health and fitness that I find very valuable to your understanding and application....
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Jon Duellman PT
- Jan 7, 2020
- 2 min
Melatonin for Sleep: Does it Work?
What should I do if I can't sleep? People are using many strategies to get to sleep these days. Some have been shown to be helpful in the...
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Jon Duellman PT
- Dec 4, 2019
- 2 min
My Knee Hurts: What should I do?
Knee pain is incredibly common. If you live long enough, you'll experience some. Today's goal is to share with you what you can do when...
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Jon Duellman PT
- Nov 7, 2019
- 2 min
Does Drinking Alcohol Delay Healing?
At the time of writing this post, I listened to a speaker share his thoughts on alcohol sharing that it is poison to our body. He joked...
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Jon Duellman PT
- Oct 30, 2019
- 3 min
Top 3 Nutrition Keys for Rehab Success
When we are injured, we are tired, in pain, having difficulty doing the things we love. It can be a frustrating time. We want to get back...
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Jon Duellman PT
- Oct 22, 2019
- 1 min
Pain is NOT Damage
Pain is a complicated experience. We often try to figure it out ourselves. Guessing at what the cause is. What did I do? Is it serious?...
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Jon Duellman PT
- Oct 15, 2019
- 3 min
What is The Rotator Cuff?
The rotator cuff is the dreaded body part no one wants to hear about. Rotator cuff surgery is very common (unfortunately) but many...
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Jon Duellman PT
- Oct 7, 2019
- 2 min
Test Yourself: 1-Leg Heel Raises
Here's how the test yourself series works. I give you a quick test to do at home or in the gym. You do the test and I'll tell you how...
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Jon Duellman PT
- Oct 1, 2019
- 3 min
Growth Mindset for Beginners
Today is a great day to get better. I'm happy to get to work on a new post and try to improve each time. The Growth Mindset is being...
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Jon Duellman PT
- Sep 23, 2019
- 4 min
Is it your Hip Flexor or Hip Impingement?
Hi all! Today, we are talking about pain or discomfort in the front of the hip. Common thoughts and ideas around hip pain seem to center...
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Jon Duellman PT
- Sep 10, 2019
- 2 min
Rules for Pain: When to Stop
It's very important to understand pain a bit better to understand our own body. Pain is a signal from our body that is telling us there...
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Jon Duellman PT
- Sep 3, 2019
- 3 min
Why Don't I Have Motion?
Our joint motion can be limited in a variety of ways. We can have flexibility or mobility limitations (muscle length or joint stiffness)....
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Jon Duellman PT
- Aug 28, 2019
- 2 min
4 Things to Know about Sleep
We all cherish sleep and eventually learn how important it is to how good we feel and how well we perform. Let's confirm some of the...
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Jon Duellman PT
- Aug 20, 2019
- 2 min
Strength Training into Old Age
I'm biased towards strength training. It is so important to our musculoskeletal health and for injury prevention. For function in life,...
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Why Blog?
As a Physical Therapist and Fitness Professional based in Minneapolis south metro, I’m determined to help my patients understand their own health so they can be well-informed when making important health decisions.