Dr. Michael Giardina, PT, DPT, OCS

Dr. Michael Giardina, PT, DPT, OCS Dr. Michael Giardina, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Orthopedic Clinical Specialist

🚨EXERCISE CAN MAKE US SMARTER🚨💥This can impact everyone from high school athletes to your grandmother!🟩 Research is now ...
01/06/2025

🚨EXERCISE CAN MAKE US SMARTER🚨

💥This can impact everyone from high school athletes to your grandmother!

🟩 Research is now showing the relationship between physical activity and brain function.

🟦 Several ways in which activity can positively affect brain function:

🧠 improves alertness, attention, and motivation
🧠 assist with memory improvement
🧠 develops new nerve cells
🧠 allows stress relief
🧠 assist in reducing depression

🚨Take Home: Get Moving!🚨

📚Reference:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2667807/

🚨SHOULDER HOME WORKOUT🚨🟩 This post shows how 5 shoulder exercises can be performed at home🏠 with only a resistance band....
12/23/2024

🚨SHOULDER HOME WORKOUT🚨

🟩 This post shows how 5 shoulder exercises can be performed at home🏠 with only a resistance band.

🟧 This routine will address the deltoid (anterior/front, lateral/outside, & posterior/back fibers) and the rotator cuff (RC) muscles. We generally think of the RC working during rotation exercises, but push and pulling exercises ALSO activate the RC.

👉🏼 SWIPE LEFT to see how each movement can be simply performed with the same band to save money and space:
1️⃣ Shoulder Flexion
2️⃣ Shoulder Abduction
3️⃣ Shoulder Scaption
4️⃣ Overhead Press
5️⃣ Horizontal Abduction

🚨ENJOY. CHEERS🚨

12/20/2024

🚨SCAPULAR STRENGTHENING: YTWL EXERCISES🚨

🟩 The YTWL series here addresses musculature around the scapula region for upper/mid back strengthening. Muscles included in this area are the mid trap, lower trap, rhomboids, and rotator cuff muscles (slide 1).

🟧 This series can be used for shoulder health and/or shoulder/upper back dysfunction. Also a great series when warming up prior to sports such weightlifting🏋🏻, CrossFit, tennis🎾, baseball⚾️, and swimming🏊.

🟦 When working with shoulder pain or dysfunction, we need to look at the scapula and how it’s functioning. During 180 degrees of shoulder elevation, the motion comes from the shoulder joint (120 degrees) and scapular motion (60 degrees) (2:1 ratio). If the ratio of 2:1 is not❌ achieved, strain may be placed on the shoulder.

👉🏼 SWIPE LEFT to view the YTWL exercises! For reference, I am using 5 # dumbbells on ~30 degree inclined bench.

☝️Try performing 2-3 sets, 12-15 reps to begin.

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💢4 Deadlifting Cues for Improved Performance💢—Give these cues a try and see if they help your technique and performance!...
09/09/2024

💢4 Deadlifting Cues for Improved Performance💢
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Give these cues a try and see if they help your technique and performance!

Simply envisioning pushing a car door shut with your butt or having someone behind you pulling your hips rearward with a rope can help you master the hinge pattern.

Envisioning the arms as ropes with hooks can prevent jerking and improve the setup.

Thinking of painting the legs with the bar helps improve bar path and reduces load on the spine.

I hope these visuals are helpful. Thank you to for putting this together.
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Artist:
Credit: original rope/hook idea

☕️COFFEE WILL NOT FIX CRAP SLEEP☕️Do you stay up late watching Netflix📺? Or have bad sleep patterns due to insomnia or s...
08/09/2024

☕️COFFEE WILL NOT FIX CRAP SLEEP☕️

Do you stay up late watching Netflix📺? Or have bad sleep patterns due to insomnia or sleep apnea?

💤 Poor sleep has been linked to:

🔸Poor stress management
🔸Weight gain
🔸Depression and Anxiety
🔸Reduced mood and motivation
🔸Damper immune system
🔸Reduced memory ability
🔸Lower s*x drive

💥Thanks to for this visual reminder.

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