Health and Wellness
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How Sleep Affects Recovery
March 18, 2022
Sleep: The most overlooked method of recovery As most of us know, it is recommended that a person gets 7-9 hours of sleep each night. However, do you know why sleep is so important? More specifically, why sleep is so essential for recovery after an injury or surgery? Sleep does many things. It’s not just […]
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Hulst Jepsen Physical Therapy Expands to Zeeland
March 2, 2022
We’re excited to announce that we opened a new location in Zeeland on March 7, 2022. Our new clinic is located at 26 North State Street, Suite 500, Zeeland, MI 49464. The opening of the Zeeland clinic marks 21 convenient locations in the Greater Grand Rapids area for Hulst Jepsen Physical Therapy. We continue to […]
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What Is Dry Needling?
February 21, 2022
What is Dry Needling? “Oh, I’ve heard of dry needling. It’s like Acupuncture, right?” As physical therapists who are trained and certified in dry needling, this is a hard question to answer. The answer is yes, but no. Some people have never heard of dry needling and it remains a foreign concept to them. Others […]
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Hulst Jepsen Physical Therapy Expands to Cedar Springs
February 1, 2022
We’re excited to announce that we opened a new location in Cedar Springs on February 7, 2022. Our new clinic is located at 14111 White Creek Ave NE, Suite J, Cedar Springs, MI 49319. The opening of the Cedar Springs clinic marks 20 convenient locations in the Greater Grand Rapids area for Hulst Jepsen Physical […]
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New Year, New You?
January 20, 2022
New Year, New You? It’s January, again, that time when we all determine that we will do better, exercise more, eat healthier, learn a new skill, and grow as people. I’ve already spent time making my goals for 2022, goals about reading, language learning, and…well, perhaps I’ve already forgotten the others. Good thing I wrote […]
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The New Standard of Postpartum Care
January 6, 2022
The New Standard of Postpartum Care: Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy On average, 3.75 million women give birth in the United States per year, and 100% of them will have some level of injury because of it. Those injuries will be perineal, abdominal, or both. There will be muscle strains, ligamentous sprains, and soft tissue tearing, […]
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Treating Parkinson’s Disease
December 20, 2021
There are nearly 1,000,000 people in the United States diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, and an additional 60,000 people diagnosed this year. Early symptoms include: Hand tremor at rest Small Handwriting Loss of Smell Trouble Moving or Walking Trouble Sleeping Constipation A Soft Voice A Masked Face (serious or angry) Dizziness or Fainting Stooped or Hunched […]
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So, You Want to Be an Athletic Trainer?
November 30, 2021
So, You Want to Be an Athletic Trainer? As a semi-recent graduate (2016) of Central Michigan University’s (CMU) Athletic Training program I would like to shed some light on my experience, what changes are being made to many of the programs across the country, and what the requirements are once you are a Certified Athletic […]
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Why choose PT first?
November 30, 2021
Why a PT Should Be Your Go-to Musculoskeletal Provider Physical therapists are some of the most skilled providers when it comes to musculoskeletal diagnosis and treatment. We truly are musculoskeletal specialists. Physical therapy is a doctoral degree now, and we get an extensive amount of education in school. We are also required to stay up […]
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Hulst Jepsen Physical Therapy Recycles
November 10, 2021
Hulst Jepsen Physical Therapy Recycles In honor of America Recycles Day, let’s take a look at ways Hulst Jepsen Physical Therapy is trying to offset our environmental impact. When I started working here almost 6 years ago, I was in awe of the amount of waste containing recyclable materials we were throwing away at one […]