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Heart Rate Vs. Pace Efficiency is a goal we try to help recreational runners achieve. Running is a game of economy. Gee, you’ve heard us say […]

  The Male Athlete Triad The Female Athlete Triad’s Male Counterpart Dear Men, I know many of you have complained about my period posts. Well, this […]

Why Does Heel-Toe Drop Matter in My Running Shoe? Have you heard the terms “high drop” or “low drop” when it comes to running shoes?  It […]

Soccer Specific Strength Training Exercises  Are you a footballer who thinks that playing soccer is enough training for your legs? Think again. In my last blog […]

How Long Should You Taper?   A lot goes into planning your training calendar for a race. This includes the ever-popular “Race Taper.” The period of […]

Why Soccer Players Need “Leg-Day”   I’ve been spending a lot of time around the pitch lately working with injured footballers and I’ve learned something…  Many […]

How To Warm-Up The warmup topic has always been a bit of a tennis match. Constant debate about the big one? A small one? Stretching? No […]

Decrease Your Injury Risk With This One Simple Reminder   Howdy Folks. Happy Spring (granted, it sure feels like Summer)! I wanted to take some time […]

What Muscles Work Most when You Are Running?   If you want to run, you need to strength train also. Period. End stop.  Typically people think […]

The Birth Control Band-Aid Is Birth Control The Answer For Female Athletes With RED-S?   If you recently caught my posts “No Flo, No Go” and […]

B3 Strength Training For Runners One of my favorite movie montages of all time is in Rocky IV. It’s the iconic training scene in Russia where […]

How To Build Your Training To Prevent Injuries Races are coming… so, how do you prevent injuries during training? It’s been over a year since COVID […]

How To Select The Right Running Shoe For You N + MORE… That’s the correct number of running shoes any runner should have. And if you […]

Are you Ready to Run After Having a Baby? The things you NEED to know.   Shout out to all new mamas out there. You’re killing […]

Running on the Sand is a Beach! When was the last time you went running at the beach? Damn, what a workout. My feet and calves […]

Avoiding Identity Crisis How to not fall in the deep end. It’s been over a year since COVID shut us down and changed our lives. Time […]

What Is A Meniscus Tear?   Everybody’s got ’em. That’s the bottom line when it comes to meniscus tears, and there’s no escaping it. But here’s […]

Period Based Training Use your menstrual cycle to optimize your training   Yes, folks, I’m talking about a woman’s period again. This time, in a different […]

Knee Pain in Runners: The What and Why Raise your hand if you’ve ever experienced knee pain. Wow, there’s a lot of you in the crowd […]

Running on Fumes – Fueling For Athletes Are you running out of gas? Have you ever felt run down? Constantly sick? Stomach pains without eating?  Lose […]

Anti-Inflammatories and Running The Juice Ain’t Worth the Squeeze Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) have been a “quick fix” for far too long. This is even more […]

Let’s keep talkin’, PERIOD. Talk more period, perform better… period.   Here I go again running my mouth. I can’t stop talking period. I hope ya’ll […]

No flo…No go…Ya know? Things parents, coaches and female athletes NEED to talk about. Let’s all say it together on a count of 1…2…3… [ vuh-jahy-nuh […]

Your Knees Can Go Over Your Toes 3 Rules For Healthy Squatting There aren’t many things I wish for, but boy do I wish I had […]

5 Exercises For Females To Master Exercises should be incorporated into every female athlete’s exercise routine. I am no stranger to working with female athletes and […]

Save Your Shoulders Here’s the push to pull ratio that makes all the difference! For as long as people have been exercising, shoulders have been a […]

5 Questions to Ask Before Starting a New Routine HOW TO STAY HEALTHY & SAFE IN THE NEW YEAR ‘Tis the season for New Years Resolutions! […]

A Method to Help You Choose Weights Wisely I like the line in the Toby Keith song “I’m not as good as I once was, but […]

Kettlebell Swings Training Preparation & Mastering the Movement Ah, the good old kettlebell swing. For some, it is a novelty in their exercise program but for […]

A Sprinter’s Guide to Running Faster Confession: I hate running. (Don’t tell John.)a The good news for those of you out there cringing at such a […]

Does Arthritis Cause Pain? Why your newfound “arthritis” may not be the culprit. Arthritis. That dreaded word we never hope to hear. Did you know that […]

To Stretch or Not to Stretch I’m less concerned that you can’t touch your toes The debate about stretching vs not stretching is one that I […]

Physical Therapists Have a Role in Your COVID-19 Recovery, Here’s Why Let us help guide your recovery! Let us face it, COVID-19 is still around and […]

Foot and Ankle Pain? Here’s How to Fix It! Foot and ankle injuries are increasingly common, and without the need for a traumatic injury. There is […]

Staying Safe During COVID-19 When I opened Feldman Physical Therapy and Performance in 2013 I had a goal of creating a different kind of physical therapy […]

Should I Let My Child Run for Exercise? Up to Date Information for Parents Regarding Young Runners I cannot tell you how many times I have […]

The Two Most Important Exercises To Be Able To Execute A 12-week progression for squats and lunges   Arguably two of the most important exercises a […]

The Off-Season is Coming (for some)! Where Should Your Focus Be? As Covid-19 remains to linger and affect our daily lives, our next steps are always […]

A Strength Strategy to Take the Fear Out of Falling Working on Floor Mobility We can’t stress enough the importance of being able to move freely […]

Food is Fuel How Healthy Relationships with Food Matter Relationships with food matter, especially as an athlete. I can remember the days in college when I […]

Reflections From A Pandemic Summer Summer is usually a time for fun, gathering with friends, vacations, and so much else.  Unfortunately, this summer has been a […]

TAKE THE STAIRS If you don’t use it, you lose it. That is pretty much a commonly held notion with respect to muscles and for good […]

SAVE THE MENISCUS How Doctor’s Are Changing Their Approach to Treating Meniscal Tears  Surgery used to be the proposed gold standard of treating meniscal tears by […]

Self-Treatment Options for Pain Relief Controlling Pain with Muscle Activation I think I want to continue with my last theme of “pain relief” and provide some […]

I am Retired, So Why Did My Pain Get Worse? This week’s blog topic is brought to you by a discussion I had with a friend […]

Did You Wake Up with a Stiff Neck? Here’s the recommended way to relieve it! One of the worst mornings I ever had was at the […]

Let’s Chat About That Pain in Your Butt How Your Hamstrings May Be the Culprit Over the past month, I have had quite a few people […]

How to Assess Your Health In Real-Time Using Heart Rate Variability to Identify a Healthy, Balanced System We hope you’ve been enjoying and, more importantly, learning […]

How Our Heart Rate at Rest and During Recovery Tells A Story Using Resting Heart Rate and Heart Rate Recovery to Monitor Our Health We have […]

How Can your Heart Rate Predict if You’re Getting Sick? Understanding red flags in your basic exercise response.   It’s no surprise that the heart is […]

The Pain Game How Recovery Can Be Hindered by Negativity Pain is frightening. It is uncomfortable and frustrating. But what it should not be, is a […]

Building a Health Offensive 6 Key Metrics to Understand With our current global pandemic and all the talk regarding how we beat this thing because that’s […]

How We Are Keeping You Safe An Update on Feldman PT Procedures and New Technology We have now been back in our offices treating for almost as […]

A 4-Week Plan to Re-Start Your Workouts Avoiding Injuries When Resuming Activity I’ll be honest right now, I see a big spike in my caseload every […]

Physical Therapist, Coach, or Both? Finding the Right Fit for You As I was sitting in class this past week learning how to be a better […]

Time To Play Offense Two Things We’re Doing to Help You Improve Your Health For a long time now we have all been playing defense against […]

COVID Considerations Part II:  How to Approach Pre-Season Using the 50-70-80-100 Rule   One thing I am most thankful for in my career is the team […]

How We Are Failing Our Female Athletes The Role of Strength Training in Bridging the Gap  False narratives need to stop now, especially when surrounding females […]

PT Spotlight Wow, thank you to everyone who has spent their time reading about all of us these last 3 weeks.  I am the least comfortable […]

PT Spotlight We are all really excited about being back in the office, and the ability to see everyone in person again.  Over these last few […]

PT Spotlight We are all really excited about being back in the office, and the ability to see everyone in person again.  Over these last few […]

Welcome Back! What to expect for In-Person Visits Wow, I have waited a long time to sit and write this, and still, it is taking forever […]

The New “Standard Healthcare” What Lies Ahead In The Future of  Medical Care   The world as we know it is ever-changing and we are all […]

“COVID Considerations” for our Fall Athletes Important tips for re-starting sports in a post-pandemic world   It’s no surprise one of our main focuses with athletes, […]

Adapting To COVID-19 Well,  it has been more than a month since we decided to stop seeing patients in our office due to the fear of […]

The “Do’s and Don’ts” of Low Back Pain Myths and Methods About How to Address It Google told us this week that you all are asking […]

Why Telehealth I want to start off first by saying I hope you are all doing well, and that your family is staying safe and healthy. […]

  How Do Telehealth Medical Visits Work?       Dear Public: I hope you are doing well and getting through this as best you can.  I […]

1 Week Down & A Lifetime To Go Well I don’t know about you, but that was one heck of a week over here!  Forget about […]

Not Your Regularly Scheduled Blog Post Thank you so much for checking out this week’s blog!  As you can tell by our title this is not […]

Addressing Pain Early Reminders From a Dance Injury Time to throw myself under the bus again and the truth is, I do it for you, the […]

Raising Healthy Youth Athletes Push your child outside of their comfort zone to promote healthy bone growth.  I’m not here to preach one sport specialization or […]

Choosing the Right Cardio Equipment in the Gym Comparing the bike, elliptical and treadmill.   Let’s be honest, there is a menagerie of equipment when you walk […]

How Many Pairs Of Running Shoes Should You Have? Multiple pairs have multiple benefits! Spring is coming, at least that’s what the groundhog said! What does […]

How to Use Hills Developing Power Safely While Running Hill training is a great way to introduce and develop power in your legs. Most runners will […]

A Reason for Every Season The Forgotten Approach to Avoiding Injury Winter. Spring. Summer. Fall.  Off-season. Pre-season. In-Season. Post-Season. Does any of that look familiar? Did […]

Why Should You Run? It’s more than just cardio, your knees and spine can benefit too! Aside from avoiding zombies, clowns, chihuahuas, and Godzilla, there are […]

Creating Healthy Habits Tips to Help You Reach Your Rehab Goals Habits. They seem to form naturally over time based on our daily schedules, surrounding environment, […]

Use Power Wisely:  Plyometric and Ballistic Exercises The Importance of Limitation and Preparation If you remember from my last post regarding proper ramp up, I mentioned […]

Why The Quick Fix Isn’t Always The Answer Stop Trying to Rush Your Rehab The new year is here, and 2020 fitness goals are in full […]

Avoid Training Related Injuries In The New Year   I readily admit I haven’t been as disciplined with my training during the last 4 months of […]

How To Review Your 2019 Goals And Plan For 2020   I hope this finds everyone enjoying a great time with family and friends and looking […]

Improving Your Performance- Building Your Pyramid   If you read my last blog post, “Building Resilience”, you will know how important having a strong movement foundation […]

  Welcome back for the third and final entry for our posts on bone stress injuries (Click here for the first entry and here for the […]

Building Resilience – Improve Your Foundation   This is a small spin off my last blog post “Why Your Normal Exercise Routine Shouldn’t Be Normal”. Before […]

Bone Stress Injuries Part II   Welcome to part II of our Bone Stress Injury (BSI) blog. I also posted a Facebook Live video on BSIs […]

Why Your Normal Exercise Routine Shouldn’t Be Normal Developing a habit takes 21 days, or so they say. Let’s make that habit adjustable.  We all know […]

Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon Recap Thanks for checking in, time for another marathon recap!  If your remember back to my Wineglass Marathon Recap post, I […]

Practical Nutrition For Runners Thank you to everyone who came out to hear Kristine Reed, RD talk about nutrition for runners at Fleet Feet Sports, Poughkeepsie […]

Understanding and Preventing a Very Different Type of Bone Fracture. Overuse injuries can rear their ugly heads in a number of different ways. Usually we encounter […]

Diastasis Recti Abdominis (DRA): Changing the Narrative I recently attended a course titled The Female Athlete: Core and Pelvic Floor hosted by the innovative and intelligent […]

Preventing Hamstring Injuries: Part 3 The first two posts in our hamstring series covered anatomy of the hamstrings followed by hip-specific hamstring strength. They are a […]

Outside of the Box: Physical Therapy on the Court & Sporting Fields? The Importance of On-Field Rehabilitation after Injury The Key To Preventing Re-injury     […]

2019 Wineglass Marathon Recap Thanks so much for everyone following along  this race season! Last weekend I was lucky enough to race the 2019 Wineglass Marathon.  […]

How To Strengthen Your Hips Thanks for jumping into part II of our hamstring talk. Remember that the hammies are also a two-joint muscle group. Since […]

Posture 101- Re-evaluating the Normative Thinking Good Posture, Bad Posture- Are They All The Same? Sit up Straight. Stop Slouching. Uncross your Legs. Never sit more […]

Understanding Your Hamstrings   Calling all Weekend Warriors…Understand Your Hamstrings Better!   The hamstrings are another two-joint muscle complex that most active adults are aware of. […]

Runner’s Knee What causes runners’ knee or, as I like to call it, simply pain in your knee while running?  Well there could be a lot […]

Squatting 101 Disclaimer: this blog is basic. It’s meant for the average layperson who may be entering a gym for the first time or an individual […]

Ironman Maine 70.3 Race Review Captain’s log, Day 1: headed up to Maine for my 70.3 Half Ironman. Vanessa is at the helm and I’m lucky […]

Fall sports season is approaching! Children are out on the field, on the mound or in the studio practicing several hours a week. Is your child complaining about pain after practice or rehearsal?  Are they limping around during a game or recital and not performing as well as they should be? Did they roll their ankle and the pain is persisting? Then, it’s time to listen up.

John’s Ironman Lake Placid Recap Now that a couple of weeks has passed, and Justin, Ashley, and Kim have gotten the cleverness out of their system, […]

Ironman Lake Placid 2019 Today’s blog is going to be a bit of a circle back to one of my earlier posts for the year. I’m […]

Pinch In Your Hip? Let’s Chat   Squat. Pinch. Ouch. Hip Pain. Sound familiar? I’ve had it, my fellow soccer player has had it, as has […]

They both are in the back part of the lower leg and attach across the back of the heel through the Achilles tendon. The soleus only crosses the ankle joint whereas the gastroc crosses both the ankle and the knee joint. Consequently, the gastroc will also be affected by knee position and in fact, if the knee is bent then the gastroc actually can’t help point the toes. On the other hand, as mentioned in Part I, the soleus is always active in pointing the toes because it only crosses the ankle joint.

What Makes Up Your Calf Muscle Today’s blog is going back to one of my Facebook live posts about muscles in the lower leg. There are […]

Returning To Run Postpartum Running Tips For New Moms Hey there ladies! This one is for all of you mommas out there who are looking to […]

Beating Burnout In Your Training Burnout is real, it happens to everyone, and when it comes to training and working out, it doesn’t get talked about […]

Learn To Run Well folks, it looks like we may be able to get outside a bit in the next coming weeks. The rain is slowing, […]

Training For Success I hope you are all off to a great start to your summer break. If you read my last blog on Summer training […]

Summer Training For College Athletes   I’m happy to send a nice, warm “Welcome Home” to our college athletes who have recently finished up exams and […]

Sprained Ankle What’s Next? So, you “rolled your ankle” stepping off a curb or playing in your friendly sporting match this past weekend. Did you know […]

Shoulder Pain? Try a Landmine Press The shoulder is a one of the most freely mobile joints in the body. Because of this, there can be […]

Acute Management Of Sprains and Strains PEACE & LOVE Sprained Ankle or Pulled Muscle: Show it some PEACE AND LOVE   I can’t tell you how […]

The Silent Female Athlete Epidemic: The Female Athlete Triad Let’s explore a scenario: A young female athlete enters college on an athletic scholarship. She is in […]

it’s important to understand that hip flexion is a primary motion of the leg. And it sometimes needs to be done very forcefully or quickly. If you  walk then you engage in hip flexion often and if you participate in any recreational athletics then chances are you perform hip flexion quite forcefully and with some rapid succession. The best example I can think of is running or sprinting. Think of how many times you lift your thigh or bring it forward quite quickly.

I Have A Rotator Cuff Tear Do I Need Surgery? I can’t tell you the amount of times I’ve had someone come in and tell me […]

Youth Strength Training Should My Child Be Strength Training? Let’s bust some myths. There is something about the title that may make you wince. That’s probably […]

Acute VS Chronic Workload Part 2   Welcome back. I assume that if you’re reading part deux that you are somewhat interested in the topic of […]

Acute VS Chronic Workload PART I: Now vs Then For anyone who watched our Facebook Live videos or listened to the podcast on the “Acute-Chronic Workload” […]

I Tore My ACL Now What? Part 3 In part two I discussed the early post-operative stages of ACL reconstruction. Now we get into the fun […]

There’s No “I” in Team: How You Actually Win If I Win The Lottery OK so heres the good news, if I win the lottery I’m […]

I Tore My ACL… Now What? (Part Two) Surgery or no surgery, it has been determined that you have a complete ACL rupture. If you’ve been […]

Budgeting For Physical Therapy With Your HSA/FSA The start of the year is often a natural time to look over your expenses from the prior year […]

Uh Oh I Tore My ACL Now What?   Uh Oh, I tore my ACL… Now What? (Part One) How many people do you know who […]

Running Into 2019 Planning Your Year In Running On January 5th, 2019, Doctor Justin Feldman hosted a presentation at Fleet Feet In Poughkeepsie focusing on how […]

Post Surgical Physical Therapy While we love to help patients stay healthy as much as possible, we understand there is absolutely a need for surgical intervention […]

Running Gait Analysis DorsaVi Wearable Sensor Technology There is a lot that goes into your running gait, and there is no perfect running gait and/or form […]

Ashley Witson, PT, DPT Because “Good Enough” should never be “Good Enough” The Drive When you develop a drive, a yearning to achieve, your first thought […]

From Fishkill To The Finish Line 2019 Ironman Lake Placid Plan! O.K. I’m officially back in the game! The “long course” game that is. After taking […]

Justin’s Chicago Marathon Recap One of the best ways to learn is from the experiences of others, and so I thought it would be fun to […]

The Importance Of Sleep This week on the second episode of season 2 of Fitness With Feldman, Justin talks about the importance of sleep for our […]

Fitness With Feldman Returns We are excited to announce the return of our Fitness With Feldman Podcast.  We are going to be doing something a little […]

Marathon Injury Prevention As you probably know by now here at Feldman Physical Therapy and Performance we love running, and we love runners just as much, […]

Body Weight Strength Training For Runners I hear it all the time from runners I work with, “I love to run, but I never seem to […]

Why We Choose To Be Out-Of-Network Why is Feldman Physical Therapy and Performance an out-of-network clinic, and come to think of it, what is an out-of-network […]

Race season is officially underway. Team Feldman had a great start with our Walkway Over the Hudson Half Marathon participation and the weather finally seems to […]

Who Should You Call? Who should you call? If you grew up in the 80’s, the answer is easy. Clearly, Ghostbusters! But if you have a […]

Balancing Manual Therapy and Exercise   When I founded Feldman Physical Therapy and Performance I promised myself that I would never get comfortable. That meant a […]

Weekend Warrior Playbook We are very excited to announce our latest partnership with The Hudson Valley News Network, to create The Weekend Warrior Playbook.  Stay tuned […]

Team Feldman Physical Therapy & Performance Returns For 2017 Feldman Physical Therapy & Performance (FPT&P) is excited to announce the return of Team Feldman Physical Therapy […]

Stepping Up Sedentary Workweeks Too often office work means hours of desk duty, where too many of us spend the bulk of our weekdays sitting in […]

Hi again! I’m back for our second installment on shoulder health. Last time I spoke about the delicate nature of the shoulder joint and how to […]

Your Physical Therapist Chances are you have a barber, a mechanic, a plumber, an electrician, a handyman, a dentist, and, hopefully, a primary care doctor. So […]

Resolve That Shoulder Pain Today I want to take a few minutes to talk shoulder injuries. Like many other people, I’ve fallen victim to the classic […]

Fitness With Feldman – Episode 29 Becoming a Healthcare Consumer This week on Fitness With Feldman Doctor Justin Feldman, of Feldman Physical Therapy and Performance talks […]

The Healthcare Consumer Understanding Your Insurance Benefits Four years ago, when I started Feldman Physical Therapy and Performance, I wrote a blog post about how I […]

The Trouble With Healthcare Today How Physical Therapy Can Be Part Of Solution Last Sunday was a normal day, towards the end of the day my […]

The Importance Of Nutrition I recently completed the well-known Precision Nutrition course, and am now able to call myself a certified nutrition coach. I know what […]

Fitness With Feldman Variables This week on Fitness With Feldman Doctor Justin Feldman talks to use about variables.  All the fitness and rehab activities we do […]

Physical Therapist In The Gym   I consider myself very lucky for many reasons, one being that I get to go to work every day and […]

How Important Is Your Sleep? This week on Fitness with Feldman, Justin talks about the importance of sleep for your health.  He covers the negative effects […]

How Feldman Physical Therapy and Performance Uses Blood Flow Restriction Therapy I know what you thought as soon as you saw the title of this blog […]

This week is all about cupping! This week on Fitness with Feldman Justin talks about the latest Olympic treatment craze, cupping!  You may have seen those […]

Now Offering Triathlon and Running Coaching Services At Feldman Physical Therapy and Performance we are always looking for the most updated and advanced ways to help […]

Feldman Physical Therapy & Performance + Kingston Stockade = Winning Team Feldman Physical Therapy & Performance is honored to have been chosen to join the staff […]

Episode 1 A few weeks ago a patient of mine sent me an article over facebook and wanted to know what I thought of it. The […]

Announcing Feldman PT & Performance Endurance Team   We hope this message finds you well and that you’re enjoying the change in weather. For us that […]

I am excited to share a big announcement with you, Feldman Physical Therapy continues to grow and as we do we have realized that our name […]

Winter is here, ok well maybe not here, but it’s on its way and there isn’t much we can do about it. Many times around this […]

The internet and technology in general are amazing tools, and keeping up with them could in itself be a full time job! A few weeks ago […]

As a physical therapist I see people everyday who are all at various stages in recovering from some sort of an injury and/or surgical procedure. These […]

Migraines can come in many different forms, some can be severely debilitating, some can be manageable, some can come on without warnings and some can build […]

In my last post I talked a lot about how the patient of the future is going to need to look at themselves as a health […]

Why Going “Out-Of-Network Could Save You Big Bucks The healthcare industry as a whole is changing, somethings are changing for the better, some for the worse, […]

Well it’s that time of year again…time to pick your new years resolutions.  For many people this is the time of year that they make a […]

One of the most common questions I get from patients who come to me with running or running related injuries is, “How do I pick out […]

Move better, feel better, perform better.  If only it was as simple as it sounds.  What does it mean to move better?  Whenever we ask our […]

First I want to start by thanking everyone who voted on my facebook page and told me what they would like this post to be about. […]

I have been surprised recently by the number of people who come into my office and ask me, “Will physical therapy help me?” It has been […]

As runners we  spend countless hours and lots of  money researching and purchasing what we believe to be the best running shoes for our feet and […]

As a physical therapist the one thing I hate having to do the most is telling people they need to stop doing something they love doing, […]

When I decided to create Feldman Physical Therapy I had one goal in mind— to provide the best possible care to my patients. I did not […]