Blog

Mend Physical Therapy Blog and Injury Information

The cognitive benefits of aerobic exercise are well established with trained individuals demonstrating decreased risk of mental health disorders, including anxiety and depression, and improvements of cognitive function and memory compared to their sedentary peers. More recent research has documented daily physical activity is also associated with decreased risk of dementia in aging adults even...

The physical benefits of exercise including decreased risk of disease and death, as well as, improved strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination are well known.  The benefits of exercise on our emotional and mental health are promising and continue to be explored.  The exercise and neuroscience medical evidence continues to produce great research behind the utilization...