Sports and Exercise resources

Beyond Exercise: Fun Ways to Stay Active

September 30, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Help individuals discover meaningful ways to be active by starting with what they enjoy rather than focusing on traditional exercise. This handout helps therapists guide conversations about matching movement to a person’s interests, adapting activities to fit changing abilities, and experimenting with enjoyable ways to stay active.
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Chair Yoga

April 30, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
Yoga is a beneficial mode of exercise for all populations and can improve flexibility, strength, and mental health. Some people may not be able to safely engage in traditional yoga, and require chair-level modifications. This handout covers a variety of yoga exercises that can be performed in the chair.
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Six Determinants of Gait

December 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This clinical reference outlines the six major determinants in normal and pathological gait that can be evaluated and treated by occupational therapy practitioners to improve functional mobility efficiency, safety, and independence.
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Stress-Strain Relationship in Soft Tissue

December 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This clinical reference includes a visual depiction of the stress-strain relationship that can be used to explain principles of soft tissue mechanics, such as stress, strain, total end range time, and low load long-duration approaches for managing soft tissue adaptive shortening. It also provides clinical information on these concepts related to soft tissue stretching.
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Adaptive Sports

July 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout outlines different adaptive sports to encourage wheelchair users to engage in leisure activities.
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Heat and Cold Therapy Reduce Pain in Patients With Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 32 Randomized Controlled Trials (2021)

June 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Delayed onset muscle soreness, or DOMS, is the feeling of pain or muscle stiffness that follows an intense bout of physical exercise. Specifically, DOMS symptoms increase for the first 24 hours, peak between 1-3 days, and then subside entirely within a week. The mechanism behind DOMS is not totally understood, but it is thought to […]
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