<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Kelley Patch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tracking the execution and accountability of physical therapy programs.  n]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:15:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.kelleypatch.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Kick in the Shins!  3 steps to helping relieve shin pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walking for fitness is the perfect exercise and a great way to enjoy the company of a friend or even admire your neighborhood.  If Shin...]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/a-kick-in-the-shins-3-steps-to-helping-relieve-shin-pain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d11799992</guid><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><category><![CDATA[Radiating Leg Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shin Splint Pain]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2021 22:21:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad70c9_a6454f3e9d8646e1902441329aa4b4cb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stretch Baby Stretch!]]></title><description><![CDATA[To reverse the hunch in your back and the rounded shoulders in your posture try this position. Place a pillow at your waist.  Now lie...]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/stretch-baby-stretch</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d11799991</guid><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><category><![CDATA[Posture]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:32:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad70c9_6705e9738685486486be7330b4c08b11~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Light on my feet!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strengthening your balance means becoming lighter on your feet for with agility, coordination and the ability to pivot when your balance...]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/light-on-my-feet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d11799990</guid><category><![CDATA[Manage Back & Sciatic Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Joint Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain Relief]]></category><category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><category><![CDATA[Knee Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[SI Joint Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lumbar Spine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Posture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Radiating Leg Pain]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 20:03:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a08a85ba6ce642a993e3b3943c733fbb.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elvis My Pelvis ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your pelvis is essentially a bowl from which all core power and stability derive.  The pelvis is pretty fascinating because it's really a...]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/elvis-my-pelvis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d11799979</guid><category><![CDATA[Manage Back & Sciatic Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Joint Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain Relief]]></category><category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><category><![CDATA[SI Joint Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lumbar Spine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Posture]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:41:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad70c9_16147d2521874d429fce7a266b2ac4db~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frog Legs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Use this position to quiet angry buttock/gluteal back muscles, an irritated SI joint or even a bulging disc. Lying on your belly, both...]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/frog-legs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d1179998f</guid><category><![CDATA[Manage Back & Sciatic Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Joint Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain Relief]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><category><![CDATA[SI Joint Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lumbar Spine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Radiating Leg Pain]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:57:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad70c9_7e9adf99801c4e288493ccea739fc8c8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Balancing Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[Balance is like any other skill:  Practice and you'll get better, quit moving and I can promise your balance will falter.  Try these SAFE...]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/balancing-act</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d1179998e</guid><category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><category><![CDATA[Knee Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Posture]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 03:55:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad70c9_c78ec585167d475887d60fc1e36a716e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back to Basics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Start with some basic back exercises for ROM.  Keep these simple and pain free. ]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/back-to-basics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d1179998d</guid><category><![CDATA[Manage Back & Sciatic Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain Relief]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><category><![CDATA[SI Joint Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lumbar Spine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Back Exercises]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2020 18:44:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad70c9_54497570c0df461ebc1b0375dbfff12b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Total Knee Me!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Total Knee Replacement Recovery in physical therapy timeline.  ]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/total-knee-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d1179998c</guid><category><![CDATA[Knee Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Total Knee Replacement]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2020 19:32:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_5d141a22287f4bb88c10b8460afacfa5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_740,h_493,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cry on My Shoulder! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shoulders are mobile joints; therefore susceptible to pain.  Isometric exercises stabilize the rotator cuff muscles around the joint.]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/shoulder-pain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d11799978</guid><category><![CDATA[Joint Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><category><![CDATA[Frozen Shoulder]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rotator Cuff]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shoulder Strengthening]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shoulder Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Isometric shoulder exercises]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2020 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad70c9_3df4538bd22e481cb55d8e25775ad6cb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_899,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parking Lot Balance Beam]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a challenging balance activity that may require a friend's help for safety.  A parking lot cement stop is a great balance beam...]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/parking-lot-balance-beam</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d11799976</guid><category><![CDATA[Manage Back & Sciatic Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:57:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad70c9_4df65586684f41248ff90b8bde572a56~mv2_d_3686_5181_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noodle-DE-DO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get your neck, shoulders, posture, back and balance moving!
Never has a foam pool noodle found so many uses!]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/noodle-de-do</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d1179998b</guid><category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain Relief]]></category><category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neck Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><category><![CDATA[Posture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lumbar Spine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Frozen Shoulder]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rotator Cuff]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shoulder Strengthening]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shoulder Pain]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2020 00:14:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/ad70c9_3a1f2fe90e0643529b2207b2764b9296/1080p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Punch Balloon Fun]]></title><description><![CDATA[Punch Balloons make great exercise tools with Frozen Shoulder exercises, Rotator Cuff stabilizers and posture strengthening exercises.]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/punch-balloon-fun</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d1179998a</guid><category><![CDATA[Joint Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Posture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><category><![CDATA[Frozen Shoulder]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rotator Cuff]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2020 16:39:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad70c9_93ce9d50236241c4a264021b090f97ef~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noodle Therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frozen Shoulder or posture stretch, using a pool noodle can be a wonderful therapy tool]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/noodle-therapy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d11799989</guid><category><![CDATA[Frozen Shoulder]]></category><category><![CDATA[Posture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><category><![CDATA[Noodle Therapy]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:14:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad70c9_be24a67799e04dcab4aa3a89c7b22b6c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting the Juices Going in the Morning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Try these exercises to literally get the juices flowing.  Help your body produce it's own "Joint Juice" with movement exercises.]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/getting-the-juices-going-in-the-morning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d11799988</guid><category><![CDATA[Manage Back & Sciatic Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain Relief]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lumbar Spine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Joint Care]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 23:33:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad70c9_8d503f1415764c40977cd533ddb08213~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press Away Back &#38; Sciatic Pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Centralize the radiating pain from your leg, into the sciatic nerve and then lumbar spine.]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/press-away-back-sciatic-pain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d11799987</guid><category><![CDATA[Manage Back & Sciatic Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain Relief]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lumbar Spine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Radiating Leg Pain]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:08:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/ad70c9_4de106cc56ab441495b71d17ae758810/1080p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back Pain No More!  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an effort to centralize back pain that may have started radiating into your butt, hip, thigh and down your leg, try these resting...]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/back-pain-no-more</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d11799977</guid><category><![CDATA[Back Exercises]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lumbar Spine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 23:18:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_02f24b243eb4446facfed90a5bfa87a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bee's Knees ** Quad Sets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bee's Knees- How to strengthen your thigh quad muscles to relieve knee pain.]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/the-bee-s-knees-quad-sets</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d11799985</guid><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><category><![CDATA[Joint Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Knee Pain]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 20:41:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad70c9_aa85ddf7e83844e39295ca6441df3a65~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pain in the Neck!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neck Exercises: Chin Tucks, Power Posture and Positioning]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/pain-in-the-neck</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d11799986</guid><category><![CDATA[Neck Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain Relief]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 18:00:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad70c9_5559a6ae734142aeb2cc2569590cf8f3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_333,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hula Some More!
]]></title><description><![CDATA[Challenge your posture, balance, SI joint pain and lumbar spine to some movement using a Hula Hoop.]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/hula-some-more</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d11799983</guid><category><![CDATA[Manage Back & Sciatic Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain Relief]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Exercises]]></category><category><![CDATA[SI Joint Pain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lumbar Spine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Posture]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 20:47:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad70c9_28b855484e3c48fc8639e67a3b211095~mv2_d_5434_3623_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knees - How to be Pain Free. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Knee problems tend to affect many and most of us. Chronic knee pain can affect daily life and take enjoyment out of everyday tasks, like...]]></description><link>https://www.kelleypatch.com/post/kneepain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42d4456f4b98d11799984</guid><category><![CDATA[Joint Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain Relief]]></category><category><![CDATA[Manage Back & Sciatic Pain]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2019 21:42:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad70c9_ebc947d77807456090447708ab67319f~mv2_d_4896_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelley Southard</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>