Lifestyle changes that can help with Managing Chronic Pain Chronic pain can be defined as pain that lasts more than 3 months. More than ¼ of US citizens deal with chronic pain. It is one of the most common complaints seen in outpatient medical clinics. The United...
Reducing the Risk of Injury with Exercise As a physical therapist, I am often instructing patients on certain exercises to help with pain, stiffness, or muscle weakness. If someone is new to exercising and has not previously been active, it is important to take...
If you have ever been to physical therapy before, you have likely been told to complete a certain set of exercises at home, in conjunction to your PT sessions. You may wonder why you need to do things at home if you are already coming to physical therapy 1-2x/week....
A PTA Shares 5 Things That May Negatively Impact Your Pelvic Floor Health Although pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) is not necessarily new, there is more of a widespread range of educated providers that are referring to physical therapy to help improve the lives of both...
One of the positive things that came from the COVID-era was an increased focus on telehealth services and virtual medical visits. Most insurance companies now pay for virtual visits for physical therapy, and most patients already have the technology needed for visits...
What do you think of when you picture older adults exercising safely? Chair aerobics? Slow walking? Resistance training with 3lb weights? If this sounds appropriate, then you are unfortunately thinking like the majority of Americans do. We vastly underdose exercise...
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