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Treating musicians with Physical Therapy(Post)
How physical therapy can help symptoms associated with playing musical instrumentsMusicians are a population in physical therapy that don’t get much coverage. Their injuries may not come from the som ...
Everyday Uses for Neuromuscular Stimulation(Post)For many years, neuromuscular stimulation was used solely by healthcare professionals such as physical therapists for treating patient’s injuries. Athletes have now discovered the benefi ...
Using Monofilaments in Sensory Assessment Examinations for Diabetes (Post)Sensory assessment examinations are performed using a 5.07 Semmes-Weinstein monofilament. Traditionally the monofilament is composed of a nylon filament fixed to a plastic h ...
Some Unique Anatomical Features of our Hand that Enhance our Ability to Grip and Hold Objects (Post)We have found that people are often interested to learn of the various anatomical features unique to the hand that enhance a human’s ability to grasp and hold on to things. This ability to firmly ...
The Best Handheld Dynamometers(Post)Measuring hand strength and manual muscle testing helps identify deficits after local injury as well as providing information on a patient’s overall strength and health. The best way to measure hand ...
How to Use Cold Therapy across Diverse Patient Populations(Post)When faced with a choice of heat or ice, most patients, when they are at home, will choose heat. It feels better, more soothing, than say the sometimes shock of an ice pack. However, in most cases, ...
Electrical Stimulation and the Treatment of Phantom Pain(Post)Phantom pain is pain that feels like it's coming from a body part that's no longer there. Doctors once believed this post-amputation phenomenon was a psychological problem, but experts now recog ...
Choose To Act On Your Health, Or Risk Being Acted Upon(Post)Human nature can be an interesting study, so to speak, and many avenues of investigation could be pursued. One of those that is of particular interest as it pertains to health is that many of us ...
ARYA Mini vs. ARYA Airtivo Max: Which Portable Oxygen Concentrator Is Right for You?(Post)ARYA Mini vs. ARYA Airtivo Max: Which Portable Oxygen Concentrator Is Right for You? Choosing a portable oxygen concentrator (POC) is one of those decisions that feels like it should be simple &mda ...
Laser Light Therapy in Physical Therapy(Post)A friend of mine recently told me her dermatologist was using Laser Light Therapy to successfully treat her eczema. I wasn’t surprised. With its time-efficiency and broad range of applications, L ...
Happy National Physical Therapy Month! (Post)National Physical Therapy Month (NPTM) is a commemoration held each October by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). NPTM is designed to recognize the impact that physical therapists an ...
Treatment for Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMD)(Post)Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain can be a significant problem in a selected number of patients referred to physical therapy. More than 10 million Americans complain of jaw pain. The tempor ...