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Therapeutic Ultrasound & It’s Uses(Post)
Therapeutic ultrasound is one of the most popular modalities in physical therapy due to its ease of use, applications for multiple issues and time efficiency. Research has shown ultrasound therapy de ...
Manual Therapy Techniques: the Uses and Distinctions(Post)“I need a massage”, or “I need my back cracked.” These are two of the most repeated phrases we hear in rehabilitation. While patients may be correct in their need for bodywork, it’s important ...
How to Treat Achilles Tendinopathy with Physical Therapy(Post)The Achilles tendon is the strongest and thickest tendon in the body and can withstand a load stress of almost four times an individual's body weight when he is walking. When running, the load str ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...