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October: National Physical Therapy Month(Post)
October is National Physical Therapy month and the continuing theme is #ChoosePT in order to raise awareness and empowerment for patients with chronic pain to seek treatment for pain management(APTA ...
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 ...
The Lifecycle Guidelines of Whitehall Hydrotherapy Tubs and Turbines(Post)The use of Hydrotherapy whirlpool tubs has for years been an important tool for athletic trainers. High schools through professional sports use hydrotherapy tubs in the treatment of athletes to he ...
Ultrasound Therapy for Sports Injuries(Post)How therapeutic ultrasound reduces recovery timeSports and recreation activities have a positive impact on health and fitness, but always carry the risk of injury. Sports injuries range from mild to ...
Why Physical Therapy is Essential in Pain Management(Post)Rethinking Opiod Use and the Benefits of Physical Therapy We’ve written on this topic before, but a new opinion piece was just published in Time Magazine detailing the opioid epidemic and the absol ...
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 ...
The Versatility and Effectiveness of the BOB – The Incredible Calf Master (Post)For nearly two decades the BOB Incredible Calf Master exercise device has been used in physical and occupational therapy clinics, athletic training rooms, by professional athletes looking to enhance ...
How Intensive Physical Therapy Increases Arm Function In Stroke Patients(Post)A stroke is what is called a "brain attack". Strokes are insidious because they happen at any time. When a person suffers a stroke, blood flow to an area of brain is cut off. Depriving the brain cell ...
How to Treat Forward Head Posture and Associated Side Effects(Post)We see poor posture all the time, especially in physical therapy. Gravity, staring at our computer screens, and driving are just a few of the things pulling our heads into a forward posture. Forwar ...
How Physical Therapy Increases Function Post ACL Reconstruction(Post)In physical therapy one of the most important goals is to return a patient to normal function in their day-to-day activities. In a lot of cases, physical therapy is an essential tool for patients fa ...
Using Combination Therapy Units in Physical Therapy Treatment(Post)When treating a patient in physical therapy, time is precious. When working in a busy physical therapy clinic, space is precious. Sometimes or rather most of the time, it can feel like there is too l ...