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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 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 ...
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 ...
Pain Management and the Use of a TENS Unit(Post)Pain is a powerful motivator including one of the primary reasons people seek medical attention. Pain in general can be associated with reduction in mobility and engagement in activities of daily liv ...
Handheld Dynamometers in Clinical Practice(Post)In clinical practice, we need reliable measures of muscle strength to determine mobility and self-care ability within certain patient populations. For example, when you’re treating someone with ...
How Physical Therapy Treats Rotator Cuff Tears(Post)Rotator cuff injuries are very common and can come from an injury such as sustaining a fall or from repeated overuse. While athletes and laborers are at a higher risk for injury, rotator cuff in ...
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 ...