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Studies show that People Who Participate in Physical Exercise Experience Increased Cardiovascular Fitness(Post)
Introduction: Physical exercise plays a crucial role in maintaining overall health and well-being. One of the key benefits of regular physical activity is the improvement in cardiovascular fitness.
The Phoenix HD 3-Wheel/4-Wheel Scooter(Post)Having mobility issues doesn’t mean that patient’s don’t want or need to be on the go. In order to keep patients able to go about their daily lives, it becomes important for them to have access to to ...
Electrotherapy Indications and Contraindications(Post)Electrotherapy (also known as electrical muscle stimulation or e-stim) involves using a device to apply electrical energy to a patient’s body in order to promote healing in muscle and other body t ...
DNA Jazz Band Provides Relief from Neck and Back Pain(Post)The musculoskeletal system of the human body is built to perform work and to be worked. Without sufficient forces being applied to the body tissues they begin to deteriorate. However, over the y ...
Cold Compression vs. Whole Body Cryotherapy Chamber(Post)We recently had a patient ask what we thought about cryotherapy chambers as an alternative treatment for pain. In a cryotherapy chamber, patients are exposed to extremely cold (-1100c to -1400c) air ...
Adaptive Equipment in Pediatric Physical and Occupational Therapy(Post)2.8 million children in the United States have disabilities that require special assistance. From sitting in desks and chairs to riding on school buses, kids with special needs need support to allow ...
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 ...
Choosing the Best Modalities in Sports Therapy(Post)Working with athletes in physical therapy is slightly different then working with the general population. While the aim is the same, to return to function, time is of the essence and in the case o ...
How Physical Therapy Can Help Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease(Post)Right now, more than 5 million people are living with Alzheimer’s, with it being the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. That means a person develops Alzheimer’s every 66 seconds and ...
Manual Muscle Testing and the Handheld Dynamometer(Post)When we tell physical therapy clients we want to do muscle testing, you can see them flashback to junior high gym, calipers and learning how to figure out their body mass index. This misunderst ...
Performing Medical-Legal Evaluations for Injured Patients(Post)In addition to patients seen under an insurance or cash basis, clients who have suffered a work-place injury or car accident can benefit from physical therapy to help address their pain and return ...
Beneficial and Therapeutic Effects of Whirlpool/Hydrotherapy(Post)What is the Scientific Evidence for the Beneficial and Therapeutic Effects of Whirlpool/HydrotherapyFrom a broad spectrum, hydrotherapy is the use of water in any of its forms (hot, cold, ice, stea ...