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    ​Pain Management Options for Chronic Pain(Post)

    We recently had a patient come to the office for pain management who was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia over three years ago. She came in because she was in the beginning of a pain flare-up and had ju

    ​Physical Therapy for Common Post-Partum Problems(Post)

    Since becoming a mother, I’ve experienced a lot of body discomfort. Fortunately, working in physical therapy, I know there’s a lot that can be done to not only reduce the discomfort, but eradicate i

    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 misundersta

    May is Stroke Awareness Month(Post)

    May is National Stroke Awareness Month. About 795,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year or put another way, there is a stroke occurring every 40 seconds. Strokes can happen at any time and without w

    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, steam

    Sensory Testing Using Monofilaments for Diabetes and Carpal Tunnel Patients(Post)

    Sensory testing is important in evaluating the loss of, if any, components of the sensory system which may be damaged either as a result of disease or injury. Monofilaments are the most effective meth

    What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?(Post)

    Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a disease that affects the muscles in a person’s wrist and hand. It results from the prolonged compression of a nerve in the wrist called the median nerve. Carpal Tunnel Sy

    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 stre

    Ankle Braces(Post)

    Ankle sprains and injuries are one of the most common musculoskeletal problems faced by people playing outdoor sports. Such injuries can be caused by an inversion or eversion resulting in stretching o

    ​5 Cryotherapy Modalities in Physical Therapy(Post)

    Cold therapy is among the oldest healing modalities in physical therapy. Thermal modalities are perhaps the mostwidely used and readily available of all treatment options for the rehabilitation pr

    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,

    The Many Uses of Pulse Oximetry(Post)

    As a non-invasive, painless, easy to administer, and inexpensive device for measuring the oxygen saturation of one’s blood, pulse oximetry has become a safety tool for a variety of individuals in sett

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