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    ProHealthcareProducts.com Adds JTech Commander Echo Series To Product Offering(Post)

    ProHealthcareProducts.com, an online retailer of durable medical equipment and healthcare supplies, recently added the JTech Commander Echo line of evaluation products to its online catalog.

    ​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 ...

    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 ...

    ​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 j ...

    Treating Summer Injuries Successfully-Part Two(Post)

    Welcome to part two of “Treating Summer Injuries Successfully.” Summer time means an increase in physical activities for most of our patients. From swimming to field sports like soccer, baseball, vol ...

    Treating Common Sports Injuries With Physical Therapy(Post)

    Traumatic brain injuries suffered during athletic sports have become a common headline in the news. It is estimated that there are 300,000 sports-related traumatic brain injuries (TBI) which can ...

    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 ...

    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 ...

    ​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 ...

    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 S ...

    Working With Children in Physical Therapy(Post)

    Pediatric physical therapy is just one of the specializations in the physical therapy industry. Physical therapy can be recommended for kids and teens or who have suffered an injury or may experience ...

    ​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 p ...

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