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Advice for Treating Hip Pain from a Physical Therapist(Post)
Here’s the good news: we’re living longer. Here’s the bad news: we need to change our sedentary lifestyle, stat. Hip replacements are on the rise. Right now, there are about 175,000 hip replacemen ...
How to Treat Chronic Hip Pain(Post)Hip pain, whether as a result of a chronic condition or injury, is a common ailment treated in physical therapy. From older adults to active athletes when patients come to rehabilitation with this ty ...
How To Treat Upper Extremity Injuries Effectively(Post)Hand and upper extremity care is a subspecialty in physical therapy and refers specifically to treating areas of the hands, wrists, elbows, fingers and arms. Patients can experience pain and loss ...
How To Treat Herniated Discs with Physical Therapy(Post)I meet people all the time who complain of low back pain as a result of herniated disc. What they don’t know is physical therapy can give the herniated disc time to heal and that the pain they experi ...
Treating Summer Injuries Successfully-Part One(Post)Summer time seems to inspire just about everyone’s inner athlete. Even though summer is a great time to get outdoors and play our favorite activities, it’s also a common time for sports injuries. Unf ...
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 ...
Top 5 Treatments for Hip Bursitis(Post)Greater Trochanteric Bursitis , also known as greater trochanteric pain syndrome, is one of the most common causes of hip pain. Greater trochanteric bursitis is most common in mode ...
Using Physical Therapy to Treat Osteoarthritis Patients with Total Knee Replacements(Post)There are more than 719,000 knee replacements performed in the United States each year. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition that makes patients at a higher risk for the need of a total knee re ...
Common Causes and Treatments for Myofascial Pain Syndrome(Post)Myofascial pain syndrome refers to a chronic pain disorder that affects the body’s soft tissues and muscles and when triggered causes pain and inflammation. Myofascial pain can be limited to local ar ...
User Manual for the Sonicator 994 Combo Therapy Machine by Mettler Electronics(Post)One of our top selling items is the Sonicator 994 Combo Therapy device by Mettler Electronics. Sonicator Plus 994 Combination Therapy Machine uses a microprocessor to control its 4-channel combi ...
Best Electrode Buying Guide | E-Stim Therapy Resources(Post)In rehabilitation, choosing the right equipment is just part of giving patient’s the best treatments possible. Most modalities have corresponding accessories that are needed to offer the highest ther ...
Everything you need to know about Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training(Post)The pioneer of BFR training is Dr. Yoshiaki Sato of Japan, who at a young age observed that his calves, after kneeling for an extended period of time, were painful and had the characteristic “muscle ...