Physical therapy is a field of medicine that promotes health and healing of movement-related disorders through physical rehabiltation. Healthcare professionals that specialize in this field include doctors of physical therapy. With their doctorates, they can treat patients of all ages so they may move and function better. But how do these medical experts accomplish this? Let’s talk about the ways a doctor of physical therapy helps you. 1. Assess Patients Before your therapy begins, your ... [Read More]
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Ways a Physical Therapist Can Help After a Bunionectomy
A bunion, or hallux valgus, is a foot deformity that develops in the metatarsophalangeal joint at the base of the big toe. Many women, middle-aged and up, have these bony bumps that impair their gait and change their foot shape and mobility. If you have a bunion and have decided on bunionectomy surgery, then expect physical therapy as part of your recovery. Let’s talk more about bunions and PT after surgery and where you can go for excellent foot and ankle surgery. What Is a Bunionectomy? A ... [Read More]
How Physical Therapy Can Help Treat Autoimmune Diseases
If you are one of the millions of Americans who suffer from an autoimmune disease, you know how it can interfere with living a normal lifestyle. Autoimmune diseases can cause everything from muscle weakness and fatigue to chronic inflammation of different organs and bodily systems. While medical management with steroids, interferon, and other disease-modifying drugs is warranted to address the disease itself, physical therapy can reduce the symptoms. Your physical therapist can show you ... [Read More]
Physical Therapy: The Power of Movement
Regardless of what stage you’re at in life, your physical and mental abilities, overall health, and quality of life hinge on one fundamental component—movement. Daily and consistent movement boosts the strength of your muscles, promotes blood circulation, strengthens your joints and bones, improves your coordination and reflexes, and enhances your mental well-being, among many other important benefits. At Endeavor Physical Therapy, we are highly committed to helping people move better— ... [Read More]
What Types of Surgery Require PT?
Are you undergoing surgery soon and looking for post-surgery techniques to help you recuperate faster? Physical therapy might just be the answer. Physical therapy is an integral part of post-surgical care and healing. After a major surgery, you will need physical therapy to restore your body’s mobility and minimize pain. Read on to learn what types of surgery require physical therapy and how a physical therapist at Endeavor Physical Therapy & Wellness in Bee Cave can help you. Shoulder ... [Read More]
