Illness, injury, recovering from surgery, and other physical challenges may limit your ability to move in certain ways. You may need assistance from a physical therapist (PT) to help you in rehabilitation and in regaining full use of your body. These therapists also show athletes how to strengthen key areas of their body and how to prevent getting injured. Physical therapists therefore play a significant role in promoting physical health and fitness for people of all ages. Let’s talk about ... [Read More]
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy After Shoulder Surgery
Doctors typically recommend physical therapy as a key part of a patient’s recovery after surgery. If you have recently had shoulder surgery, physical therapy can help you maximize the results of your operation and get your shoulder working again. Physical therapy is a health profession that helps treat mild or chronic pain, mobility, and impairments resulting from injury or illness – including cardiovascular, endocrinological, musculoskeletal, neurological, or respiratory illness. Likewise, ... [Read More]
Treatments for Tendonitis with Physical Therapy
Tendons are strong, fibrous bands of tissue that connect muscle to bone. This connective tissue is therefore critical to a bone’s ability to move – and when a tendon becomes inflamed or irritated, this is called tendonitis. Anyone can be affected by the condition, but people who are over the age of 40 are more susceptible to developing tendonitis particularly in the elbow, thumb, hip, knee, shoulder, or Achilles tendon. Structural abnormalities, such as joints or bones that don’t match in ... [Read More]
What Does Dry Needling Treat?
Chronic pain refers to perpetually intermittent or continuous pain that lasts for more than three months. It can take a physical and emotional toll on a patient, and different people respond differently to various treatments – so you may have to try a number of therapies before finding one that works. One option that works for many patients is dry needling, which relieves pain caused by trigger points. These trigger points are hyperirritable spots in the skeletal muscles, and dry needling can ... [Read More]
How Can Trigger Point Therapy Help with Your Chronic Pain?
Approximately 50 million Americans are in chronic pain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Pain that is acute (sudden) can become chronic without proper pain management, and this usually involves a combination of traditional and interventional treatment methods. Chronic pain can be caused by tight muscles resulting from a sudden injury, a repetitive injury that developed at work or during a hobby, or a strenuous activity that overloaded your muscles. These ... [Read More]
