As an athlete, when you sustain a sidelining injury, you just want to get back to the sport you enjoy so much. Sports physical therapy can help you recover completely and as quickly as possible. There are also other benefits to receiving sports physical therapy from a professional physical therapist. Let’s talk about how this program of medical therapeutic treatments can help you attain and maintain peak performance, and where you can go throughout the Austin area for world-class physical ... [Read More]
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What to Expect During a Worker’s Comp Visit
If you have been injured at work, you need to have a medical evaluation and possible treatment of any injuries. The doctor will document how, when, and where you were hurt so that you can be compensated for any injuries or time off from work due to the injury. You may also require rehabilitative care to ensure that you heal quickly and successfully. Workers’ comp is designed to cover the cost of a work-related injury. This can include any requisite medical treatment, time off required from ... [Read More]
Do I Need a Rotator Cuff Repair?
The rotator cuff is the special group of muscles and tendons that work with the shoulder capsule, which comprises the ligaments that hold the upper arm bone in the shoulder socket. The rotator cuff can suffer many tiny tears or one large tear, and treatment for this includes rest, ice, anti-inflammatory medication, and physical therapy. If you have relatively minor damage to your rotator cuff, you may only need physical therapy rather than surgery. In a study published in the Journal of ... [Read More]
7 Things to Know About Trigger-Point Therapy
Chronic pain affects approximately 50 million American adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Fortunately, scientific advancements have resulted in many different treatment options to help you control your chronic pain so you can get back to the life you love. One of those treatments involves no medicine at all, but is rather inspired by acupuncture: trigger-point therapy. Trigger-point therapy is a safe pain management technique whereby a trained ... [Read More]
Tendonitis Diagnosis and Treatment
Especially when you’re physically active and participate in sports like tennis or golf, you may develop a painful condition known as tendonitis. This term simply means inflammation and swelling of a tendon. Tendons are the thick but flexible tissues that connect a muscle to a bone or to another type of tissue. (Compare that to ligaments, which connect a bone to another bone in a joint.) Tendonitis can cause you a great deal of chronic pain. Often, tendonitis occurs as we get older, but it ... [Read More]
