Why would someone post an article about speech therapy on a physical therapy clinic’s website? It must be a slow week in physical therapy news, right? It turns out there’s a stronger connection between the two than what many would expect. The act of speaking is physical, after all, and both types of therapy can often overlap in meaningful ways.
If you are recovering from an injury or surgery, your recovery is about much more than what happens in the clinic. In fact, some of the most important work – and some of the most frustrating set-backs – can happen outside of the clinic. One of the best times for your body’s healing is overnight while you sleep,
Have you ever developed a headache after a long day of sitting at your computer or after spending a long time scrolling on your phone? You may think the sudden head pain is caused by stress, eye strain, or too much blue light. Maybe, but there’s another possibility that’s often overlooked: your posture. Bad posture and headaches are more connected than people realize.
Physical therapy has helped millions of Americans rehabilitate after an injury. In fact, a 2024 YouGov survey found that 51% of respondents had received physical therapy care at some point in their lives. It is well known as a safe and effective way to help your body recover after injury or surgery. What’s less well known is the role that physical therapy plays in helping your body prevent re-injury after your rehab is over.
Millions of Americans are forced to deal with chronic pain that impacts their lives daily. Chronic conditions like diabetes, arthritis, and chronic back pain make it harder for people to work, play, socialize, and generally enjoy many aspects of life that the rest of us take for granted. For these people, learning how to manage the pain associated with these conditions is essential to their quality of life.
Hand injuries can be very frustrating. With as much as we use our hands, pain and injury can interfere with our work, our recreational activities, our hobbies, nearly all of our normal daily activities. Unfortunately, injuries aren’t only limited to accidents and sports. Some of these ordinary daily hobbies and habits we take for granted can also cause or contribute to hand injuries.
Remote work has become very common in recent years, and there are many benefits to working remotely. Remote workers spend less time driving on congested roads and less money on gas. That means more time for family and friends when work is over. Unfortunately, for many remote workers it also means less exercise – no walking to and from your car,
Everyday life with osteoarthritis can be challenging, but when you live in a state like Florida, the weather can add another layer to the challenge. Many Floridians with joint pain swear they can “feel the storm coming” in their knees or hands, and there is some evidence that joint pain can be influenced by differences in humidity or barometric pressure.
Florida can be a great place to live. Sunshine, beaches and mild winters attract visitors from around the world. Many Americans from northern climates keep winter homes here or even permanently relocate to the “Sunshine State”.
While Florida is a great place to live and work, the long, hot, humid summers can make outdoor activities challenging.
Every year, as the summer comes to an end and we prepare for another school year, parents have a list of annual tasks to perform. They need to get their children registered for school, shop for notebooks, pens, and other school supplies, and schedule a physical exam with their doctors. While parents are very familiar with the routine,
When summer winds down and the school year begins, many kids and teens are excited for the thrill of fall sports. Sports are a great way for people of any age to get exercise, develop discipline, practice teamwork, and gain many other benefits – but sports also come with an inevitable risk of injury.
While injuries can be random and simply due to bad luck,
Our hands are amazing – and very important. We use them to eat and drink, to work and play, to build and create. They are such an important part of our lives that they often go unappreciated until something happens that takes them away from us. When pain, injury, or disease makes it difficult to use our hands like we want and need to,
Being active is great for your health – until pain, injury, or fatigue slows you down. Whether you’re someone who plays some pickup sports in your spare time, goes for regular weekend runs, does CrossFit, or just loves staying active, there’s always a possibility of pain or injury putting you on the sidelines. This is one of the places where sports medicine comes into play.
Aging often comes with its fair share of surprises – more than just some gray hair and wrinkles. Aging comes with physical and cognitive changes that can impact daily life in significant ways. From stiff joints and slower reflexes to vision loss and memory problems, older adults continually face challenges to their ability to live active,
Getting injured is never part of anybody’s plan, but what you do afterward can make all the difference in how quickly and fully you recover. Whether it’s trying to push through an injury when you shouldn’t, delaying appropriate treatment, or returning to the activity too soon afterwards, there are many ways we can delay healing,
Occasional dizzy spells – or feelings of lightheadedness, wooziness, or being off-balance – are a relatively common experience. Most adults will experience it at some point, and vertigo (a spinning sensation) affects an estimated 40% of people at least once in their lifetime1. While it’s common to experience some temporary dizziness, persistent or severe dizziness can be very disruptive to your daily life,
Unsurprisingly, sports injuries are fairly common – even among active, healthy individuals. Injuries like strains, sprains and bone fractures affect both professional and amateur athletes every day. When you consider the thousands of hours dedicated to sports each year, some number of injuries is probably inevitable, and this holds true for athletes young and old,
Imagine stepping out of bed to take the day’s first steps and feeling like you just stepped on broken glass. This can be what it’s like to deal with plantar fasciitis – a frustrating heel pain that doesn’t always go away on its own. Some cases can last months, or even years. Rarely, in severe cases,
For many years now, physical therapy has helped millions of people move better, feel stronger, and recover from injuries – but there are still misconceptions about what PT is and who it’s for. Some people think it’s only for athletes or post-operative surgery patients. Others worry that it’s going to be painful. Even with its history and track record,
The advancements of modern surgery are undoubtedly some of the most impressive in all of medicine. Advancements in knowledge, tools and techniques have led to surgical outcomes that would have seemed miraculous a century ago. In fact, we’ve become so good at performing different types of surgeries, we often forget to consider just how invasive and dangerous it truly is.