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One of the great joys of the holiday season is reuniting with friends and family members we don’t get to see for much of the year. Of course, this often means traveling long distances. Whether we travel by air or over the ground, it often means long periods of sitting, fitting into cramped spaces, lifting luggage,
Physical therapy can benefit people in far more situations than most realize. Physical therapists help people with chronic pain, mobility issues, balance issues, and are invaluable resources for someone recovering from surgery or rehabbing an injury. They can even help prepare your body before surgery. Because of their training and whole-body approach to medicine,
Our hips are a central part of so much of what we do every day that it’s easy to take them for granted. Hip rotation and mobility affect our walking, sitting, bending, balancing, and so much more. This becomes obvious as soon as we experience some pain or stiffness in our hips. Suddenly, many simple tasks and activities can become excruciating,
It’s easy to ignore many minor aches and pains. With all of life’s responsibilities, obligations, and opportunities, most of us are too busy to worry about some minor discomfort. Even in our hands and wrists, some of our body’s most necessary and useful parts, it’s easy to brush off minor pain as “normal” and expect it to go away on its own.
Your hip joints are the second biggest joints in your body, and are crucial parts of much of what you do. As a bridge between your upper and lower body, they play a vital role in your movement, while also providing shock absorption and protecting your lower back from strain. Walking, running, and jumping would be impossible without them.
You may have heard of a technique called dry needling and wondered what exactly it is. Sticking needles in your skin to treat musculoskeletal pain may sound a little strange. It’s basically acupuncture, right? Not exactly. While there are some similarities, there are some important differences, too. Acupuncture is an ancient technique that has been a part of traditional Chinese medicine for about 3000 years.
Aging bodies go through many changes. Even healthy bodies with good diets and regular exercise cannot escape the inevitable changes that can come with time: declining muscle strength and flexibility, vision loss, cognitive decline, and more. While we can work to slow down these changes and maybe even make some improvements in our senior years,
Many of us have experience with some annoying pain or another: that nagging knee, stiff shoulder, or hip that just won’t quit. Especially as we age, a little joint pain or stiffness can become more likely. Often, we can attribute it to some task we performed recently, whether that pickle ball match or when we helped move that friend’s couch.
Many desk workers spend 6–10 hours seated each day, often unaware of how it’s affecting their posture, spine, and energy levels. The dangers often go unrecognized until they experience stiffness or pain in the neck or back. The truth is that this back and neck pain is an indication that your body is not thriving from this daily routine,
Most of us – especially those over the age of 40 – have experienced minor aches, pains or movement issues without feeling the need to seek medical attention. These things tend to go away on their own, after all. More often then than not this is true; most of these minor aches and pains will go away on their own.
When you hear the words “balance problems,” you might picture an elderly person carefully walking with a cane or behind a walker. The truth is balance disorders can affect people at any stage of life. They can be caused by injury, illness, or a neurological condition. They can come on suddenly or develop slowly over time.
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.
