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.
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,
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,