Pain is a normal human experience and is often a good guide to the best healing behaviors- sometimes rest is beneficial and sometimes movement is beneficial. Each part of your body has nerves in and around them. These nerves connect all body parts to the spinal cord so messages can be sent from your […]
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Prioritize Your Well-Being: The Importance of Annual Health Check and Musculoskeletal Screen with Your Physical Therapist Maintaining good health involves more than just occasional doctor visits; it requires a proactive approach that includes regular check-ups for various aspects of your well-being. One often overlooked but crucial aspect is your musculoskeletal health. Integrating an annual […]
Ways to Stay Active This Holiday Season The holiday season is a time of joy, celebration, and often indulgence. While rest and relaxation are often tempting, staying active is crucial for your overall well-being. Staying active and maintaining a semblance of an exercise routine may seem like an impossible task with a calendar full […]
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy During the holiday season, we tend to have deficient sleep and high stress levels. This added stress can target the central nervous system and your body will go into “fight or flight” mode causing the pelvic floor muscles to tense up and become overactive. Pelvic floor tension can increase stress […]
October is Physical Therapy Month!
Physical Therapy and Tennis Physical Therapy is an effective treatment option, and helps to improve quality of life, manage pain and chronic disease, recover from injury and maximize movement. Physical therapists are movement experts who treat people of all ages and abilities to improve their physical function and fitness. We work with you to develop […]
Exploring the Power of Balance Balance is more than just a physical state; it’s a harmonious blend of physical, mental, and emotional elements. In the context of physical therapy, balance refers to the body’s ability to maintain stability while performing everyday activities. This includes tasks like walking, climbing stairs, and even standing on one […]
So, running… You might have decided to take it up over the past year. But did you know there’s a good way and a bad way to run? The motion that your body moves through while running is called a “gait cycle”. The complete gait cycle consists of two phases: Stance phase, […]
What is Vertigo?
Vertigo is a symptom rather than a condition itself. It is the sensation that you or the environment around you is moving or spinning. Attacks of vertigo can develop suddenly and last for a few seconds, or they may last much longer. Severe vertigo may be constant and last for several days, making normal life […]
TMJ & TMD: What’s the Difference?
People commonly mistake referring to conditions affecting the jaw as “TMJ”. TMJ actually refers to the jaw joint itself, or the temporomandibular joint. The correct reference to conditions limiting or affecting the natural function of the jaw is TMD, or temporomandibular disorder. TMD interferes with the normal movement of the jaw, limiting or restricting opening […]
A lot of patients mistakenly think physical therapy is just exercise programs and modality regimes for pain. Although both exercise and pain modalities are important pieces to a comprehensive physical therapy plan of care, manual therapy is proven to reduce recovery times, increase range of motion, and improve overall tissue mobility. Manual therapy is basically […]