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Summer is a time to have fun and spend time outdoors. Now that the sun is shining, you are probably looking forward to some rest and relaxation as you plan your summer vacation. It’s a time when you can go out for a walk roll down the windows and take in everything…

Get the Most Out of Summer Minus the Injuries

Posture, fitness, and flexibility are critical to help remain fit and injury-free for any sport, particularly golf. The achievements of professional golfers like Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Lorena Ochoa highlight a new athleticism associated with a sport that was once considered “leisurely.” Today’s men and women golfers, both amateurs…

Improve Your Golf Game with Physical Therapy

Scleroderma is a clinical condition that is characterized by changes in blood vessels, skin, muscles, and cartilage due to the formation of antibodies that fight against one’s own body (an auto-immune disease). This is classified as a ‘connective tissue disorder‘ that is most prevalent in female individuals between the ages of…

Scleroderma and Physical Therapy

Most people believe that arthritis is just something that happens naturally as you grow older; a typical and often unavoidable sign of aging. This is not always the case.  Arthritis can occur at any age. In fact, it can be inherited. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and…

Learn About Your Arthritis Pain

Giving birth is a life-changing experience. From a physical standpoint, childbirth has a significant impact on a woman’s body. Symptoms can vary greatly, and range from pain and headaches to tightness and incontinence. Aches and pains are common during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Discomfort can occur in the neck, lower back,…

Benefits of Physical Therapy After Childbirth

The loss of any of the five senses is especially distressing, and one of the most frightening for any individual is the loss of balance and equilibrium due to a vestibular disorder. The condition occurs when there’s a disruption of the vestibular system that encompasses the inner ear and brain…

Regain Your Balance

For those who dread trips to the gym or fitness center during winter’s inclement weather, physical therapy practices offer custom therapies, training, and fitness programs to maintain health and fitness levels, reduce the risk of injury, and perform more efficiently. Winter weather impacts physical workouts and affects mood, resulting in…

Winter Fitness

For people with chronic pain or medical conditions, participating in sports and other activities may be out of the question, but physical therapy can help. Even for those who believe themselves to be in good physical condition, physical therapy can enhance performance and aid in reducing the risk of injury.…

Keeping You at Play with Physical Therapy

Myofascial release techniques encompass a variety of soft tissue therapies to treat pain, relax muscles, improve circulation and lymphatic drainage, and increase mobility. Physical therapists are masters of the methods that employ gentle touch and stretching to promote healing and relieve chronic conditions. Skin, muscles, tendons, and ligaments often become…

Physical Therapy can help with Myofascial Pain Syndrome

The feet bear the weight of the body upon them, but the heel of the foot receives little thought unless it begins to hurt. Pain can originate under the heel (plantar fasciitis) or the back of the heel in the Achilles tendon. Inflammation, swelling, and pain are common complaints associated…

Physical Therapy is the Answer for Heels

Making an appointment with your physical therapist usually means that you need to improve your physical stability. Once you set an appointment, make sure that you maximize it. These are some common guidelines that can help you make the most of your therapy appointment, whether at home, in a clinic,…

5 Tips to Help You Get the Most Out of ...

Multiple Sclerosis or MS affects the central nervous system and disrupts the normal flow of neurological impulses between the brain and the body. With MS, the body’s immune system begins to attack the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. It targets myelin, a substance that surrounds the nerves. When myelin…

Physical Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis