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PT for Fall Prevention

As we get older, the chances of suffering from a fall increase. The severity of a fall can range widely. Some falls can cause minor disability, while others can have more serious consequences. Chances are that someone you know may be at risk for a fall.

Keeping Patients Safe in Pandemic

While COVID-19 has changed our lives in many ways, we are committed to making our clinic safe for visits. We want to ensure our patients’ and staff’s health, wellness, comfort, and safety are our top priorities.

Female Athlete & PT Benefits

The Female Athlete Triad is a group of interrelated conditions that affect female athletes, particularly teenage athletes. It is widely believed that an energy imbalance is the cause, combined with competitive forces.

Physical Therapy & Foot Drop

Foot drop syndrome is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by weak muscles in the front of the lower leg. This can result in partial or total loss of control over the foot.

Celebrating PT Advances

A physical therapist is a licensed professional and an expert in the management of the musculoskeletal system. In fact, in most cases, you can see a physical therapist without a referral, and it is very likely that your insurance company will pay for physical therapy services.

Total Hip Replacement Guide

Total hip replacement (THR) is a surgical procedure to replace a damaged hip joint with a new artificial/prosthetic implant.

PT for Women's Health: A-Z

Ever since the #1 New York Times bestseller entitled "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" by John Gray was published, more and more people have asked the question "What makes men and women so different?".

The Lowdown on Stress Fractures

A stress fracture, also known as a fatigue-induced fracture, consists of one or more small cracks in the bone. It is associated with a pattern of overuse, commonly seen in the lower extremity in athletes.

Prevent & Manage RSI. Ask PT

Repetitive strain injury (RSI) occurs as a result of overuse or misuse of the body and it generally affects the upper extremities. It has been reported that approximately 60% of all occupational injuries can be attributed to RSI.

Got CFS? Call your PT ASAP!

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a clinical condition characterized by excessive fatigue and body pain. It is often preceded by a viral illness and is associated with symptoms like muscle aches and pains, joint pains, difficulty sleeping and at times, depression.

Chronic Joint & Muscle Pain

All of us have experienced pain and discomfort in the muscles and joints at some point, especially with age. In most cases, the use of over the counter medications, hot/cold packs and rest help resolve the problem.

PT Role in Parkinson's Treatment

Parkinson's disease is a progressive, degenerative clinical condition that worsens over time. Typical symptoms include tremors, loss of facial expression, stiffness, slowing down of movement and multitude of other problems.

Music & Physical Therapy

Snapping hip syndrome, also called dancers' hip, is a snapping sensation or popping sound heard in the hip while walking, flexing or extending the limbs. This condition can cause discomfort and pain.

Benefits of PT on Spine

The spinal column supports the body and provides the structural framework for muscles and bones in the trunk region.

Workplace Wellness & PT: Link?

The average person spends eight (8) hours or more in the workplace. Occupational hazards and risks are prevalent in a work environment, especially one with prolonged periods of sitting.

Strengthen & Protect Knee PT

Knee and foot injuries are common for people of all ages. They tend to occur during day-to-day activities such as walking, climbing stairs and running.

Pelvic Pain? PT Can Help!

Have you ever had a nagging pain in the region of the pelvis or hip? Pain or discomfort in the pelvic region and the hip may be related.

PT for Balance Issues?

Falling is a common problem amongst the elderly, and it can result in serious injury. It is estimated that one in every three adults aged 65 and older suffer from a fall every year.

PT Advance devices

For most individuals, the probability that an assistive device may be needed seems very unlikely. Walking, and basic movements like getting out of bed, in and out of a car and climbing up the stairs are some of things we take for granted.

PT for Shin Splints?

The shinbone or the tibia is the front surface of the lower leg. This part of the body is under constant stress and strain when we walk, jump and run.

Heal Biceps Tendinitis with PT

The biceps tendon connects the biceps muscle in the upper arm to the elbow. The tendon acts like a tough connective tissue.

Cause of a Wrist Fracture

A Colles' fracture refers to a fracture around the wrist. Typically, it occurs due to a fall on an outstretched hand.

Kids' Happiness & Health

Getting your child involved in sports is an excellent way to encourage exercise and prevent childhood obesity.

Physical Therapy - Athletic Exc.

The vast majority of people believe the primary use of physical therapy is for back pain or rehabilitation of an injury such as fracture leg or whiplash.

Pre-Surgery Physical Therapy

Most people think of physical therapy in regard to rehabilitation following surgery, but it’s also beneficial for preparing the body to undergo a surgical procedure.

Life's a Bite: TMJ PT

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is what connects the bottom jaw to the skull. The joint is a hinge that makes it possible to eat and speak, but it can be subject to pain and inflammation from multiple sources.

PT for Nights & Pain-Free Days

The use of physical therapy to alleviate pain and obtain restful sleep has a history reaching into antiquity. Hippocrates is believed to have been the first physical therapy practitioner.

Avoiding Kids Injuries with PT

As children develop and explore their environment, they’re subject to a wide variety of injuries. Some of those wounds and injuries can be serious and even have life-changing effects.

Balance In Life

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.

Posture Perfect

One of the most common spinal conditions individuals may hear about is scoliosis. It's a term medical professionals use to describe an abnormal, sideways curvature of the spine.

Winter Fitness Secrets

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.

Spring Injury Prevention

It's not just extreme sports enthusiasts who sustain injuries during the spring. Sprains and strains from shoveling and cleaning off vehicles, along with slipping and falling on wet floors are all dangers with which a physical therapist can help.

PT for Kids' Arthritis

Juvenile arthritis (JA) isn't a specific disease, but an inflammatory and autoimmune condition in youngsters under age 16.

Back in The Swing

Tennis elbow is one of the most common injuries that people sustain, but it doesn't just happen to tennis players. Less than 5 percent of all tennis elbow injuries occur in people who don't play tennis at all.

Forever Young: PT for Youth

Most people immediately think of cosmetic surgery for remaining youthful, but a younger looking visage won't help people stay mobile and active.

PT aids Alzheimer's patients

Alzheimer's disease is a debilitating condition that robs people of their ability to think, remember and function without assistance.

PT Fights Diabetes

More than 29 million people in the U.S. have diabetes and it affects both adults and children. Diabetes occurs when the body can't make sufficient insulin, doesn't make any at all, or can't utilize what it does manufacture.

MANAGING BACK PAIN

A healthy lower back helps keep our bodies upright, allows us to bend, twist and move and supports most of our body weight.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

Happy New Year from all of us at Physical Therapy Solutions Inc. We hope that you had a great Holiday season and we wish you all the best for 2017!