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How to treat Achilles Tendonitis

Having Achilles tendonitis is definitely a setback, but it’s not the end of the world. A few weeks’ worth of rest and physical therapy will get you right back in the game. The more you know about AT and how it occurs, the more likely you’ll be to take recovery seriously and prevent future injuries. […]

Have Shoulder Pain? Ease It With Physical Therapy

The shoulder is a multifaceted joint. It’s a grouping of bones, tendons and muscles. It’s one of the most mobile areas of the body. That means that it’s also one of the places in the body where you’re likely to feel pain. What Bones Make Up The Shoulder? The bones of the upper arm, shoulder […]

Harmonious Running Involves Equilibrium and Stability

Physical therapy can help to heal pinched nerves

When people have pinched nerves, it can cause them to experience debilitating pain. The pain that a person might feel will depend on which nerve is pinched. While many people are prescribed narcotic pain medications when they have pinched nerves, the medications do not treat the actual impingement and simply minimize the pain that people […]

Assessing and managing juvenile osteochondritis dissecans of the knee

Juvenile osteochondritis dissecans can affect the knees of children and is especially problematic among youth athletes. This disorder involves a lesion that appears on the subchondral bone in the knee, and it affects between 15 and 29 children per 100,000. Boys are much likelier to develop the condition than are girls. Without proper assessment and […]

Virtual Reality, Real Results: The Power of C.A.R.E.N for Recovery

Meeting the needs of soldiers wounded in the line of duty is always a priority. After all, these wounded warriors have put their lives on the line for their country, and they deserve the best chance possible for comprehensive recovery. While there are many new technologies that can serve this select group of individuals, one […]

Manual therapy may result in better outcomes for ankle sprains

Ankle sprains are very common injuries, and people who suffer from them may suffer ongoing problems, including recurring sprains. Each year, seven ankle sprains occur for every 1,000 people. Up to address dysfunctions of the joints may result in better outcomes. Joint dysfunctions that can occur with inversion ankle sprains, which happen when the outer […]

Study: Physical therapy may work as well or better than surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome

Evaluating the Symptoms of Tennis Elbow and Choosing Effective Treatments

When an athlete is experiencing tennis elbow, the individual may notice pain as soon as the patient bends the wrist, and the condition significantly reduces grip strength and causes tightness in the person’s forearm. If a patient does not receive medical care, the athlete might suffer from fibrosis, which can harden the tissue and decrease […]

Physical Conditioning During Recovery From Foot Surgery

Background Likely as a result of continuous running and cutting while playing field hockey, a 25 year-old female experienced a plantar fascia tear. The tear was discovered via diagnostic imagining after the athlete had been suffering from painful plantar fasciitis for approximately six months. Goals for Rehabilitation After undergoing surgery in order to gait recovery […]