What is Blood Flow Restriction Training and How Can It Help you? Are you trying to increase the size of your muscles? Would you like to decrease the time it takes to build muscle mass? Are you battling an injury that has led to muscle atrophy (when muscles waste away) due to nonuse? Are you…
3 Non Opioid Alternatives to Dealing with Pain Opioids kill more than 115 Americans every day. With this in mind, it’s important to protect yourself by learning about chronic pain management techniques that don’t involve the use of potentially harmful drugs. Speaking with your physician about non-opioid pain medication treatment options is one route to…
How Cardiac Rehab and Pulmonary Physical Therapy Combine to Help You Recover From Surgery February marks the start of American Heart Month! There’s no better time to learn about cardiac surgery and proper recovery methods. Specifically, cardiopulmonary physical therapy interventions play a key role in your recovery from a recent heart or lung surgery. This…
Back to School: 4 Injury Prevention Tips for Young Athletes By Jason Kang, PT, DPT, TPI Level 1, Director of Pediatrics/Adolescents Program, SPEAR Physical Therapy The school year is right around the corner and for many students, this means a ramp up in athletic participation. With increasing demands on their growing bodies, kids are more susceptible…
5 Bad Scheduling Habits That Are Hurting Your Patients And Your Practice Written by Clinicient Your front desk staff has a lot going on. They are your front line in your practice and usually, the first and last face patients see as they come and go in your clinic. But are they developing bad habits that…
Everything to Know About Total Shoulder Replacement: Surgery to Therapy and Recovery Approximately 53,000 people across the United States undergo total shoulder replacement surgery every year. This is in addition to other similarly complex surgical procedures meant to improve mobility and quality of life. Maybe it’s been recommended to you by your doctor after experiencing a…
Everything You Need to Know About TMJ Jaw Pain Written by Joint Ventures Physical Therapy Maybe you notice a clicking in your jaw, especially when eating. Or you wake up after a night of sleep and find your jaw and the surrounding area are sore. Perhaps you tend to clench your jaw during stressful situations.…
Are You Blaming the Train When the Tracks are the Problem? Written by Penny Goldberg, Owner of Request Physical Therapy Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) is a common catch-all diagnosis in outpatient physical therapy. Though this diagnosis is seen most often in adolescent females, it doesn’t discriminate. Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome symptoms can strike patients of all…
5 Great Exercises to Perform During Pregnancy Written by Therapydia Physical Therapy We all know of the many benefits of exercise—improved overall health, energy, mobility, etc.—but how are these benefits affected during pregnancy? Does carrying a child change how the body reacts? Does exercise efficiency help more than those going to work? We’re going to…
What is Tommy John Surgery: How to Know if You Need It The name, Tommy John surgery isn’t exactly a dead-giveaway for what this procedure entails – unless you know who Tommy John is. Tommy John was a pitcher, who was the first person to have this type of surgery back in 1974. After his…
