Did You Know Physical Therapy Can Fix Your Headaches? Headaches are No Fun Have you ever experienced a headache? Do you seem to experience them more often than you would like? Has it started to affect your daily routine and your mood? Do you find yourself taking over the counter medications such as Tylenol, Ibuprofin, or Aspirin to…
TMJ Dysfunction — What is it? Do you have it? & How do you treat it? Have you ever experienced popping or clicking in your jaw and pain with chewing certain foods? Ear pain, tooth pain or constant headaches? Has your jaw ever locked up on you? You may be experiencing TMJ — Temporomandibular joint dysfunction, a condition that limits the natural function of your jaw. Your temporomandibular joint…
How to take care of Back Pain during the Thanksgiving Holidays Thanksgiving Back Pain is No Joke Thanksgiving is a wonderful time for connecting with family and friends, eating delicious food, and enjoying memories that will last a lifetime. However, one memory that most want to avoid is the upper back and lower back pain…
Physical Therapy; An Alternative to Painkillers Physical Therapy: What it Does and How it Helps In 2016, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) published a report that named physical therapy as a safe alternative to using opioids for pain management. This is important because pain medications taken long-term can have serious side effects including addiction.…
BetterPT is Preparing You For the NYC Marathon The NYC Marathon is just around the corner. 50,000 people will be standing at the starting line awaiting their turn to run the marathon. These people are coming from all over the country ready to showcase their efforts from the past 20 weeks of training. Does this…
Recovering from the NYC Marathon What Comes After Finishing a Marathon? Congratulations! You have finished the NYC Marathon! You have reached your goal! This may have been your first race or your 25th, but either way, your body is probably sore and achy! You may have a balky knee, foot pain, or shin discomfort (likely…
What Types of Physical Therapy Specialties Are There? Physical therapy is a growing profession. It’s aimed at treating all different types of individuals with a variety of health-related conditions. Everyone has different health and fitness goals, but being healthy is usually one of the most important. Furthermore, physical therapists promote the ability to do the following…
Direct Access; What is it? And How Does it Affect Me? What Exactly is Direct Access? Navigating through your healthcare options can be difficult. The path to treatment and recovery is rarely direct and usually involves a lot of obstacles, round-about pathways, and unnecessary stress. This is where Direct Access comes in (at least for…
It’s National Physical Therapy Month! (NPTM for short) According to the APTA (American Physical Therapy Association), National Physical Therapy Month was established to “recognize the physical therapy profession’s efforts to transform society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience.” Basically, physical therapists are rock stars and you should go hug yours now! Physical therapy…
Welcome to the BetterPT Community! Thanks for joining the BetterPT community! We are excited to let you know that we are officially launching our mobile platform in the upcoming weeks. Our team has been working hard to create the best product to help connect patients to clinics and physical therapists, as well as to build…
Did You Know Physical Therapy Can Fix Your Headaches? Headaches are No Fun Have you ever experienced a headache? Do you seem to experience them more often than you would like? Has it started to affect your daily routine and your mood?…
TMJ Dysfunction — What is it? Do you have it? & How do you treat it? Have you ever experienced popping or clicking in your jaw and pain with chewing certain foods? Ear pain, tooth pain or constant headaches? Has your jaw ever locked up on you? You may be experiencing TMJ — Temporomandibular…
How to take care of Back Pain during the Thanksgiving Holidays Thanksgiving Back Pain is No Joke Thanksgiving is a wonderful time for connecting with family and friends, eating delicious food, and enjoying memories that will last a lifetime. However,…
Physical Therapy; An Alternative to Painkillers Physical Therapy: What it Does and How it Helps In 2016, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) published a report that named physical therapy as a safe alternative to using opioids for pain management.…
BetterPT is Preparing You For the NYC Marathon The NYC Marathon is just around the corner. 50,000 people will be standing at the starting line awaiting their turn to run the marathon. These people are coming from all over the…
Recovering from the NYC Marathon What Comes After Finishing a Marathon? Congratulations! You have finished the NYC Marathon! You have reached your goal! This may have been your first race or your 25th, but either way, your body is probably…
What Types of Physical Therapy Specialties Are There? Physical therapy is a growing profession. It's aimed at treating all different types of individuals with a variety of health-related conditions. Everyone has different health and fitness goals, but being healthy is usually…
Direct Access; What is it? And How Does it Affect Me? What Exactly is Direct Access? Navigating through your healthcare options can be difficult. The path to treatment and recovery is rarely direct and usually involves a lot of obstacles,…
It’s National Physical Therapy Month! (NPTM for short) According to the APTA (American Physical Therapy Association), National Physical Therapy Month was established to “recognize the physical therapy profession’s efforts to transform society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience.”…
Welcome to the BetterPT Community! Thanks for joining the BetterPT community! We are excited to let you know that we are officially launching our mobile platform in the upcoming weeks. Our team has been working hard to create the best…