Do you experience knee pain while shopping, climbing stairs or running? Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) is widely accepted as the most common running injury and accounts for 22% of knee injuries. ITBS involves pain on …
Smartphones Can Be a Pain In The Neck
Is My Smartphone Causing My Neck Pain? Within the last few years, more and more patients are arriving at All-Care Physical Therapy with complaints of neck pain. These patients with complaints of neck pain are …
Progressing to the Gym after PT
So you’ve just completed your physical therapy. Congratulations! Now your therapist is telling you that you need to continue exercise on your own to maximize your progress. Or maybe you are just feeling so good …
ACL Tears: The Role of Physical Therapy in Rehabilitation, and Prevention
In the United States, each year there are between 150,000- 200,000 injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (or ACL). Roughly three quarters of the time, these injuries are non-contact injuries, such as an athlete planting …
Total Hip Arthroplasty
Anterior Approach vs. Posterior Approach Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is used worldwide as one of the most effective procedures for relieving pain, restoring function, and improving quality of life in patients with painful or deformed …
Understanding Trigger Finger
Has one of your fingers ever become stuck in a bent position, becoming painful and difficult to straighten after holding your cup of coffee? Or, does your finger click when you are holding a knife …
Fighting Osteoporosis Through Physical Therapy
Are you one of the 44 million Americans suffering from Osteoporosis or Osteopenia? Through research, the medical community has discovered methods not only to combat Osteoporosis, but also prevent it. In order to treat this …
LSVT BIG: Exaggerated Movements for Parkinson’s Symptom Relief
Approximately one million Americans are currently living with Parkinson’s disease. Men are one and a half times more likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) than women. Parkinson’s disease is classified as a movement …
Balance and Physical Therapy
Balance plays a key role in the vast majority of typical activities we perform throughout our day. Whether it is reaching for a dish, standing while talking to a neighbor, or swinging a golf club; …
Physical Therapy for the Pediatric Population
How Can Physical Therapy Help My Child? Orthopedics Range of motion and flexibility differ from that of an adult so special considerations should be kept in mind when treating the pediatric population. When a child …
Shoulder Impingement
Some people become accustomed to shoulder pain and do not pay attention to the gradual onset of weakness and limitations in their shoulder range of motion. They may have a tendency to ignore shoulder pain …
What is Spinal Stenosis?
A diagnosis we frequently see in our physical therapy clinics associated with back and neck pain is spinal stenosis. Spinal stenosis is a condition resulting in the narrowing or pinching of the spinal cord that …
A Brief Introduction to Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM)
What is soft tissue? The term “Soft tissue” refers to the fascia (connective tissue), muscles, tendons, and ligaments that make up the body. Injuries to these areas are a common cause of pain and dysfunction …
Understanding Shoulder Replacement Surgery
Total Shoulder Replacement (TSA): The total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) was first performed in the United States in the 1950’s. Now, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality states 53,000 people in the U.S. have shoulders …
Rotator Cuff Injuries Aren’t Just For Athletes
Shoulder pain is the third most common musculoskeletal complaint, behind neck and back pain, seen in medical practices each year. The cause of shoulder pain can range from uncomplicated sprains to massive rotator cuff tears. …
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