How can you benefit from doing physical therapy after carpal tunnel surgery?
After having surgery to remedy carpal tunnel syndrome, your body will begin healing. During this important time, you may experience pain, swelling and inflammation. This can make life difficult; it may put a damper on your daily life and make trivial tasks like putting your clothes on uncomfortable. Physical therapy can help reduce your symptoms […]
How to help the crick in your neck
Do you have a crick in your neck that makes going through the day uncomfortable or even painful? There can be many different causes behind a crick in the neck. This is not an uncommon problem, since many of us spend a lot of time looking at our phones or computer screens for long periods […]
Four common sports injuries that physical therapists offer treatment for
A risk for injury always accompanies participation in sports. Collision sports such as football or hockey have a high rate of injury. But sports injuries are still common in low-impact sports such as basketball and soccer. Children are at a higher risk for sports injuries since their bodies are still developing compared to an adult, […]
I fell and hurt my shoulder. How can I treat my pain naturally?
If you fell and hurt your shoulder, it can make moving your arm uncomfortable and even painful. Shoulder injuries may inhibit your arm’s range of motion, which can make routine tasks difficult, like driving or just reaching to grab something. Are you wondering how to help your shoulder after you fell and hurt it? Physical […]
Can sciatica cause the knee pain I’m feeling?
As many as 40% of people will experience sciatica at least once in their lifetime. Your sciatic nerve starts in the lower spine and then branches off to travel down each leg. It is responsible for all the feeling in your legs. When you injure your legs or lower back, or develop other spinal conditions, […]
What exercises are involved in physical therapy after back surgery?
Many issues that affect the back can be successfully treated without surgery, but that doesn’t mean that some problems won’t require surgery to heal properly. Medical research is also reporting that more and more people are electing to have back surgery. One study reveals that the number of lumbar spinal fusions increased by more than […]
How can you determine if you have a sprained ankle versus a broken ankle?
Anyone who is feeling pain in their ankle may be worried about either an ankle sprain or fracture. However, people may not know how to distinguish between these two issues. Ankle sprains are by far the more common of the two ankle conditions, and one four-year medical study reports that more than 3.1 million ankle sprains occurred […]
What is causing the pain on top of my shoulder bone?
If you experience pain in the shoulder while extending your arm out, or just while moving your arms throughout the day, then you might be suffering from a shoulder injury or condition. There are many different causes behind shoulder pain, but some of them can worsen with time. That’s why it’s important to seek consultation […]
Three stretches physical therapists use for hip arthritis
Arthritis can make your hips feel tight and difficult to move, and this can make you feel like you don’t want to move around as much. In turn, not moving around enough can actually increase your hip arthritis pain. There are many people who experience this chain of circumstances. In fact, medical studies report that […]
Why do I feel pain when bending and straightening my elbow?
It happens when you close a cabinet door. You do it when you’re drinking coffee. What is it exactly? The answer is bending and straightening your elbow. Yet even normal, seemingly easy, tasks like these can be more difficult if these movements are triggering elbow pain. There are many issues that can trigger pain when […]
Can you have both lower back and hip pain?
It may seem odd, but the answer to this question is clearly found in a children’s song. Anyone who’s ever heard or sung “The Skeleton Dance” knows that “the hip bone’s connected to the backbone.” This is a simplistic interpretation of the connection between the hips and the lower back, but it illustrates that you […]
Three exercises to address a stiff neck on one side
Feeling stiffness on one side of the neck is fairly common. After all, sleeping the wrong way can trigger this issue. It can also come from frequently performed neck or head movements you do at work. The structures in your neck that become stiff are typically neck muscles. These muscles help rotate, bend, and flex […]