Advanced Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation will open its fifth facility, located at Brick Plaza in Brick, on May 1. It is the first facility for AOSMI in Ocean County, joining locations in Lake Como, Red Bank, Manalapan and Edison. The 8,000-square-foot facility offers private treatment rooms, one-on-one care with accredited professionals and private treatment rooms
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Perhaps you have been receiving physical therapy treatment and have heard your therapist use the word “TENS” while working with you or have been given a TENS unit for home use. Or maybe you have seen the Icy Hot commercials advertising their new Smart Relief Tens. TENS stands for “Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation” and is
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It is that time of the year. The weather gets warm for a day, you rush outside in a tee-shirt and shorts and play all day long. After a fun filled day, you lay in bed happy and tired. It is still warm out so you open your window while you sleep. However, upon waking
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Henry was watching his daughter play softball, this was no ordinary game, it was for the state championship and his little girl is pitching herself a masterpiece. Two outs and the final batter is facing his daughter. One more strike and the game is over. She winds up and throws a bullet on the inside
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So at this point, you’ve established that you have knee osteoarthritis based on evaluation from a qualified doctor or physical therapist and have had scans to confirm the diagnosis. At this point, you’ve probably tried taking medication to ease the pain in order to function in daily life. However, taking medication daily is not the
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Whether you’ve never had acupuncture before or are an avid fan, there’s something you should know about your body. Acupuncturists stimulates tiny points along your body to help you heal a variety of issues. While we use the points, we certainly didn’t put them there. Continue Reading >
Hours and hours drum by…your twisting. Turning. You’ve just yawned and you say ‘oh please let this be a signal of sweet sleep!!’ But another hour goes by and your eyes remain open. Until you hear a ringing and looking over and its time to awake for work. This little quip is an example of
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