Natural abdominal breathing is an indispensable part of restoring injured areas to normal function. When you are experiencing back pain even simple movements can be excruciatingly painful. It is an involuntary response to protect your body from further pain. You may find that you are holding the body stiffly and breathing shallowly to avoid moving
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The first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “ultrasound” is most likely having to do with pregnancy. Believe it or not, ultrasound is actually a modality that can be used in your physical therapy treatment! Let’s take a closer look at how it is used and how it can help. HOW
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Last I spoke upon the topic of concussions, I covered how to recognize and properly diagnose a concussion. To recap, concussions occur when an external force results in excessive contact between the brain and the skull. Loss of consciousness may occur, but it is not the determining factor. Signs to look for when attempting to
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Jim had it all. A growing business he started from his garage 10 years before, a beautiful and healthy family, and good health. Then one day he started having digestive pains that would not go away. He sought the expertise of GI’s and had every test under the sun. The tests revealed nothing substantial and
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According to the National Institutes of Health, heart disease is the #1 cause of death in both men and women in the United States. Acupuncture can help protect the heart! A study from Peking University’s Department of Nuclear Medicine showed that patients who received Acupuncture significantly benefited in heart health. Patients with severe atherosclerosis (plaque build
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What is a Trigger Point? According to Saleet Jafri, M. who wrote Mechanisms of Myofascial Pain, a trigger point is a focal area in muscle that appears stiff and hypercontracted and is particularly painful when palpated. It is also ”a focus of hyperirritability in a tissue that, when compressed, is locally tender and, if sufficiently
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While mankind is fortunate to have surgical capabilities, surgery can be a harrowing experience for both the mind and the body. Once a patient finds out he or she needs surgery, they are faced with a lot of stressors. Acupuncture can help the patient every step along the way. Step 1- Finding out that you
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