All too often, we have pain in our body that is arising from pathology of the spine. One of the common problems that occurs is a herniated disc but what does this really mean. To understand this, we must first understand what an intervertebral disc is. Our spine has intervertebral discs that are present between
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Maggie Getler, DPT True or False? Physical therapy is only for acute injuries and after surgery. The answer is false. Physical therapy can help with a variety of symptoms and impairments including but not limited to those related to acute injuries and post-surgery. So, what other conditions can physical therapy help with? Acute AND chronic
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What exactly is the difference between the services provided at a physical therapy clinic and a health spa? To the untrained eye, manual therapy and massage can look very similar. As a matter of fact, there may be some overlapping features of both services. However, the key to understanding these two separate services are knowing
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