Do you ever find yourself slouching while working on the computer? Or do you find yourself looking down at your phone for prolonged periods throughout the day? Or maybe when you stand do you like to lean onto a wall or put more weight on one foot? These are all examples of improper postures, even
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Low back and neck pain has become more prevalent in the last decade. According to National Interview Health survey data of 2019, 39.0% of adults had back pain, 36.5% had lower limb pain, and 30.7% had upper limb pain. Having to deal with low back and/or neck pain during activities of daily life becomes frustrating
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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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In the past two years during the Covid-19 pandemic, many different professions have seen a significant increase in employees working from home. If you are one of these employees, you may notice some new aches or pains while working in a new setting. The most likely reason for this is that at-home workstations may not
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Cervicogenic headache is when the problem in the neck leads to referred pain up the head unilaterally. Some of the common causes are linked to problems with nerves, bones, muscles: Whiplash injury Strained or sprained neck Poor forward head posture Poor ergonomics Disc bulges leading to a pinched nerve Arthritis/degenerative disc disease Fractures Types of
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TKR/Total knee replacement is one of the most commonly performed surgeries amongst patients with arthritis , where the weight bearing portions of the knee joint along with the damaged cartilage are replaced with an artificial joint (prosthesis) made of metal alloys, high-grade plastics and polymers. What is Atrophy? Atrophy i.e. wasting and weakening of the
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This is a review of a randomized controlled trial that evaluated the efficacy of acupuncture for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) conducted in China. By Hitomi Asano L.Ac. OA is one of the most common joint diseases and the leading cause of chronic pain and disability in the United States. Knee OA accounts for more
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