Post-Intensive Care Syndrome

What is post-intensive care syndrome and what does Physical Therapy have to do with it? When you think about someone going into intensive care, you probably picture someone who’s very ill and likely fighting for their survival. They may be on a ventilator or other equipment that’s keeping them alive. When you’re in that situation, […]
What is Vertigo? Risk and causes

Vertigo is a common ailment that affects a large number of people every year. Although it isn’t a life-threatening condition, it can affect the quality of life substantially. Vertigo is a sense of rotation, rocking, moving, or spinning experienced even when someone is perfectly still. Movement of the head or body can worsen vertigo symptoms, […]
Why youngsters are suffering from Lower Back Pain?

Youngsters these days aged between 18 and 24, are falling prey to back pain incidences. With the number of spine physical therapy among the young working population rising from 25% to 31%, low back pain is no longer considered an ‘old person problem’ and has become a major health bane for the young generations. Technology […]
Prevent Spinal Stenosis from getting worse

Spinal stenosis impacts the life of around half a million people in the United States alone, with that number expecting to grow as the population gets older. Because spinal stenosis gets more likely as people grow older, the issue with it becomes less of prevention, and more of management. How to manage spinal stenosis- Spinal […]
Treating Knee Osteoarthritis

Knee Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. It occurs when the protective cartilage on the ends of the bones wears down over time. Knee osteoarthritis affects nearly 14 million people of which roughly 50 percent are under the age of 65. Women are more likely to get OA than men and […]
Ways to Ease Neck Pain

Neck pain is the one of most common & frustrating problem to have. It can be frustrating because it can affect many different areas of your life – from sleeping to working to exercising and then just your overall mood. Here are some of the reasons why your neck pain won’t go away and continues […]
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Comprehensive Evaluation & Treatment

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common peripheral nerve entrapment syndrome, affecting more than eight million individuals annually. Risk factors for CTS include previous wrist fracture, pregnancy, genetic predisposition, diabetes, and arthritis. A higher prevalence is also noted in occupational groups that require tasks that are repetitive and/or cause hand/arm vibrations (e.g., grinders, butchers, computer […]
Pain after lumbar epidural steroid injection

Epidurals are one of the most effective ways of treating pain and other issues in the spinal column. As a minimally-invasive method of delivering drugs and medication straight to the body, these injections play a vital role in keeping many back-related conditions like spinal stenosis and sciatica manageable. Epidural steroid injections have seen marked success […]
Physical Therapy for a Torn Rotator Cuff

Is this familiar – you reach up and across your body to fasten a seat belt, lift a milk jug from the fridge, or reach into the last seat of the car and experience a pain in the front of your shoulder? Do you face achiness down the side of your upper arm? Does the […]
ASTYM – Helping Post-Mastectomy

The term Astym may be new to you. Astym therapy was designed to help mobilize soft tissues in order to promote healing. Astym is a form of therapy that helps regenerate healthy soft tissue like muscles and tendons. Through the process of Astym therapy, it reduces scar, degeneration and fibrosis tissues that could be causing […]