Tendonitis vs. Tendinosis: How to Treat

Tendon pain can be confusing and frustrating, especially when you’re trying to understand a diagnosis or are doing research online. Two terms commonly thrown around are "tendonitis" (or “tendinitis”) and "tendinosis." While they sound similar, they refer to different...

What is IASTM?

When most people think of physical therapy, they often picture a post-surgery rehabilitation process with weekly appointments where you stretch and push your healing limbs to the limit. But physical therapy offers so much more. Because of our specialists’ unique...

Why Do I Feel Pain When Bending and Straightening my Elbow?

Elbow pain can feel like a minor inconvenience, but when tasks like carrying groceries, typing on a keyboard, or even brushing your teeth become uncomfortable, it can have a real impact on your daily life. Whether it's a dull ache or a sharp jolt of pain, that nagging...

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What are the benefits of manual therapy?

What are the benefits of manual therapy?

Manual therapy is a fundamental part of physical therapy that involves an assortment of hands-on techniques to treat patients who are dealing with pain and limited mobility. Physical therapy can help patients who are dealing with a very wide range of problems,...

Treatment for hamstring injuries

Treatment for hamstring injuries

The hamstrings are muscles on the back of each leg that run between the hips and knees. These long muscles are very susceptible to injury, especially due to muscle imbalances between the hamstrings and other muscles such as the quadriceps. Hamstring injuries can be...

Back pain remedies to alleviate your pain

Back pain remedies to alleviate your pain

About 80 percent of Americans experience a back problem at some point in their life. Back pain can be triggered by strenuous activities such as weight lifting or gardening. The most effective way of alleviating back pain is a multifaceted approach that combines some...

Gait analysis in Kalamazoo, MI

Gait analysis in Kalamazoo, MI

For many patients, leg pain may develop slowly over time. The discomfort increases gradually enough that you don’t even notice the hitch in your step until someone else points it out to you. Getting a gait analysis performed is the first step in identifying the...

Lower back pain treatment

Lower back pain treatment

While the vast majority of people will experience some back pain in their life, not everyone will have the severe discomfort that causes them to seek lower back pain treatment. For those that do experience chronic back pain, finding relief can seem like a full-time...

Five options for spinal stenosis treatment

Five options for spinal stenosis treatment

Your spine is responsible for a lot of important functions in your body. It helps support your upper body. Its flexibility allows you to bend and twist. And it houses the nerves that run from your head throughout the rest of your body. It’s normal to experience some...

Sinus headache treatment

Sinus headache treatment

Patients seeking sinus headache treatment often want nothing more than to relieve the pressure in their nasal passages that is causing pain. Sinus headaches usually appear when you are sick or have a cold. While there is no cure for the common cold, Armor Physical...

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