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Virtual physical therapy can offer many important benefits
Are you worried about missing out on physical therapy you need because of the coronavirus outbreak? This is a common issue that many patients are currently facing. Fortunately, there’s a helpful option that many therapy practices are now offering: virtual physical...
What to expect from virtual physical therapy: Three pre-session steps
Businesses and schools shutting their doors. Social distancing. Greater difficulty accessing in-person services. All these issues are things most people are dealing with during the current COVID-19 outbreak. Luckily, a service called virtual physical therapy can...
Virtual physical therapy FAQs: Answers to three common questions
Being required to self-isolate. Sticking to social distancing guidelines. These are just a few of the issues that can make it harder to get the physical therapy you need. Such measures have been put in place to help control the spread of the coronavirus. However,...
What to expect from your first pelvic floor physical therapy session
You’ve always felt like you had control over your body. Now, you end up peeing a little when you run or even when sneezing too hard. Such issues could be an indication that you have a pelvic floor issue. The pelvic floor is a group of muscles in the area between your...
Neck pain: Physical therapy or chiropractor?
Every year more than 30% of people experience neck pain, according to the Mayo Clinic. Pain in this area can come from a whiplash injury you received in a car accident. It could also be related to a recently developed sports injury, or you might have a posture problem...
An exercise to expedite your rotator cuff rehab
People who have an injured rotator cuff can take solace from the fact that they aren’t alone. Not even a little. In fact, it’s estimated that in 2004 more than 4.5 million doctor visits and 40,000 surgeries happened because of a rotator cuff issue. If you’re looking...
Can I relieve my fibromyalgia pain without drugs?
Pain medication is a popular treatment option for patients with fibromyalgia. There are at least eight drugs that are routinely prescribed to patients with this condition (WebMD, 2019). However, more and more patients are searching for pain relief that doesn’t involve...
Hip bursitis recovery time — what Battle Creek, MI, patients can expect
Throughout the body, bursae are fluid-filled sacs designed to lessen friction between joints. Due to the amount of friction and stress the joints undergo on a daily basis, these sacs often become inflamed, resulting in a condition known as bursitis. One especially...
Minimizing the long-term effects of whiplash with physical therapy
Whiplash is a common term for the severe forward-and-back motion the neck undergoes when it is subjected to high-impact forces, such as those occurring in a car accident. While whiplash can result in immediate pain, for many, the onset of symptoms can be delayed for...
Exercises for sciatica pain in the buttocks
Sciatica can have a serious impact on your quality of life, causing symptoms throughout the lower body, including the buttocks. The long and wide sciatic nerve originates in the lower back and travels down into the lower body, sending important sensory and motor...
Twisted ankle symptoms that require treatment
A twisted ankle, another term for a medical condition known as an ankle sprain, occurs due to abnormal twisting or rolling of the ankle that causes damage to the ligaments and other soft tissue in this delicate joint. While most people don’t consider this a serious...
Need rotator cuff rehab exercises? Try these two exercises
The likelihood of injuring your rotator cuff increases significantly as you age. An article published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that only 4% of adults under 40 had a rotator cuff tear. The same article also reported that 54% of adults over 60...
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