Physical Therapy January 2012 Archive

This past summer, my mother-in-law fell off the back of a moving truck while my wife and I were packing up our house to relocate. She suffered a FOOSH ... Read More

If you have attended physical therapy, then you may have been poked, prodded, and measured. Your physical therapist usually starts a plan of care with an initial evaluation. ... Read More

Every Sunday morning, I see really big advertisements in the newspaper for a revolutionary new product to help treat low back pain. Non-surgical spinal decompression promises to help eliminate ... Read More

Winter weather here in the northeast US brings snow and ice on the roads and sidewalks. One common injury often seen in physical therapy clinics is a Colles' fracture. ... Read More

I am often asked in the clinic if inversion tables really work for people with low back pain (LBP). Many of my patients have seen advertisements on TV or ... Read More

Once again, another study has been published examining hip strength in females with patellofemoral pain (PFP). The study by Khayambashi, et al is published in the January 2012 issue ... Read More

The Home Depot is known for offering free workshops for customers to improve their homes. One of the workshops offered this month teaches people how to improve the safety ... Read More

"A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life." Muhammad Ali Today is the 70th birthday ... Read More

One of my favorite things about being a physical therapist is the opportunity to interact with so many different people on a daily basis. I love working with ... Read More

A broken ankle can be a painful experience and can lead to severe loss of function. It can limit your ability to walk, run, and perform your work duties. If ... Read More

A recent study published in the Physical Therapy Journal investigated the effectiveness of balance and strength exercises on older adults with mild balance dysfunction. Previous studies have focused on ... Read More

Loretta Lynn, the 76 year-old country music legend, has cancelled two shows originally scheduled for later this month because she needs more time to focus on her physical therapy after ... Read More

A friend of mine who graduated in my class in PT school recently called me and left a voice message. We hadn't spoken in a few years, and he ... Read More

Recently I evaluated a patient who reported he had a two month history of neck pain. He states he awoke one morning with a stiff neck and the next ... Read More

When I awoke this morning, the thermometer indicated that it was 4 degrees. I live in the the Northeast US, and many people have been waiting for the cold ... Read More

A recent study published online in The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society examined the effect that obesity plays in the propensity for older adults to fall. The researchers surveyed ... Read More

It is a new year once again, and the time has come where many people start thinking of ways to better themselves and their lives. These resolutions act like ... Read More