Do Active Seniors Need A Personal Trainer Or Physical Therapist?
It’s important to maintain exercise, especially as you age. As physical therapists, you may be seeing more active seniors looking to stay fit after injuries or orthopedic surgery….
An Introduction to Stroke Rehabilitation
On average, someone has a stroke every 40 seconds in the United States. It’s the third leading cause of long-term disability, and the path to rehabilitation can be an arduous…
March Madness is Over – Here’s 3 Common Basketball Injuries (and How to Avoid Them)
This year’s NCAA Basketball Championships are over, and what a tournament it was. At the end of all the March Madness, it was the Villanova Wildcats that prevailed for men’s…
How Unweighting Can Help Treat Knee Osteoarthritis
The ways we develop osteoarthritis of the knee are many. There’s the sports we play, the jobs we hold. For most of us, though, knee osteoarthritis develops as we age….
A Femur Fracture Rehab Case Study
If it sounds terrible, that’s because it is: according to the American Physical Therapy Association, a femur fracture is the “break, crack, or crush injury of the thigh bone.” Recovery…
Training Seniors Using Unweighting
There’s a harsh reality that we all face as human beings: the older we get, the less capable we are of doing the things we used to do with ease….
A Path to Rehabilitation for Stroke Survivors
After a stroke event, survivors face a long road to rehabilitation. A variety of impairments can result, including paralysis, weakness, and complications that result from the loss of functional…
Have a Fibula Stress Fracture? Take a Load Off!
It can start as tolerable pain that only comes after physical activity. Over time, the pain increases, invades your exercise routine, and may even reach a point where walking is…
Unloading to Treat the Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
There’s no question that exercise has a positive impact on patients living with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). It’s been shown to slow the progress of tremors, improve balance and mobility, and…