Muscle strength, mobility, and balance are crucial for patients to resume normal activities. As Martha Stewart continues her recovery from recent surgery to replace her left hip, periodic and progressive Physical Therapy will play a [...]
A resistance training exercise program for healthy adults over age 65 was found to reverse aging at the cellular level in a study by McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; the Buck Institute for Age [...]
Warming Up: Upper Body Twist: Stand with your hands on your hips. Slowly turn your upper body as far as comfortably possible to the left for a count of ten. Repeat to the right. Repeat [...]
While exercise is often used successfully in treating postop joint replacement patients, a presurgical exercise regime can be beneficial, too, according to a study published in Arthritis Care & Research. The study looked at 108 [...]
Osteoarthritis of the knee is one of the five leading causes of disability among elderly men and women. The risk for disability from knee osteoarthritis is as great as that from cardiovascular disease. According to [...]
Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis reported significant improvement after Physical Therapy, with the greatest gains occurring in patients who received manual Physical Therapy, exercise, and a progressive body-weight-supported treadmill walking program, according to a randomized [...]
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful disorder of the wrist and hand. The carpal tunnel is a narrow tunnel formed by the bones and other tissues of your wrist. This tunnel protects your median nerve. [...]
Most people will experience a minor neck problem at one time or another. Our body movements usually do not cause problems, but it's not surprising that symptoms develop from everyday wear and tear, overuse, or [...]
Each year, more than 78,000 tennis-related injuries are treated in hospitals, doctor's officess, clinics, ambulatory surgery centers and hospital emergency rooms. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons offers the following tips to prevent tennis injuries: [...]
Diabetes mellitus is a common disorder of the endocrine system caused when the body is unable to produce or respond to the effects of insulin. Diabetes, as it is commonly shortened to, affects an estimated [...]
We all know that calcium is important for bone health, but did you know it can also help prevent cancer and obesity? Calcium is of paramount importance to your overall health as it can protect [...]
There is often confusion about the difference between occupational therapy and physical therapy, and for good reason. The two practices are similar in many ways and have a lot of overlap between fields. [dt_sc_clear] [dt_sc_hr_invisible_small] [...]
