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How to Tell if Your Pain Is Coming From Your Hip Joint
Have you noticed that lying on your side wakes you up every night? Are you struggling to walk and climb stairs due to pain in the outer part of your hip? At Synergy Therapeutic Group in Carbondale, our physical therapists can help you identify the problem and, more importantly, the solution to your pain! Knowing the root of your pain is the key to successfully treating it.
It is prevalent for people outside the medical world to think of their hip joint as the part of the body used to describe where we pull our pants up, but this is the pelvis.
Read full blogOutpatient vs. School-based Pediatric Therapy: Which One Is Better?
Do you notice your child is struggling with developmental milestones? Has your child’s school recommended physical therapy for your child? Deciding whether to take your child to an outpatient physical therapy clinic or have them receive treatment at their school can be a difficult decision. Our pediatric physical therapists at Synergy Therapeutic Group in Carbondale can provide the information you need to make the right decision for you and your child!
Read full blogPediatric Therapy Can Provide Healthy Eating Tips For Special Needs Kids
Your special needs child may be suffering unnecessarily due to poor food choices. Do you notice your child struggling to keep their energy up and wonder if your eating habits affect your ability to get and stay active? Have you been dealing with mood changes that seem related to mealtime?
Fortunately, at Synergy Therapeutic Group, our pediatric therapists are highly skilled at providing a holistic approach to care, including all the tools you need, including nutritional guidance, to help your child live a healthy, active lifestyle!
Read full blogPhysical Therapy and Walking: Starting With Baby Steps
Parents eagerly await their child’s first steps. If you’re lucky enough to catch it with your phone or a camera, it’ll make an adorable home video to watch for years to come!
However, if you’re worried because your child hasn’t started walking yet, know that you’re not alone. Late walkers can be concerning, but a pediatric physical therapist can offer comfort and direction.
A pediatric therapist at Synergy Therapeutic Group may be able to help your child with their walking abilities.
Read full blog7 Best Physical Therapy Posture Exercises
Have you ever considered the toll sitting at a desk all day at work or school has on your body? Have you heard how sitting is the “new smoking,” meaning prolonged sitting is as harmful to the body as smoking? At Synergy Therapeutic Group, physical therapy can help determine if posture contributes to your aches and pains and what you can do to fix your posture and eliminate your pain!
In our modern world, we spend far too much time staring at a computer screen, hunched over our desks, or looking down at our phones.
Read full blogFind Relief From Repetitive Stress Injuries With Occupational Therapy
Have you been struggling with tendonitis and are frustrated with how long it takes to recover? Do you notice your pain worsens after a long day working on the computer? At Synergy Therapeutic Group, our occupational therapists can help resolve your tendon issues and, better yet, how to avoid one altogether! Tendons are connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone. Tendons help our bodies move by transmitting forces created in the muscles to our bones.
Read full blogOccupational Therapy Can Help Tennis Elbow
Have you been dealing with an annoying ache in your forearm and elbow after every tennis game you play? Have you noticed that ache becomes severe pain every time you bang into something? Are you frustrated now that your elbow hurts just lifting a cup or even holding a pencil or pen? The pain you are experiencing is likely tennis elbow. Rather than hope it goes away, it’s time to get it assessed!
Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) has been shown to affect up to 50% of all tennis players.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy & Healthy Diet: A Formula For Active Lifestyle
Have you been dealing with stiff, achy joints? Do you notice you struggle to keep your energy up and wonder if your eating habits affect your ability to get and stay active? You may be suffering unnecessarily due to poor food choices.
Fortunately, at Synergy Therapeutic Group, our physical therapists are highly skilled at resolving old and new injuries and providing you with all the tools you need, including nutritional guidance, to live a healthy, active lifestyle!
Read full blogHow Occupational Therapy Can Relieve Your Arthritis Pain in Cold Weather
Do you notice the cold weather makes your joints stiffer and more difficult to move in the morning? Do you notice your hands getting sore and achy, especially after increased use when it’s cold outside? Fortunately, at Synergy Therapeutic Group , our occupational therapists can teach you how to improve your motion and manage your pain no matter the weather!
Arthritis is one of the leading causes of disability across the United States, affecting tens of millions of people every day.
Read full blogOccupational Therapy Solutions for Shoulder, Elbow, and Wrist Pain
Are you experiencing pain in your shoulder, elbow, or wrist? Is it difficult to reach, lift and hold things in your everyday routine? Regardless of where you are feeling pain in the upper extremity, our team of occupational therapists at Synergy Therapeutic Group can help!
Determining whether your pain results from a specific injury or the cumulation of repetitive stress is the key to resolving your condition. Getting to the root cause of your situation and identifying the underlying trauma or inflammation of the arm’s tendons, cartilage, or nerves can mean the difference between a quick resolution and long-standing pain.
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