Health Blog Category: Physical Therapy
What Is A Sports Physical Therapist?
Feb 20th 2021Did You Know Physical Therapy Could Help Improve Your Sports Performance?
Sports physical therapy is an ever-growing field of focus. In fact, according to the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, “The specialty niche of sports physical therapy has grown at a significant rate over the past 40 years.”
So, what does a sports physical therapist do? A sports physical therapist is dedicated to helping you reach your goals – and developing new ones!
Read full blogArthritis Can Hinder Your Daily Life — Physical Therapy Can Help You Find Natural Relief
Our Natural, Safe, and Non-Invasive Methods Can Help You Move With Ease
If you have arthritis, then you know all about the difficulties with moving and functioning in daily life that it can present. What you might not know, however, is that physical therapy can help you find relief from your arthritis pain.
There is no cure for arthritis, but by using the exercises and techniques that your physical therapist can teach you, the onset of arthritis can be slowed and you will experience less pain overall.
Read full blogYour Headaches Can Be a Thing of the Past with Physical Therapy
Did You Know Physical Therapy Could Help With Headache Relief?
If stress-related headaches are happening so frequently that they are impacting your daily life, it’s time to start thinking about physical therapy for relief. Stress-related headaches, also called tension headaches, are the most common type of headache that impacts people.
While they are not as serious as migraines, tension headaches are a sign that something in your body is “off.” A physical therapist at Synergy Therapeutic Group can work with you to determine the cause and eliminate stress-related headaches for good.
Read full blogYou Don’t Have to Rely on Medications for Pain Relief – Physical Therapy Can Treat Your Pain at the Source
Are You Living with Pain? Physical Therapy Could be Your Solution
Pain can be a helpful messenger, an alert that something in your body needs fixing ‒ but it can also be an agonizing annoyance that ruins your quality of life.
To make matters worse, many pain problems are rooted in deep-set underlying conditions, often originating in a different part of the body than the part exhibiting symptoms.
Medication may mask your pain temporarily, but it isn’t going to solve a chronic underlying functional problem.
Read full blogPediatric Injuries Can Be Difficult – Here are Some Tips for Avoiding Them
Help Your Active Child Avoid Injuries with These Tips and Tricks!
Pediatric injuries typically fall into one of two categories: acute or overuse injuries. According to the National Library of Medicine,
“Acute injuries are usually physeal or avulsion fractures relating to a single traumatic event. Overuse injuries are the result of repetitive stress and include the common traction apophysitis, osteochondritis dissecans, and stress fractures. Sports-related injuries most frequently involve the lower extremity with injury patterns and frequencies relative to the athlete’s age, size, and type of sport.”
As proud as you are of your child’s bravery on the playground or playing field, a part of you still frets over the potential for injury.
Read full blogBack Pain Can Have Many Causes – Could Yours Be From a Herniated Disc?
Are You Living with Persistent Back Pain?
A herniated disc is a condition that occurs along the spine. Most often, it is found in the lower back. The spine is comprised of 24 bones, and five of them are found in the lower back. There are also nerves and intervertebral discs in the spine.
Strange neck pains, back pains, or extremity symptoms can indicate a variety of potential problems – including one or more herniated discs.
Read full blogDid You Know Pediatric Physical Therapy Could Help Enhance Skills in Children with Autism?
Help Your Child Be the Best They Can be With Physical Therapy!
Children on the autism spectrum face a range of challenges in school and daily life.
Working with a pediatric physical therapist can help your child with autism to develop many skills required for daily life.
Sometimes referred to as “occupational therapy,” this type of physical therapy focuses on sensory and neuromotor skills to help children become more functional and independent.
Read full blogAutism Symptoms: Early Recognition
It’s important to be aware as parents if you are concerned or believe you see symptoms of autism. Some of these symptoms can be detected as early as an infant. While some symptoms can be seen in infants for others these same behaviors become more obvious at around 2 or even 3 years old. However, a display of these symptoms does not always mean that your child is autistic. Some children with autism may never show signs while some children who don’t have autism show symptoms.
Read full blogLiving with Persistent Back Pain? Physical Therapy Can Help With Relief
Move Without Back Pain With the Help of Physical Therapy
Most Americans will suffer temporary back pain at some point in their lives. When back pain is not temporary, however, it becomes a major quality of life issue. The American Physical Therapy Association states that back pain is the most commonly experienced form of pain for Americans.
In fact, one in every four Americans has sustained some sort of back pain in the past three months.
Read full blogGet Moving Once Again with Physical Therapy
If you’ve been living with acute or chronic pain, physical therapy can help. Whatever your injury or underlying condition may be, our licensed physical therapists understand how pain can significantly impact your daily life.
Physical therapists are movement experts who are trained in several different methods and modalities that are natural, non-invasive, and successful. Schedule a consultation today to find out how physical therapy can benefit you!
While there are numerous reasons why physical therapy is the best treatment method for achieving a happy, healthy, and pain-free life, the top 5 include: