The holiday season comes with multiple injury risks. One of those risks is burns. Whether from New Year’s fireworks, to fireplaces, there are many burn threats that you don’t face the rest of the year. If you do suffer a burn this season, it’s important to know the steps to take in order to rehabilitate [...]
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Physical Therapy: Can Diabetes Cause Frozen Shoulder?
As this is American Diabetes Month, I thought I’d tackle frozen shoulder, which is a common shoulder ailment that has some connections to diabetes. Some researchers have found and continue to study the relationship between diabetes and frozen shoulder, a condition where progressively worse pain and stiffness in the joint causes immobility of the shoulder. [...]
Physical Therapy: Learning to Walk Again
Regular readers of this blog have probably noticed I am constantly stressing that no two injuries are exactly the same, and no two rehabilitation programs or timetables are the same. We all have different bodies, muscles, mentalities and support networks that can help or hinder our return to pain-free lives. There is one thing that [...]
Physical Therapy: 10 Common Workplace Injuries
In a previous post, I spoke about how back injuries are one of the most common injuries in the workplace and how they occur. But I stopped there. I didn’t share more common causes of injuries in the workplace. Well, below is a link to the 2008 Workplace Safety Index’s top 10 most common workplace [...]
Learn the Symptoms of Stroke
Every year in America, 795,000 people suffer from stroke. Of this 795,000 people, around 143,000 die. Those are some pretty large numbers. It’s important that you recognize the symptoms of stroke so you can immediately seek medical treatment. The symptoms of stroke include: Sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm or leg – especially on [...]
Physical Therapy: How to Rehab a Rotator Cuff Injury
Unlike torn MCLs, rotator cuff injuries are common among athletes and casual exercisers. Fortunately, a rotator cuff injury can be treated with rehab rather than surgery in some cases. First, you have to understand where the rotator cuff is located and what it does. The rotator cuff is made up of four muscles that help [...]
Physical Therapy: The Difference Between Sprains and Strains
Sprains and strains. These are two common injuries for athletes and non-athletes alike. Over time, people have come to think of these two words as interchangeable. This is a mistake. So what is the difference between sprains and strains? Sprains are injuries to a ligament, which is a tough fibrous tissue that holds bones together. [...]
Physical Therapy: The Life of an ACL Injury
If you’re a sports fan, you’ve heard about the ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament). And you’ve also felt the disappointment when someone on your favorite team (Evgeni Malkin) is diagnosed with a torn ACL, because it usually means they are going to be out of commission for an extended period of time. So what exactly is [...]
Primary Complaints of Plantar Fasciitis
One of the primary complaints of plantar fasciitis is pain in the morning when getting out of bed. As the day progresses, the pain usually gets a little better but then worsens again towards the afternoon or evening hours. When people are asleep, the body goes through a healing phase. This is what happens with [...]
Plantar Fasciitis Effects Women More Than Men
The primary population of people with plantar fasciitis is middle-aged women. The male population, though smaller, tends to fall within the same age range. Much of the predisposition toward women has to do with weight issues and lack of activity. It is also influenced by biomechanics. Women tend to have wider hips than men for [...]
