September 22, 2024
Have you ever noticed your shoulders pop or crack when moving? Maybe you’re stretching in the morning, reaching up for something on a high shelf, or performing a workout routine, and suddenly, you hear that familiar sound. This cracking noise can cause concern for many, especially if it’s frequent or accompanied by discomfort. The truth …
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September 10, 2024
In our fast-paced modern world, it’s easy to neglect one of the most critical aspects of our physical health—our posture. Whether you’re an office worker hunched over a computer, a fitness enthusiast pushing your body to its limits, or someone who experiences frequent neck, back, and shoulder pain, how you hold yourself can significantly impact …
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November 6, 2023
Postural re-education strategies can be an effective way for patients to expand their range of motion and decrease ongoing pain.
October 17, 2023
Trigger point release therapy can be helpful for those with tightness in their muscles or knots in their skin. However, this kind of therapy is typically more intense than other types of massage therapy.
July 24, 2023
Muscle strains can be painful and cause swelling, loss of range of motion, and more. The deep pressure of soft tissue mobilization can release muscle tension and move the fluids trapped in the tissue.
July 3, 2023
Gait training, or walking therapy, can help those who have sustained an injury or individuals with a medical condition that affects their balance. By practicing different repetitions of motion in the joints of the lower extremities, the mind-body connection of nervous systems can improve.
March 15, 2023
Pelvic floor disorders are varied and complex health problems that can wreak havoc on your day-to-day life. As of 2008, nearly 24% of women in the United States had at least one pelvic floor disorder. The number of women affected by pelvic floor disorders increases with age. What Is Pelvic Floor Spasm? Definition Pelvic floor …
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March 6, 2023
Neuron muscular re-education, also called neuromuscular re-education, is a physical therapy technique that seeks to retrain your body or a part of your body to re-learn a task that you used to be able to perform.
November 21, 2022
Neck and shoulder pain are common ailments and are often due to things that you do every day. Let’s take a look at what may be causing your recurring neck and shoulder pain. Potential Causes of Neck and Shoulder Pain You may be doing one or more things that are causing you to experience neck …
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October 17, 2022
Chronic pain is an unfortunately common condition. Up to one in five Americans suffer from it. It’s such a problem that it has cost the United States more than $600 billion, which has gone toward treatments, lost work, and dealing with an opioid epidemic caused by millions of people becoming addicted to opioid medications prescribed …
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