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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 68 percent of adults over the age of 20 are either overweight or obese (for each group the percentages are equal). Making the commitment to be physically active is one of the best ways children, adults, and individuals with disabilities can prevent or combat obesity …

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Simple warmup exercises might be enough to prevent one of the most common serious knee injuries suffered by youth athletes, especially females. A study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine concluded that neuromuscular control exercise programs appear to reduce the risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in female college soccer players. More than 1,400 …

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Despite abundant evidence and published guidelines calling for conservative initial treatment of most back pain through methods including physical therapy and over-the-counter medications such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine (“Worsening Trends in the Management and Treatment of Back Pain” – September 23, 2013) indicates that physicians often over-treat back pain, with …

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Physical therapists are experts in improving and restoring mobility and play an important role in ensuring optimal bone health. Healthy bones can help you stay strong and active throughout your life. If good bone health is achieved during childhood and maintained, it can help to avoid bone loss and fracture later in life. For healthy …

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The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has provided the following case study, highlighting successes of physical therapy. Laura’s broken wrist, and pain related to lymphedema, threatened to end her career as an iconographer, but her physical therapist helped her paint again. Contact our professionals and make an appointment today to find out how physical therapy can benefit …

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This October, in honor of National Physical Therapy Month, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is outlining the Benefits of Physical Therapy. Physical therapists are experts in improving mobility and motion, and pain-free movement is crucial to your quality of daily life, your ability to earn a living, your ability to pursue your favorite leisure …

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October is National Physical Therapy Month! What is National Physical Therapy Month? National Physical Therapy Month (NPTM) is a commemoration held each October by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). NPTM is designed to recognize the impact that physical therapists and physical therapist assistants make in restoring and improving motion in people’s lives. Contact our …

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Come see us this Saturday from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, as an official Vendor, at San Diego’s Little Italy Festa! We’ll be setup on India, between Cedar and Date (CD 40)   “FESTA has been chosen as an October Favorite by the Editor of SanDiego.com! Check out some other San Diego favorites at sandiego.com/things-to-do!” In …

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The American Physical Therapy Association (http://www.apta.org/) recently highlighted a study published in the August Annals of Internal Medicine.   This study, the first of its kind, finds that when it comes to shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS), physical therapy and steroid injections work equally well, but physical therapy is the less costly option. Study Outline Researchers followed 104 …

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