Physiotherapy or physical therapy is non-medicinal treatment provided to promote, maintain, or restore health. Physical therapists treat patients through prescribed exercises, hands-on care, and therapeutic modalities. The goals of physical therapy are to relieve pain, improve mobility and function, assist in your recovery from an injury or surgery, and help you live a productive, healthy
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Hip Fractures and Osteoporosis: How Are They Related?
Hip fractures and osteoporosis. These problems are not reserved for people of advanced age. Often, they can begin as early as your fifties. Let’s look at the relationship between broken hips and brittle bones and what you can do to stay healthy, mobile and independent. What Is a Hip Fracture? A hip fracture happens when
Read MorePhysical Therapy Treatment Options for Joint Replacement
Joint replacement surgery, also known as an arthroplasty, is a procedure that involves removing all or part of the damaged joint and replacing it with prosthesis. Joint replacement surgery can be performed on many joints in the body, but it is most commonly done on the hip and knee. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common type
Read MoreWho Can Benefit from Physical Therapy Services?
Physical therapy services can effectively evaluate and treat a variety of conditions and injuries that can cause pain and abnormal physical function. Physical therapy can be a cost-effective solution that gets you back to your normal activity level and lifestyle as quickly as possible. Physical therapy services use a multidisciplinary approach to help patients of
Read MoreHow Do I Know if Physical Therapy Services Can Help with My Specific Condition?
Physical therapy services can help to successfully treat a variety of problems that affect the body, from recurring pain to impaired function. A physical therapist (PT) could be the answer to getting you back to the activities and lifestyle you enjoy as quickly as possible. For many types of orthopedic conditions and injuries, physical therapy
Read MoreTips for Preventing Degenerative Disc Disease
Your spine bears the brunt of all the movements that you make and the certain changes that take place in your body as you age. By 35 years of age, about 30 percent of people will experience some degree of disc degeneration, albeit they don’t necessarily develop symptoms. Degenerative disc disease occurs when the discs
Read MoreImportance of Physical Therapy Services After Surgery
If you’ve recently had surgery that affects your ability to move at all, your doctor will refer you to a physical therapist for rehabilitation. This physical treatment is designed to help speed up your recovery. Physical therapy allows you to get moving again and to avoid possible complications as you heal. Let’s talk about the
Read MoreCommon Symptoms of Degenerative Disc Disease
Like all body systems, the musculoskeletal system deteriorates as we get older. After about age 20, the cushions between your bones starts to wear down, affecting even those found in the spine. This condition is known as disc degeneration. It occurs when the discs found between the vertebrae of your spine degenerate and weaken. If
Read MoreL1 Thru S5: Identifying the Source of Your Low Back Pain
Low back pain is one of the most common conditions to send people to see an orthopedic doctor. Everyone will experience low back pain at least once in their life, and when this happens, there is a tendency to want to self-diagnose. While low back pain is often managed well without surgery, it could be
Read MoreCommon Orthopedic Injuries in the Winter
Oh what fun it is to go outside and enjoy the snow and ice in the winter! Whether you’re skiing, ice-skating, sledding, or even just shoveling snow or walking on an icy sidewalk, wintertime is definitely an injury-prone time of the year. Let’s talk about some of the injuries that orthopedic doctors frequently treat during
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