Falling is one of the most common ways to injure yourself. In fact, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) reports that more than 2.8 million fall injuries are treated by hospital emergency rooms every year. Many of these include shoulder injuries, and it’s important to...
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Can you get arthritis in your elbow? Yes, you can
When people hear the word “arthritis,” most of us picture difficulty with a knee or hip. Other people might think about pain and loss of function in the hands. Far fewer people hear this word and think, “I could get arthritis in my elbow.” But getting arthritis in...
Repercussions of not doing post-knee surgery physical therapy
Knee surgery has become much less invasive and much more popular in the past few years. In fact, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) reports that more than 600,000 total knee replacement surgeries are done every year. This organization also claims that...
Two effective balance training exercises for seniors
A person’s balance is affected by many factors, and some of these factors include the muscles, joints, inner ear and eyes. As people age, any or all of these factors can degrade. This tends to happen slowly over many years, but it can also happen more rapidly because...
Pulled hamstring recovery for patients in Apache Junction, AZ
Pulling a hamstring can be a painful inconvenience, taking you out of your favorite sport, slowing you down at work or just generally interfering with your quality of life. However, it’s important to take this condition seriously, as not giving a pulled hamstring the...
Three symptoms of an MCL sprain to watch for
We put so much stress on our knees through daily activities. This can be all the more true if you work a physical job, are an athlete or are just very active. A common place for knee injuries to develop is the medial collateral ligament, or MCL, which is located on...
Four ways that physical therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome can help
Our wrists have very narrow passages, called the carpal tunnels, that are packed with nerves, blood vessels, muscles and connective tissue that all travel into the hand. These tunnels can become easily constricted due to the large amount of stress we put on them...
Three signs of hip bursitis you shouldn’t ignore
Hip bursitis is a condition where the small sacs of fluid that help lubricate the hip joints, called bursae, become inflamed. This causes issues like pain and limited mobility that require treatment. It can sometimes be difficult to distinguish bursitis from other...
Treatment for frozen shoulder pain — how physical therapy can help
Also known as adhesive capsulitis, frozen shoulder can be a painful and debilitating condition to live with. The shoulder joint is protected by a capsule of tissue that connects the arm to the torso, and frozen shoulder occurs when this capsule tightens around the...
Find pelvic floor physical therapy in Apache Junction, AZ
Your pelvic floor muscles are important to the body in many ways. These muscles stretch from the tailbone at the bottom of the spine to the pubic bone, and they also stretch between projections of bone on the pelvis called the sitting bones. The pelvic floor acts like...