Being injured is depressing. When you’ve been through a great deal of pain, it can turn into stress and frustration and even feelings of hopelessness. But physical therapy offers those who have been injured hope of getting back to normal. However, if you want your...
Americans are paying the price for a sedentary lifestyle. Research has linked sitting for a long period of time with a number of health concerns including obesity, increased blood sugar, increased blood pressure, excess body fat around the waist, abnormal cholesterol levels, and an increased...
Pain is the most common reason people will seek help from a physical therapist or other health care professional. Finding an effective way to manage pain is important, especially for those who suffer from chronic pain that lasts for months. Unfortunately, people spend more every...
With basketball season underway one of the most common injuries we will see this time of year is sprained ankles. Sprained ankles are common. So is physical therapy for sprained ankles, but many clients ask: what is a sprained ankle? An ankle sprain occurs when...
Basketball and tennis are high impact exercises which means that they puts a lot of stress on the joints particularly the ankles, hips, and knees. During the basketball and tennis seasons we tend to see an increase in the number of joint related injuries especially...
According to the folks over at Web MD, fewer seniors are reporting falls to their doctors even though the rate of seniors falling is on the rise. This is a dangerous trend because falling is still the most common cause of injury in senior adults,...
We all have at least one relative who will look out on a bright sunny day, then rub their joints and say, “A storm’s coming.” For many years, it was believed that joints having the ability to predict the weather was just an old wives...
This October we want to celebrate Physical Therapy Month by educating people about the benefits of physical therapy. Physical therapy is treatment of a disease or injury by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise. It improves mobility which is necessary for...
Did you know that one in five American have been hurt on the job? Work related injuries aren’t just confined to manufacturing and construction industries. Every industry has some potential hazard that could cause injury serious enough to cause workers to take off work. The most...
When everyone else in the world hear the words “winter sports,” they imagine snowboarding, skiing, and sledding. When people in Mississippi hear the words “winter sports,” they only imagine one thing: basketball. With the football season coming to a close, we’re ready channel all our...