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Optimal Sleep Position to Prevent Pain and Headaches
by Maureen Ambrose, PT, DPT, OCS, COMT Optimal Sleep Position What position is best for sleep? What kind of pillow should I be using? I wake up with neck/back/hip pain or headaches. These are questions and concerns that a physical therapist will discuss with nearly...
Dizziness and Exercise Based Vestibular Rehab
Dizziness and Exercise Based Vestibular RehabBy Sean Phillips PT, DPT, OCS Millions of people suffer from dizziness every year, making even the simplest daily tasks difficult to perform. However, the word “dizzy” can accompany many different symptoms that someone can...
Concussions and Post Concussion Syndrome
Concussions and Post Concussion Syndrome By Lillian Byington PT, DPT, OCS, CMPT Up to 3 million people each year seek medical treatment for concussions and concussion related symptoms; and further research indicates that up to half of people experiencing concussion do...
Dry Needling Treatment – How it Works
Dry Needling Treatment Explained by Logan Swisher SPT How is Dry Needling treatment applied? Dry needling treatment has become an increasingly popular treatment technique performed by certified health care providers. It refers to the insertion of a very thin needle...
Can Physical Therapy help my Headache?
By Maureen Ambrose PT, DPT, OCS INTRO Headaches are a common complaint for many people, and most assume that it is just normal part of life. Some may experience headaches multiple times per week or even daily. Patients often report that headache medication may help...
Does Dry Needling really work?
A Dry Needling Study by Logan Swisher SPT Background: Myofascial pain syndrome is caused by myofascial trigger points or highly localized and irritable spots in muscle. Recently dry needling has been used as an instrument assisted technique to address myofascial...
A Manual Therapy and Home Stretching Program in Patients With Primary Frozen Shoulder Contracture Syndrome: A Case Series
Frozen Shoulder : A Case Series By Brianna Hurt, SPT Lirios Dueñas, PT, PhD, Mercè Balasch-Bernat, PT, PhD, Marta Aguilar-Rodríguez, PT, PhD, Filip Struyf, PT, PhD, Mira Meeus, PT, PhD, Enrique Lluch, PT, PhD Background Frozen shoulder is a common musculoskeletal...
LOW- LEVEL LASER THERAPY (LLLT)
by Maureen Ambrose PT, DPT, OCS ALTERNATE NAMES Cold Laser Therapy, Low power laser therapy, Soft Laser, Photobiomodulation WHAT IS LOW-LEVEL LASER THERAPY? Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) uses low powered light energy from a laser to stimulate changes in injured...
The Application of Blood Flow Restriction: Lessons From the Laboratory
By Brianna Hurt, SPT Introduction Blood flow restriction (BFR) is the use of a pneumatic cuff that is placed and inflated at the most proximal portion of the upper and/or lower limb, which causes arterial blood inflow to be reduced and largely occludes venous return....
The effects of taping and foot exercises on patients with hallux valgus
by Logan Swisher, SPT Background: Hallux valgus, also known as a bunion or hammer toe, is a foot deformity that causes a bony sometimes painful bump at the base of the big toe. Per year this affects over 3 million people in the US. The cause of bunions is not well...
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