What are physical therapy range of motion exercises good for?
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My herniated disc was confirmed by an MRI and I received physical therapy. Are there no benefits in doing abdominal exercises?
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How long should I give the physical therapy exercises before I give up? It all seems geared toward the elderly and my back isn’t getting better.
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According to the Mayo Clinic, roughly 3 million people in the U.S. are affected with back pain. It is a very common complaint amongst not only older adults, but also with working professionals and younger population. Evidence in research shows that most people with acute low back pain regain mobility quickly within the first 2-4
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How do you stay motivated to do physical therapy exercises at home?
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That is a great and very common question we hear a lot. Life gets busy and we often prioritize other things than our own wellbeing. One of the biggest incentives to stay motivated to do your exercises is to remember your "why". Why did you need PT in the first place and what do you
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Is physical therapy helpful for sciatica?
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‘Sciatica’ is often a common term used for any kind of radiating pain into the leg and or the buttock region. When you get assessed by a Physical Therapist who is primarily a movement specialist, they can firstly help you determine if it is actually sciatica or if the source of your pain is something
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Can physiotherapy be used for preventative purposes to prevent injury from happening in the first place or is it only used to address conditions/injuries that have already happened?
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Great question!! Physical therapists/physiotherapists are ‘movement specialists’. That being said to answer your question, yes physical therapy can be effective in preventing injuries from happening in the first place. Formal evaluation by a licensed physical therapist can help identify faulty mechanics and train those...
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Why is it that toddlers bend over to pick stuff up with perfect squatting form? They always bend at the knees and have straight backs.
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Interesting isn’t it?! Great job observing this. It’s fantastic you know what good posture and movement patterns look like to identify this! The cause here is that as we develop, our brain overpowers natural instinct so we do what’s easiest and quickest. Unfortunately, we don’t realize that over time, these shortcuts we take have a
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Why Googling Solutions for Low Back Pain is Futile
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by Lee H. Kole, PT You wouldn’t take your car into the shop and just tell them to “fix it” without letting them know what the issues or sounds were. You wouldn’t walk into a barber shop or hair salon and just say “cut it”. Why would you google random exercises for how to solve
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Struggling to Figure out Your Home Workstation?
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If you are struggling to figure out the best possible home office setup, you’ve come to the right place! If you’ve been working from home for awhile and are starting to feel some minor aches and pains come on, even if you believe you have a good ergonomic setup, you’re not alone. Over 80% of
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