Physical Therapy Blog (Page 13)

Medical illustration showing the neck with labeled parts: normal thyroid, trachea, larynx, and an enlarged thyroid gland (goiter); relevant for Physical Therapy Clermont and Apopka, Florida.

Physical Therapy | June 4, 2020

Hashimoto’s Disease

Hashimoto’s Disease also known as Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, is an autoimmune disease that damages the thyroid gland. This is the most common cause of hypothyroidism and…

Hashimoto’s Disease

A healthcare worker checks the blood sugar of a pregnant woman using a glucometer and a fingerstick device in Ocoee, Florida.

Physical Therapy | June 3, 2020

Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes first diagnosed during pregnancy. It has the potential to cause harm to you and your baby if not…

Gestational Diabetes

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair smiles outdoors in Apopka, Florida; text reads Written By: Beth Ann M. on a pink background.

Physical Therapy | June 3, 2020

Essential Tremor: A Neurological Condition

Essential tremor or ET is typically confused with Parkinson’s Disease because of the rhythmic trembling throughout the hands, head, voice, legs, and trunk of the…

Essential Tremor: A Neurological Condition

Men's health checklist chart for Ocoee and Apopka, Florida: recommended screenings, exams, and frequency by age group—18-39, 40-49, 50+—with checkmarks and notes for each test.

Physical Therapy | June 1, 2020

Men’s Health Awareness

June is considered to be Men’s Health Awareness month! It is promoted by the Men’s Health Network and Centers of Disease Control. This initiative is…

Men’s Health Awareness

Infographic showing genetic and epidemiological risk factors for myelofibrosis and essential thrombocythemia, highlighting gender and age statistics in Florida with illustrated people and text.

Physical Therapy | May 30, 2020

Essential Thrombocythemia

Essential Thrombocythemia or ET is commonly diagnosed in women over the age of 50. It is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm which is characterized by an…

Essential Thrombocythemia

Person wearing a grey hoodie and patterned leggings stretching outdoors, holding their foot behind them—perfect for clients of Physical Therapy Clermont, Ocoee, and Apopka.

Physical Therapy | May 29, 2020

Stretching: When NOT to do it

Stretching is hands down one of the most comfortable types of exercise for myself. And flexibility is absolutely great to have! The amount of patients…

Stretching: When NOT to do it

Physical Therapy | May 28, 2020

KFS: Shortened Neck Syndrome

KFS or Klippel-Feil Syndrome is a congenital bone condition where at least 2 vertebrae in the cervical spine are fused and immobile. In return this…

KFS: Shortened Neck Syndrome

Medical illustration of a knee showing Osgood-Schlatter disease, with labels for the patellar tendon and lesion, used by Physical Therapy Clermont for patient education.

Physical Therapy | May 27, 2020

Osgood-Schlatter Disease Management – Are we missing something?

Osgood-Schlatter is a condition where the patellar ligament and tibial tuberosity, which lies just below the knee cap, becomes chronically inflamed. Often it can be…

Osgood-Schlatter Disease Management – Are we missing something?

A person in a red suit and clown makeup dances with arms raised on outdoor concrete steps with graffiti-covered walls in Ocoee.

Physical Therapy | May 27, 2020

PBA: Uncontrollable Laughter or Crying

Growing up, The Joker was always one of my favorite characters. Some may think that it was crazy, but he had such a weird vibe…

PBA: Uncontrollable Laughter or Crying