Physical Therapy Blog (Page 23)

Medical illustration showing a flexed finger with an incision at the A1 pulley, commonly depicting a trigger finger surgery procedure in Apopka, Florida.

Physical Therapy | October 24, 2019

Trigger Finger?! What’s that??

Spring of 2019, I had a patient in Texas with trigger finger. When I asked them what they knew about their condition, they couldn’t tell…

Trigger Finger?! What’s that??

Diagram showing brain movement in a whiplash injury—an impact often treated at Physical Therapy Clermont, Ocoee, Florida—highlighting muscle and ligament strain during motion.

Physical Therapy | October 21, 2019

What is Whiplash?

A couple years ago I was driving my dad around town and he said let’s go get breakfast. So, I whipped my car into the…

What is Whiplash?

A woman with long brown hair stands in front of a brick wall. To the right, text reads Erin C. ATC on a pink background, highlighting Physical Therapy Clermont.

Physical Therapy | October 18, 2019

Why Your Child Should NOT Specialize in Just One Sport

As youth sports become progressively more competitive, it is becoming more and more common for young athletes to spend as many hours as they can…

Why Your Child Should NOT Specialize in Just One Sport

Diagram of the human spine, with injury points for quadriplegia and paraplegia, used in Ocoee, Apopka, and Physical Therapy Clermont clinics.

Physical Therapy | October 18, 2019

Spinal Cord Injuries

It’s my 6th week here at Hohman, and I must say the time is absolutely flying by. After this week I only have 6 more…

Spinal Cord Injuries

A person wearing black high heels is shown with a large red X over the shoes; text reads: High heels: Just say NO! (Physical Therapy Clermont, Apopka, Ocoee—here’s why).

Physical Therapy | October 18, 2019

Bell’s Palsy

Bell’s palsy is paralysis of the facial nerve. The facial nerve is cranial nerve number VII. It is responsible for the muscles of facial expression…

Bell’s Palsy

A woman with long, light brown hair in a blue collared shirt appears on the left. Text on the right reads Sylvia P. PTA—Physical Therapy Clermont—and Apopka, Ocoee on a teal background.

Physical Therapy | October 18, 2019

Patient Transfers

Transfers can be a little bit scary especially if you have attempted to transfer a patient that is spastic. I had a particular patient that…

Patient Transfers

A brown horse and a zebra stand grazing in a grassy field with trees in the background near Ocoee.

Uncategorized | October 17, 2019

Keeping a Sharp Eye

We had a saying in school: if you’re hanging around in the US and you hear hoof beats, it’s probably a horse. If you see…

Keeping a Sharp Eye

A person stretches on a red exercise mat with an exercise ball as another assists, demonstrating techniques often used in Physical Therapy Clermont sessions.

Physical Therapy | October 16, 2019

What is a Herniated Disc?

The other night I was watching one of the hundreds of medical shows on television with my grandma. A patient came in with a herniated…

What is a Herniated Disc?

A person does a standing lunge stretch with a red highlighted area on the back leg's calf, indicating pain or injury, often treated at Physical Therapy Clermont.

Physical Therapy | October 11, 2019

What is a “Charley Horse”

The other morning I woke up at 3:30am with a charley horse that lasted 15 minutes. When I told my boyfriend about it he said,…

What is a “Charley Horse”