A home exercise program is a set of exercises patients receive to complete at home. These exercises help maintain strength and expand therapeutic gains. Home exercise programs are personalized for each patient based on their injury and individual history. For example, two patients with a torn meniscus may not have the same program because their […]
Physical Therapy
Should You Just “Walk it Off”??
Everybody remember when your coach would tell you to “walk off” a sprain? Seemed heartless at the time, but I swear half the time it worked! Couple steps in and I could run a bit, and then a few more practice cuts and I could move just […]
LSVT BIG and LOUD: How this helps patient’s with Parkinson’s:
What is it? An Intensive amplitude-based exercise program that was created to re-educate the sensorimotor system for all 4 limbs of the body. This program began with Lee Silverman’s Voice Treatment that was focused on speech therapy, getting patients to talk LOUDER to improve their ability to speak and eat better. They saw amazing changes […]
Why Did I Get Sent for PT After My Injection?
Local injections for pain are a common practice in medicine, and after we will often see people sent into our office for therapy. About half the time, I get asked the same question: Why am I here, my pain is gone? The truth is, there are a few answers to that, and all of them […]
How Does PT Work with Neurological Issues?
Physical therapy for muscles and tendons makes sense: if you have a weak muscle from an injury or atrophy, exercising it can strengthen it while things like stretching and manual therapy keep it relaxed until it is back to full strength. But what about things like recovery from stroke, or balance issues? They are not caused by […]
The Importance of Good Sleep Hygiene
We have all heard the recommendations of sleep, 7-8 hours of sleep to be able to have more energy but we all know how hard that can be. Between work, school, family life, and all other things life throws at us, 7-8 hours can be hard to come by! Especially if you are dealing with […]
