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Category: Physical Therapy
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Total Joint Replacement: Advances in Surgery & Recovery
Dr. John Dundon at The Orthopedic Institute of New Jersey spoke with NJ.com to discuss how lengthy hospital stays after total joint replacement surgery might be a thing of the past. Here is the original article from NJ.com on August 10, 2017. Surgery today, home tonight: How far total joint replacement has come. Imagine having an artificial hip…
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Four Reasons to Seek Physical Therapy
Physical therapy is a growing profession with the purpose of restoring mobility and function to the body. Physical Therapists (PTs) have a wide range of abilities from diagnosing, treating, preventing, and managing health conditions. With the addition of direct access to physical therapy, it has become easier than ever to see a PT. Patients can seek treatment…
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7 Things Parents Should Know About Kids & Concussions
In recent years, the media has focused a lot of attention on sports-related concussions – especially in football. In fact, starting in 2014, after a continuous stream of bad press and a high-profile congressional hearing1, the NFL created their “Diagnosis and Management of Concussion” guidelines2, drastically increasing a focus on hard hits and how teams…
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Helen’s Hip Surgery Changed Her Life
A case of polio when she was young led Helen to experience severe hip pain later in life. The increased pain in her hip started affecting her quality of life. As Helen says “I don’t think I was in a mall for two years. And a woman that doesn’t go to a mall isn’t a…
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Can Physical Therapy Help with Your Headaches?
Most of us have experienced a headache at some point in time or another. When the headaches become recurrent or happen by just turning your head, what do you do? This is called a cervicogenic headache and it has the potential to originate from the musculoskeletal system. The good news is that cervicogenic headaches can be…
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May is National Osteoporosis Month
The skeleton that supports your every move is always remodeling. When bones are sufficiently and properly stressed (as during weight-bearing and resistance exercise activities), bones become stronger and healthier. Osteopenia and osteoporosis are diseases that involve a breakdown in the normal healthy bone remodeling process. When bones don’t properly remodel, they can become less dense…
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Your IT Band May be the Reason for Your Knee Pain
Do you have a sharp pain on the outside of your knee? It could simply be your Iliotibial Band (also known as the IT Band). The IT Band originates near your hip bone and functions as a stabilizer for both the hip and the knee and aids in protecting the ACL from excessive force. However,…
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Parkinson’s Disease & Physical Therapy
Parkinson’s disease is a chronic progressive movement disorder. Meaning that the longer a person has this condition the harder it becomes for them to move. This disease works by breaking down a dopamine pathway in the brain. As a result, dopamine is not delivered to the Substantia Nigra in the Basal Ganglia. The Basal Ganglia…
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What is IASTM Therapy?
By: Joe Fiore/Director – Ivy Rehab Decatur, IL IASTM stands for Instrument Aided Soft Tissue Manipulation, and may also be called ASTYM or Graston. Both ASTYM and Graston techniques are specific types of IASTM, much like Xerox is a type of copier. IASTM therapy is used extensively in the outpatient orthopedic setting due to the…
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Dry Needling: Here’s the Point
By Tyson Damitz, DPT Let’s talk about a patient that we are seeing more and more of in Physical Therapy these days. We’ll call him Ted. Ted, desperate for some relief from his shoulder pain, came into the clinic almost unable to raise his arm. It clearly was not from a lack of potential strength…
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What is Posterior / Superior Shoulder Impingement?
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on Feb 04, 2024. Shoulder impingement is a prevalent condition that can cause significant discomfort and restrict mobility, affecting a large portion of the population at some point in their lives. Understanding the types of impingement, their causes, and the available treatment options is crucial for effective…
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Making a Wave in the Treatment of Hip Osteoarthritis in the Older Adult
The Effect of Aquatic Exercise and Education on Lowering Fall Risk in Older Adults with Hip Osteoarthritis (OA) The current geriatric population was once of the most athletically active generations to date among both males and females. As a result, many of the population >65+ have been diagnosed with varying severities and locations of osteoarthritis.…