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BFR Contraindications
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While Blood Flow Restriction Rehabilitation (BFR) can be a positive and extremely effective form of rehabilitation for many types of injuries and across all age groups, there are precautions and contraindications that should be taken into consideration prior to using this type of training. Individuals with poor circulatory systems, such as the presence of varicose ... Read More
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Blood Flow Restriction Rehabilitation
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Blood Flow Restriction Rehabilitation Summary According to Owens Recovery Science, “Blood Flow Restriction(BFR) Rehabilitation is the brief and intermittent occlusion of blood flow using a tourniquet while exercising.” This technique allows individuals to exercise with lighter weight while still creating hypertrophy (growth) and strength response. In a traditional setting, hypertrophy and strength response in muscles ... Read More
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Heat Exhaustion
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Last week we discussed the many different summertime injuries that may plague individuals and families as the weather allows us the opportunity for outside activities. Today, we would like to concentrate on hydration. As your body loses more fluid than you take in, and high temperatures cause sweat glands to overwork, dehydration sets in. Dehydration ... Read More
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Summertime Injuries
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It’s summer time, and most of us find ourselves participating in activities that allow us to be outside of the house more often. We enjoy sporting events, gardening, power washing the house, running, family time at the lake, swimming, or maybe even biking. All of these activities lend us to certain risks with potential falls, ... Read More
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Letting Chronic Pain Rule Your Life?
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According to the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) website, Arkansas has seen a dramatic increase in opioid use for pain management over the past 20 years. Strong addictions to pain medications have resulted in an increase in emergency department visits, prescription drug substance abuse admissions, overdoses, and deaths. In an article by Rudd RA, ... Read More
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Benefits of Physical Therapy Versus Opioids
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Why Choose Physical Therapy Over Opioids? Chronic pain affects patients not only physically, but emotionally and psychologically as well. Treating pain can often be challenging because there is no concrete way to measure it. It is invisible and sometimes inconsistent. However, many healthcare professionals agree that physical therapy provides a successful avenue for pain management ... Read More
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Aquatic Therapy-Getting Results
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What is the significance of water and how does it seem to have a healing effect through aquatic therapy? Water has long been a therapeutic tool and resource for healing, relaxation, and rehabilitation since the beginning of recorded history. The unique properties of water (buoyancy, hydrostatic pressure, relative density, resistance, turbulence) serve to promote physical ... Read More
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Four Simple Lower Back Exercises You Can Do At Home
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Staying healthy requires more than just eating the right foods, it also means exercising our bodies so they stay active and strong. One area that’s especially important for people to exercise is the lower back due to the fact that 1 in 10 Americans experience low-back pain on a regular basis. We use our lower ... Read More
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What to Expect from Physical Therapy
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New experiences can be challenging and scary, which is why we at Galloway Therapy do our best to help our patients prepare for physical therapy and get the most from their treatment while at our offices. When we speak with patients prior to treatment, one of the questions we get most often is “What should ... Read More
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Moon Walk Your Way to Physical Rehabilitation
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Physical rehabilitation can definitely be a challenge, and often takes a lot of effort for people to reach their results. However, sometimes that effort causes additional pain because of physical limitations or post-operation complications. Fortunately, we are able to offer a solution that can alleviate pressure and increase range of motion, by removing the gravitational ... Read More
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