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Just Add Water: Aquatic Therapy Eases Patients into Physical Therapy
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Physical therapy can be extremely beneficial for people who experience pain in their joints and muscles, or who have recently undergone surgery and need recovery support. However, some people may struggle to improve balance, strength, and independence at the rate they desire with land-based physical therapy. Fortunately, there’s a simple solution for this challenge: Just ... Read More
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Exercise is great, but what about pathology?
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Exercise regiments that are found in magazines are helpful in finding quick, simple activities that can be performed with little to no cost and with minimal instruction. However, if you have any pathology involved, such as a herniated disc or rotator cuff tear, certain activities may not only be non-beneficial, but actually exacerbate your condition. ... Read More
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Physical therapy as effective as surgery for lumber spinal stenosis
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I found this article very interesting. I have a lot of patients that have had one or more lumbar spine surgeries. All too often they tell me they never tried physical therapy prior to having surgery. My thought is if therapy doesn’t help, you can always go and have surgery, but you can’t ever undo ... Read More
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Watsu Aquatic Therapy
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One of our therapists, Richard, has had many years experience providing aquatic therapy. One of the techniques he uses is Watsu aquatic therapy. It is amazing to see the response from patients that have had the hardest time just being able to relax. Watsu aquatic therapy is ideal for relieving back pain and muscular tension, ... Read More
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4 Different Kinds of AlterG Patients
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So the AlterG is a really remarkable piece of equipment and we are very proud to be able to offer it. However, not a lot of people are familiar with it and its benefits. And people who are familiar with the AlterG assume it is only for athletes. Take a look at the YouTube video ... Read More
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