Physical Therapy services are considered an essential business by the State of Pennsylvania as well as a component of critical infrastructure by the Department of Homeland Security of the United States. It is important that persons receive the healthcare including physical therapy that they require even during these unprecedented days.
Please be assured that Optimal Physical Therapy and Sports Performance is following all recommended guidelines and implementing cleaning and disinfecting practices with hospital grade cleaners. We are a small company and are able to keep our clinic at the recommended 10 or less persons at a time. You are required to wear a mask when you attend so please bring one with you. Our staff has been trained on the best practices to keep you moving but maintain social distancing. We are here to help if you need us!
As the warm weather starts, people want to enjoy their outside activities. Walking, running, golfing, yard work/gardening and pickle ball are popular but often can lead to lower leg and foot pain. Weaning into these activities is important especially if you have...
Are you frustrated going to different specialists to try to determine where your pain originates? These days in healthcare, sometimes patients get referred from one doctor to another where each one just focuses on their specialty area but you are frustrated getting...
The shoulder is a special “ball and socket” joint which by design allows for much mobility in multiple directions but has limited stability. The bone in the upper arm is called the humerus and at the top end of the humerus, there is a partial ball called the humeral...
It is estimated that ten million Americans have osteoporosis. Twenty percent of that number are men affected by the disease. Unfortunately, a high percentage of American men think of the disease as only a concern for women and they also fail to realize medical...
TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT PROBLEMS AND INTERVENTION Do you have pain in the jaw or in the region in front of your ear that is brought on by clenching or grinding your teeth, chewing or yawning? You could be experiencing temporomandibular joint (TMJ)...
Did you know that Physical Therapy is a profession that was actually birthed out of national crisis situations? In 1917, the US War department’s surgeon general saw the great need for a special group of people who could intervene to help injured soldiers during World...
ARE YOU IN PAIN? YOU NEED A MOVEMENT DETECTIVE Physical Therapists: The Movement Detectives It may feel like a great mystery to you on why you are hurting or how your body is not moving like it used to be able to do. Perhaps a simple task seemed to launch you into...
If you are diabetic, exercise should be a very important part of your lifestyle. Exercise can help you manage your body weight and keep your heart and musculoskeletal system healthy for a full life. It helps improve blood flow and manage blood pressure. It helps...
Evaluate what you want to do and plan before you do it. Look at the environment. Make sure your path is clear and you can easily move what you want to move from point A to point B Size up the load! Get a sense of how heavy something is before you try to lift or...
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