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...
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IS YOUR PAIN COMING FROM THE LOW BACK, PELVIS OR HIP JOINT?
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...
WHAT IS SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT?
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...
Sleep and Healing
Sleep is vital to all our body systems. Making sure that you are getting a good night's sleep is very helpful in assisting your body to heal from injury or surgery. Sleep is an important part of our physiology and is often an overlooked piece of the puzzle while you...
What is your Osteoporosis Risk? Take this short assessment
Here is a short assessment to take for yourself to assess your risk levels for osteoporosis: If your answers are leaning towards greater risk, please speak with your physician. Please also check out our other blogs that feature osteoporosis topics. There are things...
Body Care Tips and Three Cheers for Truck Drivers – Our Delivery Heroes
Our way of life owes a great deal to those who keep us supplied with items we need in our daily life. This blog is dedicated to all of the hard working truckers who keep our civilization going. Long distance truck driving challenges the human body in many ways. ...
Herniated Disc: Frontline Physical Therapy Approach
Your spine is an amazing engineering marvel. Multiple bones are stacked together linked by connecting joints and cushioned by small spongy disc tissue between the bones. Multiple muscles connect to the spine. Together, all of this design provides strength, control...
Frozen Shoulder: “Unthawing” this condition
Frozen Shoulder: “Unthawing” this Disorder Most people have heard of this mysterious disorder of the shoulder joint but do not understand what it is. The therapists at OPTSP are very familiar with patients who are dealing with this condition and the joint stiffness,...
Preventing Hand, Wrist, Forearm and Elbow Golf-Related Injuries
The golf swing greatly relies on repetitive and coordinated arm motions to generate club head speed and to square the club head at impact. Overuse injuries of the hand, wrist, forearm and elbow are common in golfers but can be minimized with education. As discussed...
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