Knee pain and swelling
Living with knee pain and swelling can be very limiting to not only hobbies like playing tennis or running, but to every day tasks like walking down the stairs. [...]
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What to do about toe walking?
By Jen Mirdita, SPT What is Toe Walking? Toe walking occurs when a child walks on their toes and the balls of their feet rather than allowing [...]
Physical Therapy For Dizziness – Vertigo
Physical therapy can be a great tool to treat dizziness and vertigo. In order to properly treat this problem, the source of the problem has to be identified. In [...]
Shoulder Pain: Taping Technique
Dr. Jennifer Welt, PT, DPT of Capital Area PT demonstrates a commonly used shoulder taping technique to improve pain and function. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pENluqDvSBo CapitalAreaPT.com Physical [...]
Athletic Therapeutic Taping Techniques: An Overview
By: Thomas Plowinske, SPT Therapeutic Taping Techniques in Physical Therapy Over the course of the last few years, it seems that we see more and more athletes wearing [...]
Physical Therapy for the Female Athlete Triad
The Female Athlete Triad The female athlete triad is the term used to describe 3 separate medical conditions that may occur in young, healthy, female athletes. The conditions [...]
Treatment for the painful shoulder: Queensbury Physical Therapy
Queensbury physical therapy for shoulder pain: Shoulder impingement syndrome and rotator cuff tears are two common causes of shoulder pain. They both result in pain, weakness, and [...]
Knee pain in Queensbury student athletes
Knee Pain in student athletes Dr. Kate Pratt, PT, DPT It is relatively common for teenagers and young adults, especially females, to experience knee pain as a result of [...]
Swimming without shoulder pain
Are you a swimmer with shoulder pain? Thousands of repetitions of a stroke requires your body to function like a well-oiled machine. If something isn't working the right way, [...]
Physical Therapy for Osteoporosis
Physical Therapy for Osteoporosis By Jennifer Mirdita, SPT What is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis, which translates to “porous bone”, is defined as the loss of bone mineral density, causing your [...]