RockTape For Physical Therapy: Uses & Benefits
Jessica Fortune, SPT What Is RockTape? RockTape is a type of kinesiology tape that serves various purposes. When using RockTape for physical therapy, if it is applied with the [...]
Physical Therapy and Hip Labrum Repair
by Bryan Guild, SPT Labral hip tear Physical Therapy for Hip Labrum Repair The hip labrum is a ring of fibrocartilage surrounding the hip socket of the [...]
Physical Therapy For Postoperative Edema
By Kiel Kyer SPT What is Postoperative Edema? Edema is swelling of body limbs that occurs due to a build-up of fluid within the tissues. Physical therapy for postoperative [...]
Chronic Pain and Physical Therapy
The Role of Physical Therapy in Chronic Pain Management What is Pain? Pain is an unpleasant sensation interpreted by the brain. It can be constant or intermittent, mild or [...]
Physical Therapy and Peripheral Neuropathy
Ryan Telian, SPT What Is Peripheral Neuropathy? The term “Peripheral Neuropathy” refers to a large group of disorders that cause motor and sensory deficits in your extremities. There are [...]
PT & Balance In Younger Individuals
Dominic Bendetti, SPT You and Your Balance Being able to maintain balance in younger individuals is a skill that is very often taken for granted. Balance, also termed as [...]
Benefits Of Stem Cell Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis
by Mike Reeves, SPT Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) & Stem Cell Therapy Knee Osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis that occurs in the aging adult causing the cartilage on the [...]
3 Tough Weight Loss Obstacles (And The Role of Physical Therapy)
Dominic Bendetti, SPT Student Physical Therapist Weight Loss: A Personal Journey Tough weight loss obstacles are part of a major health epidemic of obesity in the United States. It [...]
Shoulder Health in the Overhead Athlete
by Sarah Clift, SPT The Shoulder (Glenohumeral Joint) The shoulder is the most mobile joint of the human body, making shoulder health in the overhead athlete a priority. It [...]
The Foot Core System and Physical Therapy
Dominic Bendetti, SPT The Core of the Foot Pain, instability and or weakness associated with walking/ambulation is a common functional task that leads patients into a physical therapy clinic. [...]