By Claire Connolly, SPT Winter's arrival brings with it the serene beauty of snow-covered landscapes but also the inevitable task of shoveling. For individuals dealing with low back pain, [...]
By Nick Darrow SPT At physical therapy treatment sessions, patients are working hard and exerting themselves in order to get better. It’s important to understand how nutrition and hydration [...]
by Colin Farrell What is Spondylolysis? Spondylolysis is a fracture of small portion of your vertebrae called the pars interarticularis. It most frequently occurs in the lumbar spine or [...]
By Arthur Wayne Baker Jr. Considerations for Non-Specific Low Back Pain Low back pain is the most common cause of disability effecting an estimated 577 million people worldwide with [...]
By Stephanie Mason, SPT Snapping hip (SH) syndrome, also referred to as coxa saltans, is described as a snapping or popping sensation on the side, front or back of [...]
Capital Area Physical Therapy and Wellness celebrates 10 years in business, invites public to open house in Malta office on 10/27/2023 from 5pm-7pm Capital Area Physical Therapy and Wellness, [...]
by Emily Hoskinson, SPT While the pregnancy journey is an amazing phase of a woman’s life, pregnancy has significant impacts on the musculoskeletal system as a whole, but specifically [...]
By Stephanie Mason, SPT What is Osgood-Schlatters Disease? Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD) is an overuse injury that causes inflammation just below the knee where the tendon from the kneecap (patellar [...]
By Stephanie Mason, SPT Following traumatic injuries such as car accidents, sports injuries and falls, two commonly reported head and neck injures are concussions and whiplash. Although these injuries [...]
By Lydia Churchill Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome (ITBS) is an overuse injury often affecting runners, cyclists, military personnel, skiers, and many other athletes, especially female athletes. The repetitive motions [...]
