Muscle Guarding & Physical Therapy
After surgery or an injury, our bodies will often try to protect the painful area by tightening the muscles around it. This natural response is known as muscle guarding, [...]
Kienbock’s Disease
By Alexander Holcomb What is Kienbock’s Disease? Kienbock’s Disease is a condition where blood flow is cut off to one of the small wrist bones named the lunate. Due [...]
Relieving Coccyx Pain
Pain around your tailbone, the bony structure at the base of your spine, is known as coccyx pain, coccydynia or coccygodynia. Coccyx pain can be caused by falling on [...]
Myofascial Sequences
By Julia Murray What are Myofascial Sequences? Myofascial sequences, also known as myofascial tracks or meridians, are groupings of muscles anatomically connected via fascial, or connective tissue, networks. These [...]
How Can Physical Therapy Address Your Low Back Pain?
What Causes Low Back Pain Your lower back is at the bottom of the spine, known as the lumbar spine. The spine is made of individual bones called vertebrae, [...]
IT Band Syndrome
by Rachel Choppa, SPT IT Band Syndrome, or ITBS, is a condition where your iliotibial band becomes irritated or swollen from general tightness or from rubbing against the bones [...]
The McKenzie Approach to Back & Joint Pain
At Capital Area Physical Therapy, we use a variety of treatments and techniques to help patients decrease pain, improve function, and reach their goals. One of the methodologies we [...]
What is Active Release Technique (ART)?
By Julia Gleasman, SPT Active Release Technique (ART) is a specialized manual therapy method used by physical therapists to treat soft tissue injuries. It involves the therapist applying targeted [...]
Post-Surgical Wound Care Tips
By: Julia Gleasman, SPT What is Post-Surgery Wound Care? Many orthopedic procedures require the surgeon to make an incision through the skin to access the involved tissue. The size [...]
Heat vs. Cold Therapy- Which Should You Use and When?
by Austin Onorati, SPT When you are dealing with pain or an injury, one of the most frequent questions we get from patients are “When should I use heat [...]