Hiking Safety: Protecting Your Ankles & Knees
All of us at Capital Area Physical Therapy are big proponents of physical activity, and hiking is a popular choice here in the southern Adirondacks. It’s great for your [...]
All of us at Capital Area Physical Therapy are big proponents of physical activity, and hiking is a popular choice here in the southern Adirondacks. It’s great for your [...]
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) accounts for approximately 90% of diabetes cases worldwide and is characterized by insulin resistance.1 Based on 2023 data from the [...]
by Piper Webb, SPT What is Piriformis Syndrome? Piriformis syndrome is the compression of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle. The piriformis muscle runs perpendicular across the buttocks [...]
by Kalee Henning, SPT Sleep and Overall Health Adequate sleep is an important pillar of overall health, however, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) approximately 50-70 million [...]
Your posture affects everything from your bones, joints and muscles to your balance and digestion, but its effects on breathing are often overlooked or simply ignored. Unfortunately, poor posture is [...]
In what situations should you use ice or heat for rehabilitation? This might be a question you think of when you’ve just gotten injured, are recovering from an injury, [...]
Concussions, a form of mild traumatic brain injury, have become a significant public health concern due to their high incidence and potential for long-term effects. With increased awareness and [...]
By Moriah Byrd What is Biofeedback? Biofeedback assists people in learning to control body processes that may be involuntary or hard for them to control depending on what impairments [...]
By Asuan Farrell, SPT What is the UCL? The UCL or Ulnar Collateral ligament, is located on the inside our elbow and goes from our humerus to the ulna [...]
by Nick Darrow SPT Blood Flow Restriction Training or BFR Training is the use of a tourniquet, inflatable cuff, or belt at the proximal end of an extremity to [...]