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 [...]
Type 2 Diabetes and Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
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 [...]
Piriformis Syndrome
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 [...]
Sleep: How it can Affect Your Physical Therapy Treatment
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 [...]
Is Poor Posture Affecting Your Breathing?
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 [...]
Hot or Cold Therapy?
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, [...]
Understanding Concussions and the Role of Physical Therapists
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 [...]
The Use of Biofeedback
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 [...]
UCL Injuries and Treatment Options
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 [...]
What is Blood Flow Restriction Training and is it Safe?
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 [...]