Physial Therapy for Musicians
PT for Musicians Experiencing Repetitive Injury & Overuse What to Do When Playing Causes Pain When you’re a musician, playing music isn’t what you do, it’s what you love. [...]
Tingling in hands while cycling: How PT can help
Tingling in hands caused by cycling (ulnar nerve entrapment) By Carrin LaCoppola, SPT What is the Ulnar Nerve? The ulnar nerve is a branch of the brachial plexus [...]
Physical Therapy for Trigger Finger
By Kaitlyn Mulvaney, SPT What is trigger finger? Trigger finger, more specifically referred to as stenosing tenosynovitis , is an inflammatory condition that affects the tendons in the hand. The [...]
Guest Blog: What is Tennis Elbow?
Physical Therapy for Tennis Elbow By Collin McGowan, SPT Acute Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis) is an injury to the muscles that extend the wrist and fingers. The site of [...]
What To Know About Arthritis
By Conor Schmidt, SPT Fear and the Emotional Impact of Arthritis Arthritis is a term that is frequently synonymous with fear, but at Capital Area Physical Therapy, our PT [...]
Guest Blog: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
By Jamie Handford, SPT Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) What is it? Complex regional pain syndrome formerly known as reflexive sympathetic dystrophy is an uncommon medical condition which typically [...]
The Carpal Tunnel
by Andrew J Gaetano, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a very common condition in the wrist and hand that can affect daily functions at work, home, [...]
Little League Elbow Injuries
By Andrew J Gaetano, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS Reducing Little League Elbow Injuries Little League Elbow Injuries Fact: About half of little leaguers ages 9-14 will experience elbow pain, [...]