Should You Ice An Injury?
by Nicole Whitbeck, SPTPT When And How Should You Apply Ice To An Injury? Why Is Ice Used To Treat Inflammation And Swelling? Have you ever heard the phrase [...]
Shoulder Impingement
By Abby Haviland, SPT Pain From Shoulder Impingement Shoulder pain is the third most common musculoskeletal complaint, and it is usually due to rotator cuff pathology or impingement syndrome. [...]
Physical Therapy Case Study: Shoulder And Neck Pain
by Nick Kossor, PT, DPT PT For Shoulder & Neck Pain Case Study History A 72 year old male entered the clinic with right scapular pain and radiating "throbbing" [...]
ACL Reconstruction: Choosing a Graft
By: Kelly Waiksnoris, SPT What is the ACL? The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the major ligaments in the knee that aids in providing stabilization of the [...]
Physical Therapy And Osteoarthritis Management
by Gabe Battaglia, SPT Managing Osteoarthritis With Physical Therapy Joints are made up of bones, cartilage, synovial fluid, muscles, and ligaments. Cartilage covers the ends of bones and synovial [...]
Physical Therapy for Spinal Stenosis
By Kelly Waiksnoris, SPT Spinal Stenosis Physical Therapy Treatments Have you recently been experiencing back pain? You are not alone! It is estimated that up to 80% of the [...]
Chronic Pain and Weather Changes
. by Gabe Battaglia, SPT Does Weather Really Affect Pain? Is there is a direct relationship between chronic pain and weather changes? Barometric pressure (BMP) is defined as the [...]