How do you treat rotator-cuff tears?
Shoulder symptoms led to an average of 9.6 million physician visits in 2015 and 2016 in the United States. The most common cause of those shoulder symptoms? Rotator-cuff disorders. Nonoperative treatment, such as physical therapy, is the typical approach to treating rotator-cuff tears.
What is normal anyway? How to support – not compare – aesthetic journeys
It feels encoded into our DNA that we have an innate need to compare ourselves to others. After a plastic surgery procedure, how do you know if your recovery is progressing as it should? Instead of slinking into a bikini one day postop from a breast augmentation because that's what we see celebrities and influencers doing, how about we support each other during an aesthetic journey, not compare?
Understanding Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow
With spring on its way, you may be pulling out your golf clubs or tennis racket. If you try to mimic the perfect swing of golf pros or tennis champs without taking into account the limitations of your own body, you may be setting yourself up for injury.
How Do Physicians Perceive Physical Therapy? We Asked Them
Primary care physicians say they have a very positive overall view of physical therapy and a high level of trust for the care PTs provide.
7 hand exercises for carpal tunnel syndrome with pictures
Certain hand exercises can help relieve pressure on the median nerve and alleviate symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. Exercises include stretches, wrist extensions, hand squeezing, and more.