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The importance of a home exercise program combined with physical therapy treatment cannot be stressed enough. There are 168 hours in a week, and for most patients, only 2-3 hours are spent in physical therapy. In other words only 1.5% of waking hours are spent in physical therapy. For patients with movement disorders, the [...]

Do your knees hurt? Have you been told that you have arthritis of the knees? Arthritis is one of the most common diseases affecting more than 51 million people in 2012. There are many different types of arthritis, but the most common types are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis is defined as an inflammation [...]

Do you have a history of recurrent heel pain? You may be suffering from a common condition known as plantar fasciitis (PF). Plantar meaning "the sole of the foot" and fasciitis meaning "inflammation of the surrounding connective tissue". This is a common condition treated by healthcare practitioners including physical therapists. This condition can cause [...]

Does lifting your arm overhead cause you pain? Has anyone told you it might be a Rotator Cuff issue? Here are some quick facts about the shoulder and the rotator cuff. The shoulder joint is composed of 3 bones including the humerus, scapula (shoulder blade), and clavicle (collarbone). The shoulder is a ball and [...]

Chronic ankle sprains are when the ankle joint gives way too easily -  6 months after the first ankle sprain, or if the ankle is sprained again within 6 months of the first ankle sprain. It has been determined that 10-20 out of every 100 people with ankle sprain will develop chronic ankle instability. [...]

Is stress making your neck pain worse? Have you ever been to your doctor and been told that your pain is all in your head? There may be some truth to this, but not in the way you might think. A meta analysis performed by the Journal of Psychosomatic Research found a strong correlation [...]