Category: joint pain
Parkinson’s Disease: Reducing the Risk for Falls
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive, neurologic disease that develops slowly over years and affects the body’s ability to move. Individuals who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease may experience the following symptoms:1,2 Tremor, mainly at rest Bradykinesia, or slowness of …
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Are You Tired or Do You Have A Thyroid Disease?
January is National Thyroid Awareness Month! Thyroid disease affects an estimated twenty million Americans, with up to 60 percent not even knowing that they have it.1 It is hard to tell if you are just trying to manage the stressed, …
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When the Weather Gets Cold, Don’t Forget to Warm Up!
Colder weather means some changes to how we exercise. Of course it’s harder to motivate yourself to get outside for a run or bike ride when the temperature drops, and the shorter days compress our schedules, but there are changes …
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Why You Need a Physical Therapist on Your Healthcare Team
With health in sharp focus as a result of the pandemic, now may be a good time to look at the team of experts you have in place and see if there are any improvements you could make. You probably …
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Acute vs. Chronic, Getting to Know Pain
Pain has a bad reputation, and for good reason. Who wants to hurt? However, at times it does serve an important function. You touch a hot pan – pain tells you to let go ASAP. Running on that recently sprained …
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Sitting Too Much During Quarantine? Exercises and Stretches to try if you have Low Back Pain!
Low back pain. I’ve had it, you’ve had it, your neighbor, “Tim,” has had it. Some people get it from not moving enough, others from moving too much, and some hurting themselves through improper biomechanics. The truth is, there is …
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