Category: Movement Dysfunction
How Physical Therapy Helps People with Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder that affects movement, balance, posture, and coordination. It can also cause non-motor symptoms such as pain, fatigue, mood changes, and cognitive impairment. While there is no cure for PD, there are treatments …
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Resistant to Resistance Training- 5 Exercises for Beginners
Are you resistant to resistance training? Starting resistance training, also known as strength training, can be intimidating especially when you are a beginner. You may not know what muscles to strengthen, which exercises to choose, what the proper technique is, …
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The Benefits of Physical Therapy After Stroke
Stroke is a serious medical condition that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is interrupted, causing brain cells to die1,2. Stroke can cause a variety of symptoms like weakness, paralysis, speech difficulties, memory loss, cognitive …
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Shop Talk: Another Reason to Exercise, Especially if You Have Parkinson’s Disease
Today’s issue of shop talk is related to exercise. We hope you like it. We asked whether exercise reduces medication use in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Our question is important because, while effective, medications for PD have side effects. …
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Fear of Falling Can Increase Your Risk of Falling
Did you know the fear of falling can increase your risk of falling? The fear of falling largely affects the older adult population, especially during activities with a balance component. The correlation between fear of falling and falling is a …
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4 Things I Learned at CSM: Perspective from a Student Physical Therapist
Every year in February the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) hosts the nation’s largest physical therapy conference called the Combined Sections Meeting (CSM). CSM 2023 was hosted this past weekend in beautiful San Diego. I was fortunate enough to attend …
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