Whether you twist your knee doing yard work or tweak it shooting hoops with the kids, how do you know if it’s a serious knee injury or just a minor pain? Signs of a Serious Knee Injury Severe pain is a clear indicator, but seek help if you experience: Swelling or edema within the knee…
What is Tennis Elbow? Tennis Elbow is a common ailment from repetitive activities, involving the wrist and elbow. The name came from the most common cause – tennis, but any activity that repetitively uses the wrist and forearm such as weightlifting, painting, welding, and house cleaning, can also be prone to this condition. Pain from…
Sally had neck pain for 2 months, but with her busy schedule as a corporate executive and mom to two small children, she had no time for herself. A co-worker told her about Virtual Physical Therapists, so at lunch time she downloaded the app and was connected to a specialized physical therapist with a certification…
Florida: SB 280: Prefiled Encourages the state group health insurance program to offer health insurance plans that include telehealth coverage for state employees, authorizes the Agency for Health Care Administration to pay for certain telehealth services as optional Medicaid services, and establishes practice standards of care for telehealth providers, among other components. California: AB 205 :On Governor’s…
As early as 3000 BC, the first writings about how exercise could relieve pain came from China.1 “Researchers have found evidence of the application of heat, cold, water, exercise, massage and sunlight to abate physical afflictions…even during prehistoric times.” (1) Physical therapy (PT) had its emergence in the US around 1916, due to the Polio…
Telemedicine is a hot topic in the news of late. I am receiving a lot of inquires asking the specifics, so I put together a quick reference article, reviewing the questions that I often receive. Telemedicine and Telehealth are two words that overlapped all the time. Telemedicine is the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients…
Not responding to traditional treatments for Plantar Fasciitis such as stretching, ice, massage, orthotics, even injections? Stop getting frustrated….maybe it is the wrong diagnosis? Plantar Fasciitis is often a chronic problem that causes a tremendous amount of anxiety because many fail to respond to traditional treatments. All too often you are left with months/years…
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Straighten Up! Posture…something that we simply take for granted. Yet, we notice when one exhibits good posture and automatically associate regality, confidence, strength, and character. We use the word “spineless” to describe someone of weak character and describe one of strong character as having a “backbone”. Posture affects our mood, energy level, bones, muscles, joints,…
