Although the knee is a large joint and made up mainly of two large bones, it is an area of the body that is involved in a good deal of pain and injury. General guidelines to maintaining a healthy knee include: Good muscle balance and strength. This includes the muscles on the inside part and […]
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Colle’s Fracture
Some Symptoms of a broken wrist include: Pain, especially when bending the wrist Tenderness, swelling and deformity of the wrist, which will cause it to appear crooked and bent. A Colles’ fracture — or the end of the radius — is often called a ”broken wrist.” Actually, it’s a break in the larger of the […]
Degenerative Disc Disease
Degenerative Disc Disease is the deterioration of the shock absorber found between the vertebral bodies in our spine, the Intervertebral Disc. As the disc degenerates, The space between the joints decrease and stability is lost. Back pain is chronic and occasionally some leg pain can be present. However, the pain in a Degenerative Disc issue […]
Curves of the Back
Some curves of the back are good. Some are not. It depends on the direction of the curve in relation to the spinal column. When the spine curves to the side this is abnormal and is sometimes referred to as Scoliosis. When the curves relate to the spine curving front to back this the natural […]
Balance and Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy is an important aspect of fall treatment and prevention. For starters, a Physical Therapist will assess your footwear and the safety of your home to eliminate factors that could result in an inadvertent fall. Your Therapist will use several techniques including core stabilization exercises and manual therapy to improve balance and stability. Your […]
Causes of Heart Disease
What causes heart disease? Your heart is a pump. Its one and only job is to pump blood to the rest of your body. Your heart has its own system which supplies blood to the heart. This is a set of three major blood vessels, the coronary arteries, and they must receive a strong, steady […]
Lordosis
The spine attempts to keep the head and trunk in balance. There should be four gentle curves in your spine. If one of the curves is greater than normal, another area in the spine will adjust to try and keep the head and truck balanced. Lordosis is a term used to describe an increased curve […]
Blood Pressure
What is blood pressure? It refers to the force of blood against your arteries as it is pumped through your heart and flows out to the rest of your body. Your blood pressure doesn’t stay the same all the time; it rises and falls according to your level of activity. But if your blood pressure […]
Extended Sitting Issues
A new study suggests that engaging in low intensity activities such as standing may not be enough to offset the health hazards of sitting for long periods of time. On the bright side, adding two minutes of walking each hour to your routine just might do the trick. These findings were published in the Clinical […]
Herniated Nucleus Propulsus Treatment
People with a herniated disc experience lower back pain and sciatic pain which radiates down their leg. When the disc pushes against the nerve root, it can cause pain. Conservative treatment for a herniated disc is usually enough to resolve the pain. Because bending and lifting intensify the pain, a treatment program to work on […]