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Physical therapy is a common treatment for people with back pain and injuries, but it is important to recognize that physical therapy is comprised of many different treatment methods. The right treatment must be instituted at the correct time for the patient to provide the best [...] The following video explains the physical therapy technique called kinesio taping, a method we use here in the physical therapy department at Advantage to treat sports injuries and sprains and strains.
When you have an injury, ice can be one of the most effective self-treatment methods you have at your disposal. While gel packs or a refillable ice bag are the more convenient than say the form of ice shown above, your ice therapy doesn’t need to be anything particularly fancy. A bag of [...] Sports Injuries Recover Faster With Physical Therapy San Antonio weather allows for a wide variety of sports to be played all year long. Injuries are a part of any sport, although each sport will have a tendency towards certain types of injuries. Soccer players get more ankle and knee injuries. Baseball and softball players tend [...] Headaches Are Often Caused By Musculoskeletal Problems. Physical therapy can often help with chronic headaches because many headache problems originate from underlying musculoskeletal conditions. The most common type of headache is the muscle tension headache. While the name obviously suggests that the cause of these headaches is muscle tension, there is a bit more to it [...] A car accident can cause a lot of problems: pain, missed work, dealing with the body shop and insurance company, arranging alternate transportation, etc.. In most cases, the worst of the physical pain and hassles have been dealt with within a few weeks, but in many situations, the problems are really only beginning. [...] By initiating the right treatment at the right time, a good physical therapist ensures that the patient will recover as quickly as possible and will have the best long-term [...] One of the most common causes of low back injuries is poor lifting form. Many people with lifting-related injuries assume that the reason they hurt their backs was because they tried to lift something that was too heavy. In reality, if they used proper lifting form, chances are they would not have been injured, even if they tried to lift something that weighed more than their muscles could [...] |
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