There are two recent posts in the Physical Therapy forum from readers. The forum is a place where you can connect with other people interested in the physical therapy profession. Often people post questions about musculoskeletal problems that they are facing. They may need advice or encouragement or just a place to trade yarns about their physical therapy experiences.This past week, one reader posted about scar tissue that has developed after surgery. Scar tissue is simply collagen, the substance that makes up our muscles, ligaments, skin, and tendons. Scar tissue is collagen that has not been remodeled. If you have had any experience with scar tissue remodeling and may be able to offer words of encouragement to this reader, head on over to the forum and post a response.Another reader posted about his low back pain that occurs whenever he moves from sitting to standing. So many people suffer from low back pain, and I am sure that someone may be able to share a story or two to help this reader get moving in the right direction.So head on over to the Physical Therapy forum, and engage with other like minded people. You may be able to offer advice to help someone feel a bit better! read more..
Sunday, 5 January 2014
Physical Therapy Profession-Physical Therapy Forum-Words Of Encouragement-Scar Tissue
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Physical Therapy Treatment-Alternative Methods-Orthopedic Problem-Section Meetings
Looking for a new cash-pay service to offer at your clinic? Then you’ll want to tune into this week’s podcast recorded live at the APTA Combined Section Meetings held in Chicago. Today’s expert is Shari Macdonald, PT and Clinic Director of the Running Injury Clinic at the University of Calgary. Recognized as experts in gait [...] read more..
Coordination Between The Eyes And Arms Has Implications For Rehabilitation, Prosthetics
We make our eye movements earlier or later in order to coordinate with movements of our arms, New York University neuroscientists have found. Their study, which appears in the journal Neuron, points to a mechanism in the brain that allows for this coordination and may have implications for rehabilitation and prosthetics... read more..
Alternative Methods of Ultrasound Application
If you have been to physical therapy with an orthopedic problem like shoulder pain, knee pain, or low back pain, perhaps you have had ultrasound applied to your injury. Ultrasound is a physical therapy treatment that provides heat to deep structures in the body....Read Full Post read more..
Sunday, 4 March 2012
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients-Inflammatory Disease-National Institute-Physical Therapy
Pain, fatigue, swelling and loss of function are common symptoms associated with the inflammatory disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The disease impacts nearly 1.3 million Americans according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disorders. To discuss the role of physical therapy in treating RA, recipient of the American College of Rheumatology 2011 [...] read more..