Are YOU worried about FALLING? Ask your physician if you may benefit from an evaluation by a physical therapist. A physical therapist can assess whether or not you may be at risk for a fall due to changes often associated with aging, including: Loss of strength; General deconditioning that may be related to a chronic disease …
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What happens at a physical therapy treatment session?
Individualized physical therapy treatment is directed at relieving the mechanical source of the problem to correct factors contributing to the stress on the tissues. Your physical therapy sessions will include a hands-on component that may include soft or joint tissue mobilization, neuromuscular re-education, gait training, wound care, or compression bandaging. A physical therapist will also create an …
What happens during a physical therapy evaluation?
Not everyone has been to a physical therapist. If it’s your first time in a physical therapy clinic, relax! Physical therapists are uniquely qualified to understand how the body moves. In case you’re wondering what to expect during a physical therapy evaluation, read on. A physical therapist will assess your posture, movement patterns, muscle performance, flexibility, …
What is core training?
Do you hear about your friends doing Pilates as a form of “core” training, but find yourself wonderful what exactly is “core” training? The “core” refers to the muscles that lie deep within the torso. They include the pelvis, hip, abdominal and spine muscles. The muscles of the core hold the body stable and balanced during activity. Physical …
Can a cancer patient exercise?
Q: My mother was diagnosed with cancer about a year ago. Is it safe for her to exercise? A: Current research shows that many people who have cancer benefit from a carefully prescribed and supervised exercise program set up and monitored by a physical therapist. Physical therapists evaluate each individual’s unique needs based on his or her …
What is sciatica?
Q: What is sciatica? Could physical therapy help get rid of my leg pain? A: Sciatica, by definition, is pain running down the leg, possibly including the buttock, past the knee. It is usually related to mechanical pressure or inflammation of the nerve roots that exit at the lumbar or sacral region of the spine. Some people experience relief …
Get started eating healthy in two simple ways!
Want to know how to to get started eating healthy? It’s easy! Follow these two steps: plan and plan some more! Plan your goal. Not just how many pounds on the scale, but something subjective as well, like increased energy. That way, you focus not just on how you look, but also how you feel. Plan how you …
Seminar: Treating and Preventing Nontraumatic Shoulder Pain
Want to learn more about shoulder pain, how to prevent it and how to recover? Williamsburg Physical Therapy’s Clinical Director Joe Flannery, DPT, OCS, CIMT is teaching a Williamsburg Area Learning Tree course this spring focused on just that. WHAT: Treating and Preventing Non-traumatic Shoulder Pain WHEN: April 16, 2012 from 4 to 5 p.m. …
Now Offering: ACL Performance Injury Program in Newport News
Now Offering: ACL Performance Injury Program Sign Up Now! WHAT: ACL performance injury program for female athletes. Help female athletes reduce their risk of injury and improve ham/quad ratio, decrease landing forces and knee movements, and increase vertical jump. WHEN: Assessment day is January 23. Training begins January 24 and is held three times per …
Sports Performance Training To Prevent Injury
Coaches, athletic directors, parents and athletes themselves understand – and frequently fear – the impact of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. It’s physically painful to tear one of the knee’s major ligaments, potentially financially straining due to thousands of dollars of medical costs, and mentally frustrating to watch or be forced to the sidelines. …
