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Frozen Shoulder

Unnati Topiwala2024-09-27T16:28:24-04:00March 24th, 2021|Categories: General Information, Performance Enhancement Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Sports Medicine Articles, Youth Sports Articles|Tags: active, Adhesion, Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, American College of Sports Medicine, Arthritis, athlete, Capsulitis, Elbow, Frozen Shoulder, health, immobility, inflammation, injury, Injury Prevention, Manipulation under anesthesia, Manual therapy, Medical specialties, Medical Subject Headings, Medicine, Musculoskeletal system, Osteochondritis dissecans, Overuse injuries, Physical Therapy, Rotator cuff, Rotator cuff tear, Shoulder, Shoulder joint, shoulder pain, Shoulder problem, Soft tissue disorders, Sports medicine, Thomas Joyce, Trauma, warm-up|

What is a frozen shoulder? Frozen shoulder, or “adhesive capsulitis,” is a condition that involves a tightening of the capsule and ligaments around the shoulder. Inflammation within the shoulder joint and an increase in nerve growth around the shoulder complex results in pain, stiffness, and limited shoulder range of motion.1 It is estimated that 2-5.3% of the general population experiences frozen shoulder.1 Studies have shown that this pathology is more prevalent among females and individuals between 40 and 70 years [...]

Incontinence & Sexual Dysfunction

Melissa Baudo2024-09-27T16:30:12-04:00June 5th, 2019|Categories: General Information, Physical Therapy Articles, Wellness Articles|Tags: Fecal incontinence, Functional incontinence, health, incontinence, Manual therapy, Medical specialties, Medicine, Pelvic floor physical therapy, Pelvic pain, Physical exercise, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation medicine, sexual dysfunction, Shepherd Center, spinal cord injury, Stroke, Urinary bladder disorders, Urinary incontinence|

The Questions No One Is Asking No one dreams of finding themselves here, but every year it happens to thousands more. A catastrophic injury. An unthinkable diagnosis. Your life is turned upside down, and you have to find some way to pick up the pieces and rebuild. Sometimes the initial rehab experience is overwhelmingly devoted to figuring out new ways to move, rebuilding strength or learning how to adapt to normal activities of daily living. This process may take weeks [...]

Injury Prevention for Tennis Players

OneTherapy2024-05-13T16:59:06-04:00March 21st, 2018|Categories: General Information, Injury Prevention Articles, Physical Therapists News, Physical Therapy Articles, Sports Medicine Articles|Tags: athlete, Elbow, Flexibility, health, Human leg, Manual therapy, massage, Medical specialties, Medicine, Melissa Baudo, Melissa Baudo Marchetti, Overuse injuries, Physical exercise, Physical Therapy, RTT, Soft tissue disorders, sports, Sports injuries, Sports injury, Sports medicine, Stretching, Tennis, Tennis elbow, tennis injury, Warming up|

Injury Prevention for Tennis Players By Melissa Baudo Marchetti, PT, DPT, SCS, MTC It’s that time of year again…welcome back Spring ALTA tennis players! The weather is getting nicer out…perfect for tennis! We want you to be prepared this tennis season and minimize those pesky injuries, aches, and pains. Injuries to the lower leg, elbow, back and hips are common in tennis due to the high demand of the sport and the repetitive, quick movements required. You can reduce your [...]

Sports Specialization

OneTherapy2023-12-20T05:12:11-05:00March 14th, 2018|Categories: General Information, Injury Prevention Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Sports Medicine Articles, Wellness Articles, Youth Sports Articles|Tags: Amateur sport, child athlete, children, Early sports specialization, Human behavior, Medicine, Overuse injuries, Repetitive strain injury, sport specialization, sports, Sports injuries, Sports medicine, Youth sports|

Is sports specialization helping kids get better at sports and keeping them healthy? Sports participation in younger athletes has evolved over the years from child-driven activities for fun to intense training, performance-enhancement, and specialized training. This changing environment has left parents, young athletes, and coaches wondering and needing guidance on what is the most appropriate path of athlete development. Until recently, there has been very little published evidence to support any particular path or to outline any specific risks of [...]

The Balancing Act: Changing Pain

OneTherapy2023-12-15T00:21:40-05:00March 7th, 2018|Categories: General Information, Injury Prevention Articles, Physical Therapists News, Physical Therapy Articles, Sports Medicine Articles, Wellness Articles|Tags: Acute pain, balance, chronic pain, Dyspareunia, health, Low back pain, Nociception, Organ systems, pain, Pain management, Perception, Physical Therapy, Psychological stress, stress, Suffering, The Creative Healing Shift, wellness|

A recent National Institutes of Health study determined that nearly 50 million American adults have chronic pain and nearly half of those are reported to have severe pain. Our society and culture has provided many of us with many wonderful amenities of life, but at the same time, it has created a wide array of stressors and unhealthy activities. This can make it difficult to find balance in mind and body. Often, these imbalances can contribute to causing chronic pain, [...]

Will Cryotherapy Benefit Me?

Karen Warren2020-04-07T12:36:26-04:00March 1st, 2018|Categories: Cryotherapy Articles, General Information, Physical Therapy Articles, Wellness Articles|Tags: Adipose tissue, Antioxidant, Branches of biology, Clinical medicine, Cold compression therapy, cryotherapy, health, inflammation, Karen Davis Warren, Medicine, Obesity, Reactive oxygen species, wellness, whole body cryotherapy|

People often ask why there is a Whole Body Cryotherapy machine in our physical therapy practice? and I say why not?! Whole Body Cryotherapy, WBC, is a fantastic adjunct to any physical therapy treatment on many levels. PAIN RELIEF Whole Body Cryotherapy will provide pain relief via the production of norepinephrine, NE. Cold exposure releases NE, into the bloodstream and to the brain. This release of NE is one of the most consistent and profound physiological consequences to cold exposure. [...]

The Hassle of Headaches – Physical Therapy for Headaches

OneTherapy2023-12-20T06:51:51-05:00February 21st, 2018|Categories: Dry Needling Articles, General Information, Pain Management Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Trigger Point Dry Needling Articles, Wellness Articles|Tags: Cervicogenic headache, Clinical medicine, head injury, headache, headaches, Medicine, Migraine, NIH classification of headaches, pain, Pain management, Savas Koutsantonis, Tension headache|

Physical Therapy for Headaches and Migraines Headaches are one of the most common medical complaints. Recent data suggests the prevalence of this condition is rising. Most people experience headaches at some point in their life regardless of age, race or gender. There are a multitude of different types and classifications of headaches. It is important that your type of headache is accurately diagnosed as many people suffer from a combination of different types; this will determine the specific treatment [...]

The Importance of Play

OneTherapy2023-12-20T05:28:52-05:00January 18th, 2018|Categories: General Information, Pelvic Floor Articles, Performance Enhancement Articles, Physical Therapists News, Physical Therapy Articles, Sports Medicine Articles, Wellness Articles|Tags: biking, Chloe, Chloe Murdock, Cycle sport, cycling, exercise, fitness, Fitness apps, health, Health software, Human activities, Human behavior, january, Medicine, new years resolutions, Physical activity, Physical exercise, Physical Therapy, Pilates, play, Recreation, sports, Summer Olympic sports, wellness, workouts|

Chloe Murdock PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS We’re two weeks into January, and gyms are bursting with people eager to keep their New Year’s resolutions. But how many of these people will be so zealously hammering away on the Stair Master in July? Becoming and staying active is very hard in our sedentary society, often because it becomes just another task on our “To Do” list. Adding one hour of exercise per day can cut into our social lives and time [...]

Exploring Cryotherapy

OneTherapy2018-10-16T17:39:11-04:00January 16th, 2018|Categories: Cryotherapy Articles, General Information, Injury Prevention Articles, Pain Management Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Sports Medicine Articles|Tags: Biogenic amines, Biology, Catecholamines, cryotherapy, Hypothermia, Medicine, Neurotransmitters, Norepinephrine, Physiology, Psychological stress, stress, TAAR1 agonists|

Cold Shocking the Body: Exploring Cryotherapy, Cold Water Immersion, and Cold Stress Written by Rhonda Perciavalle Patrick, Ph.D. Reproduced with permission. This report and all of the content I produce is sponsored by people like you! Click here if you’d like to learn more about how you can make more great content like this happen. Download This Report and Support Dr. Patrick. Are you stressed? Let’s hope so! Most of us probably think of stress primarily as a bad thing... and it [...]

Pesky Pelvic Floor

OneTherapy2023-12-19T16:45:39-05:00December 20th, 2017|Categories: General Information, Pelvic Floor Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Wellness Articles, Women's Health Articles|Tags: Anatomy, bladder, bowel movement, Branches of biology, core, Kegel exercise, Medical classification, Medical specialties, Medical Subject Headings, Medicine, Overactive bladder, pain, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvis, Prolapse, RTT, Sexual anatomy, Stress incontinence, Urinary bladder, Urinary bladder disorders, Urinary incontinence, Urinary system, Women's Health|

When we learn about our body we tend to focus on certain muscles, and not realize other muscles exist. Today we are going to highlight the pelvic floor. The pelvic floor is the muscle on the bottom of your core. It is charge of supporting your back, organs and sending important messages to your brain. The pelvic floor comes in three layers. The first layer is for sensation, when working correctly helps with orgasm and some continence control. When [...]

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