Wellness Articles

Vertigo – and How PT Can Help!

Unnati Topiwala2023-06-28T19:46:56-04:00April 12th, 2023|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles, Uncategorized, Wellness Articles|Tags: Auditory system, Benign Paroxysmal Positional, Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, BPPC, BPPV, Dizziness, DizzyFIX, Ear, ear crystals, Emma Stewart, Epley maneuver, Inner ear, Meclizine, Ménière's disease, Neurological disorders, Nystagmus, Organ systems, Otology, Otorhinolaryngology, Paroxysmal attack, RTT, unbalanced, Vertigo, Vertigo treatment|

What is Vertigo/BPPV? Do you find yourself dizzy when you roll over in bed or when going from a lying to a sitting position? Does the room seem to spin around you? Do you feel unsteady or nauseous after changing position or turning your head?If so, you may have something called Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) - more commonly known simply as “vertigo”. BPPV (Vertigo) occurs when the small calcium-carbonate crystals (called otoconia) within your inner ear become dislodged and [...]

Modern Approach for Overcoming Chronic Pain: Cognitive Functional Therapy

Unnati Topiwala2023-12-21T14:43:28-05:00March 7th, 2023|Categories: Pain Management Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Uncategorized, Wellness Articles|Tags: Acute pain, back pain, CFT, chronic pain, dry needling, Human back, Knee pain, Lance Cross, Low back pain, Medicine, neck pain, Nociception, pain, Pain management, Pain psychology, Perception, Physical Therapy, Sciatica, shoulder pain, Suffering, The Creative Healing Shift, tissue damage|

Do you have knee pain, shoulder pain, hip pain, sciatica, low back pain, or chronic neck pain that hasn’t improved fully with traditional orthopedic or physical therapy treatment? Is your ability to perform fitness activities, sports activities, or normal daily work activities limited by this pain? Are you ready to explore the modern approaches to dealing with persistent/debilitating pain? Are you a person that has an identified tear, bulge, or degeneration? Have you been told they aren’t a candidate for [...]

Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Unnati Topiwala2024-08-21T14:50:11-04:00February 9th, 2023|Categories: Male Pelvic Health Articles, Pain Management Articles, Pelvic Floor Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Wellness Articles, Women Pelvis Articles, Women's Health Articles|Tags: Abdomen, Aretha Narayan, Branches of biology, Clinical medicine, core, Defecation, Excretion, Kegel exercise, Medical specialties, Medicine, Paruresis, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic floor dysfunction, Pelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic health PT, Pelvic organ prolapse, pelvis, perineal (pelvic floor) pain, Prolapse, Torso, Urinary bladder, Urinary bladder disorders, Urinary system, Urination, Urine, Urology, Vagina, Women's Health|

Whether it’s pelvic pain, discomfort with sex, incontinence, difficulty having a bowel movement, or feelings of fullness or heaviness in your lower abdomen or pelvic region. The signs and symptoms of an pelvic organ prolapse can be extremely overwhelming. Let’s start with the most important question…what exactly is a prolapse? A pelvic organ prolapse (POP) occurs when your pelvic organs move from their original position. It can be due to a multitude of factors including but not limited to: Weakness [...]

Bladder Health Month: The Truth Behind Voiding Dysfunction

Unnati Topiwala2024-09-27T16:21:50-04:00November 29th, 2022|Categories: Pelvic Floor Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Wellness Articles|Tags: Aretha Narayan, bladder, Clinical medicine, Excretion, Medical specialties, Medicine, Overactive bladder, Paruresis, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic floor dysfunction, Pelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic health PT, pelvis, perineal (pelvic floor) pain, Urinary bladder, Urinary bladder disorders, Urinary incontinence, Urinary system, Urination, Urine, Urology, Women's Health|

Bladder Health Awareness: How Physical Therapy Can Help November isn't just for turkey dinners and football games—it's also Bladder Health Month! It's the perfect time to raise awareness about bladder health and common urinary issues like voiding dysfunction that many people face but rarely talk about. Do You Struggle with Urination? Do you find yourself sitting on the toilet, starting and stopping mid-stream? Are you making frequent trips to the bathroom, feeling like you "gotta go" every 30 minutes? If [...]

The Artistic Athlete: Physical Therapy for the Performer

Unnati Topiwala2024-09-27T17:23:17-04:00July 13th, 2022|Categories: Performing Arts Medicine Articles, Physical Therapists News, Physical Therapy Articles, Sports Medicine Articles, Wellness Articles|Tags: Alternative medicine, Ami Kirollos, Health care, Health sciences, Manual therapy, Medical specialties, Medicine, Performing arts, Performing arts medicine, Physical exercise, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation medicine, Sports medicine, Surgery, Therapy|

What is Performing Arts Medicine? Performing Arts Medicine is a specialized subset of sports medicine focused on treating and managing conditions unique to dancers, musicians, vocalists, actors, and all other performers. The treatment of performers requires extensive knowledge and background in the demands, culture, and techniques specific to the arts in order to correctly diagnose, treat, and return the performer back to the stage safely and efficiently. Why is it important to see a provider specializing in Performing Arts Medicine? [...]

Bending without breaking: Hypermobility disorders and physical therapy

Unnati Topiwala2024-09-27T15:38:24-04:00July 19th, 2021|Categories: Physical Therapists News, Physical Therapy Articles, Pilates Articles|Tags: Ami Kirollos, Atlanta, BeightonScore, Clinical medicine, Contortion, EDS, Ehlers-Danlos Society, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndromes, Genu recurvatum, Gyrotonic, Gyrotonic Fit, health, HSD, Hypermobility, Injury Prevention, Joint dislocation, Ligamentous laxity, Musculoskeletal system, Organ systems, Pelvic floor dysfunction, Physical Therapy, Range of motion, Rheumatology, Skeletal disorders, Syndromes|

“Hypermobility,” is a term we like to throw around in all types of ways. For many people, it means casually bringing your leg over your head in yoga class or twisting your body into a pretzel-like Cirque Du Soleil performer, but for others, it means chronic pain, frequent injuries, and symptoms that many medical providers will shrug off as “being bendy.” There is a fine line when “flexible” can be more than just limber joints and muscles and may be [...]

Male Pelvic Pain

Unnati Topiwala2022-04-27T07:57:55-04:00June 14th, 2021|Categories: Pelvic Floor Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Wellness Articles|Tags: active, American College of Sports Medicine, Atlanta, Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, Clinical medicine, dry needling, Emory University, Hard flaccid syndrome, Injury Prevention, Interstitial cystitis, Male Health, male pelvic floor, Medical specialties, Medicine, Men's health, Pain management, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic pain, Physical Therapy, Prostatitis, Pseudoscience, Savas Koutsantonis, Urinary bladder disorders|

...it’s more common than you think…and yes, it can be treated! With June being Men's Health Awareness Month, we wanted to bring awareness to a problem that is commonly misdiagnosed. Men with pelvic pain are almost always misdiagnosed as “prostatitis” and are prescribed rounds of antibiotics even though they do not have an infection. More commonly referred to as Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS) which can present as perineal (pelvic floor) and genital pain. The prevalence of CPPS in the [...]

The Nose Knows Best! The Secrets to Better Breathing

Unnati Topiwala2023-09-30T15:33:16-04:00May 11th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized, Wellness Articles|Tags: Ami Kirollos, Animal physiology, Branches of biology, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, breathing, diaphragm, health, Human nose, Karen Davis Warren, Mouth, Mouth breathing, Nose, Obligate nasal breathing, Orthodontics, Physical Therapy, Reflexes, Respiration, Respiratory system, Respiratory tract, sleep, Sleep disorders, Snoring|

What is a simple, free, daily action that can positively affect your IMMUNE SYSTEM, MOOD, WEIGHT, and LONGEVITY? Breathing. Nasal breathing that is! Mouth breathing causes the tissues in the back of the mouth to become loose and flex inward, making breathing more difficult, creating more...mouth breathing! Nasal breathing naturally tones the soft tissue in the airways, keeping them firm and in shape! Mouth breathing while sleeping allows gravity to close the airway even more as the soft tissues in the [...]

Staying Active With Parkinson’s

Melissa Baudo2024-09-27T17:27:38-04:00November 18th, 2019|Categories: Neuro Rehab Articles, Wellness Articles|Tags: ALS, Carole B. Lewis, Diane G. Cook, Geriatrics, health, Management of Parkinson's disease, Manual therapy, Medical specialties, Medicine, Neurodegenerative disorders, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease clinical research, Parkinsonian gait, Physical Therapy, Rare diseases, Rehabilitation medicine|

It’s so hard to generalize how any individual is affected by Parkinson’s Disease (PD) because everyone’s walk can be so different. Due to the nature of the disease, an individual’s needs and challenges may change as it progresses. As a Physical Therapist (PT), we will partner with you to manage your specific needs now... and as your condition changes over time. Parkinson's Disease & Physical Therapy Parkinson's affects so many areas of life, including motor and non-motor symptoms and Physical [...]

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 [...]

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