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Physical Therapy: A Key To Injury Prevention

You probably already know to make an appointment with a physical therapist when you sprain your ankle, develop tennis elbow, or have a surgery. But what if

3 Tips for Finding the Right Physical Therapist

Choosing the right physical therapist to treat you in your area can sometimes be tricky. Depending on where you live you may have many choices or not enough. In order to help you down the path of choosing the right one for you, here are three tips to help get you started. The first step…

I’m a Physical Therapist, and This Is the Most Common Mistake People Make When Exercising

What Positive Things Can You Say to Your Physical Therapist?

Read about things your physical therapist wishes every patient would say when coming to their physical therapy clinic.

Rethinking Movement: Why You Should See a Physical Therapist Every Year

Your muscles need a regular checkup even more than your teeth do.

What to Expect in Sports Medicine Physical Therapy

Physical therapists who practice sports medicine treat and help prevent sports injuries. Here's what it's like to work through resolving a sports injury.

What Can Physical Therapy Do?

What Can Physical Therapy Do? The Healing Power of Physical Therapy Have you recently sustained an injury or some other serious physical setback? Are you experiencing pain and weakness from an old injury or a chronic health condition? If so,...

Need physical therapy? 3 key questions your PT will ask

Physical therapy can be helpful if you have an injury or a condition that affects mobility or is causing pain. But before you embark on a course of treatment, your physical therapist will ask cruci...

5 Things to Know about Physical Therapy and Regenerative Medicine

Rehabilitation and healing have a new ally — a set of regenerative procedures that will further strengthen the connection between orthopedics, rehabilitation medicine, physical therapy and their shared patient population.

Physical therapy for the physically fit?

The title of physical therapist or PT is not an unfamiliar one in our society. In fact, PTs play an integral role in all medical systems around the world.

Fast-Tracking Physical Therapy Can Save Time, Money

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Wash. - If you've ever twisted your ankle and seen it swell up to the size of a softball, you know that having it examined...

How Physical Therapy Helps Stroke Victims

A new University of Florida study finds that “in the case of stroke survivors, the key to better recovery is to spend more time in an intensive physical therapy program.” “After a stroke, the brain and body can start recovering immediately and can show improvement up to six months afterward, said UF Health researcher Janis …

Benefits of Getting a Physical Therapy Massage

Physical therapy with massage (manual or hands-on therapy) incorporates massage therapy into your recovery plan and may help with pain and stress.

Physical Therapy May Help For Back Pain, But Time Works Best

Most people don't need scans or surgery, but they do want relief from lower-back pain. Physical therapy isn't a cure, a study finds, but it did help some people regain mobility more quickly.

10 Things You Might Not Know About Physical Therapy

This photo infographic illustrates ten of the most common things people do not know about a job of physical therapist. Majority of people thinks physi