Occupational therapy is an important component of a person’s rehabilitation process. OT’s work with individuals who have an injury, accident, disease or problems participating in daily life. Throughout our day we work with many roles (occupations) and if someone is unable to complete the task because of injury or disease, we work toward regaining their […]
In the case of knee replacements; the early application of supervised pre- and post-operative care has been shown to dramatically improve overall satisfaction and expedite returns to normal daily function. There is no debate that early and frequent activity promotes the best outcome following surgery, but at times this can be very challenging. Barriers to […]
Find a new passion for Pickleball? Decide to finally clean out the garage? Just can’t seem to get your dog to not chase every passing squirrel on your walks? Struggling with nagging pain and just can’t figure out why? Has that pulling, swinging, or lifting caused you to start to struggle with finding a comfortable […]
A trigger point is a focal, hyperirritable spot in the muscle that is the result of a local shortening of that muscle. Trigger points can develop as a result of various lifestyle activities, including prolonged computer work, poor posture, and over activity. Trigger points can cause an array of symptoms including pain, referred pain into […]
TMJ is short for temporomandibular joint. This is the joint where your jaw bone connects to your skull. It is one of the most used joints in the body and can withstand a lot of repetitive force. The most common forces acted upon the TMJ are with chewing and talking. When you have pain, popping […]
Numerous patients over the age of 70 have complaints of feeling imbalanced. They suffer doing daily activities and have grown to believe this is how they have to live. Luckily, there is a name and treatment for it. Most of you have probably heard the word “Vertigo” at some point or other. Vertigo is something […]
There are two types of incontinence, urinary and bowel. Today we will be discussing urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence comes in many forms, however, the most common includes stress, urge, and mixed. You may also have issues with frequency of urination. Stress incontinence is the loss of urine with activity and/or increases in intra-abdominal pressure, such […]
