By LISA WHELDON, DPT If your child gets diagnosed with scoliosis you may be a bit taken aback. It can be unsettling to get a medical diagnosis with little explanation of what it is or how it can be treated. Scoliosis means that there is a change to the “normal” shape...
BY NICOLE CARVILLE, DPT When I meet a new patient as a Physical Therapist, I sit down, start their evaluation by asking about their current condition. Then I review their medical history and medications before we get started. It is important to me to get a solid...
By DYLAN CHISHOLM, DPT Many people at some point in their lifetime will encounter a situation where they experience neck or low back pain. Neck and low back pain can significantly impact quality of life and make activities that were once enjoyable debilitating and...
Adjust Your Sleep Position For Better Quality Sleep & Life By Kate Dulac Serodio, DPT, OCS As a Physical Therapist, I see a lot of sleeping injuries. Sleeping injuries? Yes, literally sleeping injuries! Injuries that occur while you’re sound asleep or are a result...
by KRISTIN KEAFER DPT, Rye Physical Therapy Osteoarthritis is a degenerative process over time where the cartilage at the ends of your bones starts to “wear and tear”. Many different joints throughout your body may be affected with age related changes and the knee...
by KATE SERODIO, DPT Does Pre-Covid-19 seem like forever ago? We’re now in week 4 and many of us are feeling like it’s been an eternity. We no longer have our luxury at work desks, chairs, and routines. But instead we’re left in our personal homes with our new work...
By Jess Leberman, DPT – Hampton Clinic ~ Low back pain (LBP) is a significant condition in the general population making it the leading cause of daily activity and work related limitations and absences. It is estimated the lifetime prevalence of non-specific low back...
By Michael Brezak, DPT – Rye Physical Therapy, Hampton NH Clinic - There are many different types of joints in the human body. Some are more fixated while others tend to have higher mobility. This of course comes at a cost as the joint with higher degrees of mobility...
Physical Therapy Can Help! By Jessica Leberman, DPT – Hampton Clinic Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS) more commonly referred to as “shin splints” is an injury of the lower leg that primary occurs in the exercising population1. MTSS makes up to 16% of injuries that...
by Kristin Keafer DeRousse, PT, DPT Ankle sprains are one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries. Often times this injury is brushed aside as “I just rolled my ankle and it’s sore” and unfortunately goes untreated. How many people do you know that have “rolled”...
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