Category Archives: Physical Therapy
Headaches are one of the most common complaints patients seek medical care for. If you are someone who suffers from frequent headaches you know how frustrating it can be. Patients often try medication, dietary changes, and other medical interventions to try and relieve symptoms. Headaches can be caused by a variety of different factors, and what you may not know is that physical therapists can treat certain types of headaches without the use of pharmaceuticals.
Different Types of Headaches
Tension Headache
A tension headache is often describe as a mild to moderate pain in a patients head that...
Cyclists, like many other athletes are susceptible to a variety of injuries. Most of these injuries can be managed without having to take too much time away from your bike, and even better, most can even be prevented with a little help from a physical therapist or personal trainer. Like runners, cyclists often train very hard at their craft, but this time commitment to their sport often does not leave time to address the other important aspects of becoming a better, and healthier athlete. Aspects of a total fitness routine like mobility, flexibility and strength training can sometimes be neglected...
If you bang your knee on a table, sprain your ankle on the basketball court, or are dealing with post-operative soreness, what is one of the first things your reach for to relieve your pain? ICE!. Ice is a popular modality to help treat injuries because it helps relieve pain. Physical therapists will often recommend ice as a way to supplement your rehab process. At our Cary NC physical therapy clinic, we also think that it’s important to teach our patients how to use ice efficiently at home, so we don’t have to spend a lot of time in clinic performing a treatment technique that the patient...
As a physical therapist, I see patients for a variety of reasons. Most people link physical therapy to injuries, but injury rehab is only part of a physical therapists role in healthcare. Things like injury prevention, sports performance, exercise programing, and fitness consulting are a big part of my personal practice. You see, a physical therapists full role is to maximize an individual’s quality of life. For some people, stress from work, family issues, health concerns and other things may be negatively impacting their quality of life. A team approach that includes mental health professionals,...
Like many physical therapists, the physical therapists in our Cary NC clinic are proud of the skills and knowledge we possess. However there is some misconception about what a physical therapists scope of practice is. Physical therapists are adept at treating and rehabbing injuries, but that is not all we do.
Physical Therapists are Movement Experts
A physical therapists skill set differs from other healthcare practitioners and personal trainers because of our knowledge and training in human movement. While physicians are excellent at diagnosing and treating medical conditions and personal trainers...
The shoulder is a complex joint, and figuring out the exact cause of your pain is essential to treating and preventing injuries. This will be the first article in a series of articles about how a physical therapist can help you with your shoulder pain.
What is the Scapula?
The scapula, also known as the shoulder blade is a very important, and often under evaluated component of shoulder pain or dysfunction. The reason the scapula is important is because there are 17 different muscles that have an attachment to it, and dysfunction in any of those muscles can lead to impaired scapular mechanics...
Strength training is just as important for runners as it is for athletes competing in other sports. Adding a strength training program to your regular running routine can help improve performance and decrease your risk for certain types of running related injuries. Unfortunately not enough runners add strength training to their training programs until they are advised by a physical therapist after an injury occurs.
5 Benefits of strength training for runners
1. Run faster
2. Improve finishing kick
3. Improve body composition
4. Prevent injuries
5. Improve running mechanics
How Should Runners...
No matter what the workout of the day is, or wherever they train, Crossfit athletes share one common feature. They like to push their bodies as hard as they can every day. Like other athletes who participate in intense physical training or other physical activities, it’s not uncommon to wake up stiff or sore the morning after a hard workout. Soreness probably won’t stop a Crossfit athlete from training, but it may cause them to move less efficiently which can limit their ability to have a quality training session. While this soreness may not directly cause an injury, poor lifting mechanics...
A common complaint for a lot of individuals, whether they are athletes or not is that their hamstrings are “tight”. Simply put a tight hamstring is a lack of flexibility in the hamstring muscles. Tight hamstrings can cause a problems like a lack of mobility, poor performance, low back pain and other postural issues. Tight hamstrings may be a symptom or a cause of pain for some individuals. For example, individuals with low back pain may find relief simply by stretching out their hamstrings. There are plenty of positions, both standing and sitting, in which an individual can stretch their hamstrings....
What is the Achilles Tendon?
The Achilles tendon is the thickest tendon in the human body. If connects your calf muscles (Gastrocnemius, Soleus, Plantaris) to your heel bone (Calcaneus). These muscles work together to lift your heel off the ground (plantarflex).
Achilles Tendinitis vs Achilles Tendinosis
2 common injuries that occur to the Achilles tendon are Achilles Tendinitis and Achilles Tendinosis. The key difference between these two injuries is that during Achilles Tendinitis there is active inflammation within the tendon. This inflammation is generally short lived, and if the injury...
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