Sep 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
What is BFRT? BFRT is a training method to increase muscle strength and muscle hypertrophy after injury or surgery while avoiding the stress of heavy resistance training. BFRT uses pressure cuffs to partially restrict blood flow to the part of the extremity below the...
Sep 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Have you ever heard of cupping? Wondered what those mysterious ‘bruises’ are on athletes like Michael Phelps? Well, here is a little more information and background on this therapeutic technique. Cupping by definition is “the application of suction or vacuum to the...
Sep 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
If you have low back pain, you are not alone. At any given time, about 25% of people in the United States report having low back pain within the past three months. In most cases, low back pain is mild and disappears on its own. However, for some people, back pain can...
Sep 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Sciatica is a very common diagnosis given to someone suffering from low back pain with symptoms usually traveling down one leg. Sciatica is defined as the irritation, inflammation, pinching, or compression of the sciatic nerve, which is a large nerve that originates...
Sep 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
“Medicine adds days to life. Physical Therapy adds life to days.” This unattributed quote speaks to the importance of Physical Therapy and how it improves the daily quality of life. The very definition of Physical Therapy uses the words maintain, restore, promote, and...
Sep 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Obesity can be a difficult topic to discuss openly due to social norms and patients’ willingness to discuss it. The American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons strongly believes there should be an open conversation between provider and patient to discuss obesity, its...
