Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is one of the most common causes of vertigo in individuals of all ages, but especially for those over the age of 50. Vertigo is typically reported and described as a sensation of spinning/the environment around them is moving. Some individuals may also report a sensation of motion sickness and […]
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Many patients come to physical therapy looking for help with their shoulder pain. While there are many diagnoses of the shoulder that could be causing your pain, one commonly overlooked cause of shoulder pain is the neck. This is called “referred pain,” which means that impairments or injuries in one part of the body cause
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With New Year’s resolutions to keep and spring just around the corner (let’s hope), you may have ramped up your running recently. Your motivation to get healthy and be fit is high, and you may have started to increase your mileage quite a bit…until you start to feel a pain in your hip. One of
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The muscle on the back of the thigh is referred to as the hamstring and is actually made up of 3 separate muscles. Injuries to this muscle (Hamstring Strain) are often seen in athletes who participate in sports that involve running at high speeds or individuals who suffer a sudden, excessive stretch or strain of
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Often individuals experiencing elbow pain at the outside of their elbow are diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis, also known as tennis elbow. This sometimes can be a misnomer because tennis players are not the only people who can develop this type of injury. The outside of your elbow serves as a point of origin for several
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A foam roller is a device that can be intimidating for some and therapeutic to others. In its essence, a foam roller provides people with the opportunity to perform a self-massage to help break up muscle tightness. One of the biggest things that can cause this tightness is stress, which is something we all experience
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Recently Total Performance Physical Therapy was named one of the top physical therapy practices in the country. Advance physical therapy magazine scours the country every year for the best and most innovative physical therapy programs, looking at patient care and satisfaction and what clinics do to set themselves apart from every other clinic in the
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Adhesive capsulitis, which is more commonly referred to as frozen shoulder, occurs in 2-5% of the population at one point or another. It typically occurs in adults ages 40-70, and is more often seen in women compared to men. It is also interesting to note that individuals with diabetes are more likely to develop frozen
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Active individuals who partake in sports such as running, soccer, basketball, gymnastics and dancing are at increased risk of suffering from a calf cramp. A calf strain is an injury to the muscles in the back of the lower leg. This can occur during hi-speed motions or forceful movements during running or jumping. The muscles
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Back pain is extremely common. Eight out of ten people will experience back pain during their lifetime. Some people have back pain because of manual jobs that require heavy lifting. So why do our backs hurt when we are simply sitting down? Let’s first discuss the bones of the spine. The spine is made of
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