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Newsletter: How PT Can Help with Chronic Back Pain
Spinal Stenosis

5 tips for living with lumbar spinal stenosis

By: Mark Blazek, Columbia Center Do you find yourself experiencing lower back or leg pain when walking or standing up tall? Does your back pain...

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Health & Nutrition

You made your bed, now lie in it: the best sleeping positions

By: Patrick Smith 2016 Orthopaedic Resident at Quarles Court Center American adults sleep an average of 6.8 hours per night, according to a 2013 Gallup...

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Fitness

The Importance of your Physical Therapy Home Exercise Program

It is outside of a physical therapist’s scope of practice to prescribe medication. But as movement specialists, we can recommend therapeutic exercises to do at...

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Geriatric Therapy

Benefits of Physical Therapy for Weakness and Aging

By world standards, the United States is a relatively young nation. But our elderly population is growing rapidly. The number of Americans aged 65 and...

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Fitness

Tips to Prevent Shin Splints

Shin splints are a common injury for avid runners and athletes. The discomfort while running or engaging in physical activity can sap the enjoyment out...

Health & Nutrition

The Back and Forth of Whiplash

By Jessica Heath and Neal Goulet If you type “whiplash” into a search engine, you’ll find a range of stories on the topic. An American...

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Fitness

Heart Rate & Exercise

As one year gives way to the next, many of us perform our yearly ritual of developing New Year’s resolutions.   We form a plan to...

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Career Tips

3 Tips for Getting the Most out of Physical Therapy Career Fairs

If you’re attenting CSM in Anaheim coming up in February, consider stopping by Drayer’s social event at the Hilton. We will be discussing what Drayer...

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Foot Pain

What to Expect: Bunionectomy

By: Adrienne Beauduy A bunion, which is also referred to as hallux valgus, is an enlargement of bone and tissue that develops at the joint...

Jaw Pain

The Jaw-Dropping Scope of TMJ Disorders

By Jessica Heath and Neal Goulet In 2007, competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi announced that he was suffering from an arthritic jaw. The one-time king of...

Physical Therapy

4 Little-Known Ways that Physical Therapy can Save Patients Time and Money

By: Cory Midkiff October is National Physical Therapy Month. But while those of us in the industry take great pride in our profession, you as...

Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy and Breast Cancer

  By Christopher Ferlo, PT, Center Manager, Milford Center Many women with breast cancer will have surgery, whether it is a breast biopsy, lymph node...