The holidays are a time for celebration, family, and, let’s be honest, delicious food. But between the endless cookies, rich gravy, and indulgent cocktails, it’s easy to find you… Read More

Embarking on a career as a new graduate physical therapist in a nursing home setting can be both rewarding and challenging. This comprehensive guide is designed to provide guidance and pract… Read More

When talking to a physical therapist for the first time, it’s important to provide them with accurate and detailed information about your condition and symptoms. Here are some tips to… Read More

Hip replacement surgery, also known as arthroplasty, is a common procedure performed to alleviate pain and improve mobility in individuals with hip joint dysfunction. After the surgery, it i… Read More

Mental Health is not absence of Mental Illness!  since, May is a Mental health awareness month, I decided to write this blog to educate ourselves on this important topic.   When th… Read More

May is Arthritis month. Since joint pain and stiffness are a few of the most common symptoms experienced by many adult individuals around the globe, there are several myths in different cult… Read More

Cervicogenic headache is one of the common types of headache. This type of headache is also frequently misdiagnosed as a migraine, or stress headache. While in fact, it is a referred pain fr… Read More

cranial nerve testing is an important part of neurology evaluation. There are total 12 pairs of cranial nerves. Some cranial nerves receive information from sensory organs, some cranial nerv… Read More

Physical Therapy is crucial for COVID 19 patients. Since COVID 19 and its effects are relatively new for all of us, it is important to documents properly and show progression/lack of, demons… Read More

This article is all about how to perform a neurology evaluation.  Neurology evaluations are long and sometimes time-consuming. It is not really possible to perform every single ite… Read More

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the US and a leading cause of disabilities. There are two main different types of strokes. As we know, the neurological recovery and returning o… Read More

CMs is now allowing therapists to perform therapy E visits for their exiting clientele who otherwise see the health care professionals face to face in the clinics. Most people are confusing… Read More

What is Ulnar Tunnel syndrome? Ulnar tunnel syndrome is a compression of the ulnar nerve at the wrist. The compression of this major nerve at the wrist is a relatively uncommon condition. Th… Read More

Gamekeeper's thumb is a chronic injury to UCL of the MCP joint of the thumb. Physical therapy is crucial to improve range of motion and strength of the thumb. The post What is Gamekeeper&rs… Read More

Medial epicondylitis is also known as golfer's elbow, tennis elbow or suitcase elbow. Physical therapy treatment is very important to reduce pain and improve muscle strength. The post Media… Read More

What is hip impingement? Hip impingement syndrome is otherwise known as Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). It is an impingement of the cartilage or labrum of the acetabulum with the movemen… Read More

Tension headache is generally caused by stress. Relaxation techniques, proper positioning as well as a range of motion exercises can help reduce the frequency. The post Tension Headache: Ca… Read More

Radial tunnel syndrome is a compression of the radial nerve inside the radial tunnel. Physical therapy reduces pain and improves function with nerve stretching exercises. The post What is Ra… Read More

Skier's thumb is an acute injury to the ulnar collateral ligament at the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb. Physical therapy is important to restore full function in a pain-free range… Read More

Migraine is a very common condition among the general population. Often it is misdiagnosed as "sinus headache" or "tension headache". The post I have a bad Headache: Is this Migraine? appea… Read More

The exercise bike is a very popular way to work out. One does not need any special training to use it and they are easily available at local gyms. The post How to use Exercise Bike effectiv… Read More

Cubital tunnel syndrome is the most common cause of Ulnar nerve entrapment. With proper gliding exercises and nerve stretch, it is possible to relieve the pressure of the nerve and thereby r… Read More

Biceps Stretching is important and very easy to do. The stretching can be done in various positions to maintain the range of motion, to reduce soreness, as well as to prevent shortening of t… Read More

Biceps is an important muscle in the human body. We use this muscle to perform many activities of daily living. In addition, biceps holds its crucial place cosmetically. It is the muscle tha… Read More

Triceps stretch is an important stretching exercise to maintain elbow range of motion as well as the flexibility of the triceps muscles. There are a few different ways to stretch this muscle… Read More

Triceps is a muscle that makes back of your arm. This muscle straightens the elbow. When you are doing push-ups, planks or just standing from a sitting position with pushing your arms, you a… Read More

Gardening is one of the most famous summer activity and hobby of many. It is also the most common activity that people get hurt or injured while doing it. The post Ergonomics For Gardening:… Read More

With the sun shining to its best, it is hard to survive in the gym for 30 or more minutes working out. The best alternative to exercise in these hot days is in the water. Water exercises are… Read More

Quadriceps stretch is very important during knee pain, knee strengthening, and many other health conditions. It is also very important after or before a work out session. There are many ways… Read More

Cervical Isometrics can help reduce pain, spasm and improve range of motion in the neck area. It is the first exercise one can perform while a cervical area is in a rigid collar. Cervical is… Read More

Getting off the floor is a difficult yet important task to perform. Many times, people avoid sitting on the floor as they don't know how to come to a standing position safely. This article g… Read More

Home modification plays a crucial role after brain injury or spinal cord injury. With the use of some assistive technology, a therapist can help patient transfer, walk as well as go out in t… Read More

Management of SCI is a complex situation and it varies depending on type, severity, and level of injury. Recovery from SCI depends not only on how quickly a person starts the rehabilitation… Read More

What is Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s Disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases that are progressive in nature. The disease is a result of degeneration of d… Read More

Spinal Stenosis is a condition where the spinal cord is getting compressed within the spinal canal. The symptoms vary from mild to moderate pain to severe neurological impairment and possibl… Read More

plank exercise has many benefits. This exercise can be modified to suit a person's strength, endurance, ability, tolerance, as well as time availability. This makes plank exercise go-to exe… Read More

What is Short Arc Quads? Short arc quads is a famous exercise that helps increase the strength of the muscles around the knee joint. You may have heard physical therapists mentioning about o… Read More

Morning back pain is common. It can just be due to sleeping in the wrong position to a pulled muscle a day before while working. There can be serious causes of morning back pain as well. Thi… Read More

Kegel Exercise is good for people who experience a few drops of leaking of urine while sneezing, laughing, or coughing etc. It can improve a general health of men and women. It helps strengt… Read More

Quad sets are very important exercise in the knee as well as the hip rehabilitation. This exercise is usually the starting point of a physical therapy session, which gradually gets you stron… Read More

Feeding Assistance or making a person independent in feeding may not really seem like a physical therapy topic. Also, it is not that commonly encountered problem in orthopedic setting or hig… Read More

The glute muscles or butt muscles are a group of three muscles named Gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus. Glute Strengthening Exercise is crucial to perform daily activities… Read More

Squat has many benefits to it. A correctly done squat improves strength, flexibility, agility, endurance as well as balance. It can be done as a type of exercise after injury, as a preventio… Read More

Weight loss exercises not only help reduce the body weight, but it also improves health, increases self-confidence and body image of a person. In addition, it also boosts memory, improves co… Read More

What is Chin Tuck Exercises: Chin tuck exercise is one of my favorite exercises. It is easy to do any time, anywhere with no external equipment. In this digital era, chin tuck exercise is a… Read More

A few months ago, I wrote about why we should try to avoid pain management with medicines like “opioids”. I briefly described a few alternative pain management in that article. P… Read More

ALS or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects upper and lower motor neurons in the brain and the spinal cord. A person loses the voluntary acti… Read More

Carrying a little angel within you is a delicate yet cherished time for every woman. Depending on age, and medical status, every woman reacts to changes in hormonal level and physical status… Read More

Cervical disc herniation is common among many occupations. Along with pain and stiffness, radiating pain down to fingers are major symptoms that interrupt with normal activities. Physical Th… Read More

There are many benefits of performing shoulder exercise isometrically. They reduce muscle spasm, pain, swelling and helps to improve muscle strength. The post How to Perform Shoulder Exerci… Read More

We all feel little ups and downs emotionally depending on how our day goes or kind of life experiences we have. Most mental health is influenced by a combination of biological, psychologica… Read More

Body Neglect of an affected limb is a real challenge in stroke recovery. Research demonstrates that improvement in upper extremity strength is associated with severity of neglect. Improving… Read More

Anatomically proper positioning of a  stroke patient is important not only to reduce chances of shoulder subluxation, but also to promote body awareness. Correct positioning as a result… Read More

Mirror therapy is a form of motor imagery technique, where we provide a visual stimulus of an unaffected arm or hand to the brain. The goal is to stimulate the movement of affected limb by t… Read More

Sleep apnea is set of disordered breathing events associated with a profile of perturbations. Sleep Apnea treatment varies from using a mouth guard at home to intubating a person in the… Read More

Sleep Apnea is cycles of significant pauses in breathing, and is classified as obstructive and central apnea. Regardless of the type, apnea is a result of an absence of brainstem neural out… Read More

The Sensory Re-education training is known to have a meaningful impact on quality of life on patients with chronic pain, nerve injuries as well as brain injuries. Studies on animals hav… Read More

Iontophoresis It is a technique that delivers medicine for pain or inflammation directly into the skin with use of direct current. The term Iontophoresis means transferring of ions (ion… Read More

Rheumatoid Arthritis is a type of autoimmune disease. It can affect joints as well as other organs. Pain management, stiffness reduction, maintaining range of motion, and good quality of lif… Read More

Cryotherapy is a good alternative of pain medicines without any side effect. It can be applied as form of cold packs ice packs, ice message, or gel - filled packs. Cryotherapy chamber is ano… Read More

Heat is an effective alternative to manage chronic pain. Heat therapy can be in form of hot packs, sand packs, electric heating pads, hot bath/ whirlpool baths, heat wraps or hot patches. He… Read More

chronic wrist pain is common after musculo skeletal injuries or overuse injuries. Since medications has potential serious side effects as well overdose and addiction problems, it is importan… Read More

chronic wrist pain is common after musculo skeletal injuries or overuse injuries. Since medications has potential serious side effects as well overdose and addiction problems, it is importan… Read More

Having a good relationship with your coworkers is extremely important, especially in the medical field. This acts a stepping stone for your success as a clinician and a leader. Read on to le… Read More

Having a good relationship with your coworkers is extremely important. This acts a stepping stone for your success as a clinician and a leader. It is common to have a clash and not to get a… Read More

Amyotrophic Lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. The disease is progressive, meaning the symptoms get… Read More

ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neuro degenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. ALS affects the voluntary… Read More

ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neuro degenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. ALS affects the voluntary muscle movement by aff… Read More

Neck pain is probably one of the most common chronic pain complaints of today's world, which results mostly from improper use of electronics (eg. improper monitor alignment, improper use of… Read More

Communication is crucial in health care. An accurate and timely communication is a key in getting necessary medical help and saving a life. Communicating effectively and efficiently as a hea… Read More

Elbow pain is common with muscle injury, fractures or conditions like Tennis elbow or overuse injury. This article shows some important elbow isometric exercise with access to printable han… Read More

Wrist Isometric exercises are used to reduce pain and manage swelling. These exercises are done in early case of injury, or while wrist is in cast or in immobilizer. This article demonstrate… Read More

Wrist pain is extremely common among athletes,health care professionals or any one who is involved in heavy lifting/carrying etc.. A small pull here and there, happening over the time, can e… Read More

This is a quick reference guide to perform cardiopulmonary physical therapy evaluation. Aim of this article to assist clinician to provide with some reminders to go over during evaluation. T… Read More

Breathing is one of the important involuntary actions. Many times, we are not even aware of our breathing pattern. We start paying attention to it when we realize we are not getting “e… Read More

Proper breathing exercises can be extremely useful in dealing with COPD, stress management, relaxation and an overall improved health. Learn some effective techniques to get control over th… Read More

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging health care providers to reduce the use of opioids in favor of safe alternatives like physical therapy. This article concentrat… Read More

The aim of this article is to demonstrate two basic isometric exercises for low back pain. these exercises can be used in the acute stages of pain or injury. The exercises shown in this arti… Read More

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a respiratory disorder that decreases the efficiency of air moving in and out of lungs. This causes difficulty in breathing. The post Signs an… Read More

Hip pain is becoming very common. This pain can originate from several sources like arthritic changes, weakness of muscles, some recent or history of labrum or ligament tears, postoperative… Read More

Isometric exercises are known to reduce pain and improve mobility. This is a first exercise that a Physical Therapist will perform to assess muscle strength and level of pain in cases like a… Read More

In my previous article, I discussed about carpal tunnel syndrome and some treatment strategies. In this post, I am going to discuss exercises to treat and prevent CTS. The key point for CTS… Read More

What is carpal tunnel syndrome? What causes it? what are the treatment options? This article will provide answer to all of your questions related to carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The post… Read More

New to the healthcare field? suffering from aches and pains from lifting/transferring patients/heavy objects? You might be able to reduce/fix that by using proper ergonomics. The post E… Read More

Shoe market is wide and with many options available that are concentrating on fashion, comfort, and durability. When we shop for shoes, it is little difficult to get all three in one pair wi… Read More

Plantar Fasciitis is a common cause of heel pain and is caused by injury to the Plantar fascia.  Various therapy options can relieve pain caused by Plantar Fasciitis. The post Plan… Read More

Plantar Fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain. Plantar fascia is a thick band of tissue at sole of the foot that makes up the arch of foot. It is the the largest ligament o… Read More

Driving gives independence to most people in the developed world. Using proper ergonomics, a good posture and some required adaptive equipment can improve driving experience. This article… Read More

So why do we need to have ergonomics for driving? for most of us, driving our car is the way we can be independent. Driving makes us able to go to the places we want to go, see people we car… Read More

I recently did tips on carrying heavy objects. Today I want to discuss some do’s and don’ts about snow shoveling. Every year, a scary data or articles releases about injuries and… Read More

I recently did tips on carrying heavy objects. Today I want to discuss some do’s and don’ts about snow shoveling. Every year, a scary data or articles releases about injuries and… Read More

This is a part 2 of series on proper ergonomics. In this article, I am going to share some important tips on carrying heavy objects. This is an important topic in many industries. We need to… Read More

Many of the injuries around the house and in the workplace are caused by improperly lifting heavy objects. Heavy objects can be anything ranging from groceries, laundry or even carrying you… Read More

Quick tips to get your work area or computer desk adjusted for better ergonomics. As an added bonus, some quick exercises to help relieve most common pains that are associated with sitting a… Read More

Correct ergonomics for any position is crucial.  If not addressed, an incorrect posture can cause pain, injury and chronic deformities. The data from bureau of labor shows 1/3rd of occu… Read More

In this article, I want to talk about what a proper/ normal posture looks like. You may  have heard about poor posture or an in-correct posture. I actually just published a series of th… Read More

Scapula movements and stretching is crucial for proper posture.   A proper posture plays a crucial part in a proper posture, and shoulder blades play a pivotal role in overall post… Read More

Chest stretches and opening exercises are useful in improving the breathing pattern, correct muscle imbalance, and boost proper posture.  Moreover, these stretches also help relieve str… Read More

Correct neck posture is important for our health and well being. Sitting constantly in front of a screen creates either forward head posture or computer neck, and proper neck exercises help… Read More

Back pain is one of the most common problems in today's world, which can be caused by many different factors like poor posture, improper lifting, repeated activity, etc. This article describ… Read More