The Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy recently released an informational article about frozen shoulders (or adhesive capsulitis) and physical therapy (link). The article notes that an important part of patients’ success is that they are well-informed regarding their prognosis. The article states that on average it takes 1-2 years for the problem to […]
Archives for August 2013
Improve your move
I enjoyed the video below posted by the Australian Physical Therapy Association. I can relate to the waiting room full of a multi-generational family. The goal of physical therapy is to provide help for patients of all different ages and with different problems. This should keep your dogs happy!! [embedplusvideo height=”359″ width=”590″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/11PH0pC” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/CWDzA0pnaAY?fs=1″ […]
How much is enough?
One of the things that I talk about in the clinic alot is the therapeutic dosage of exercise. So, what do I mean by that? The term “therapeutic dose” is from the pharmocology world. When a medication is administered if too little medicine will have no effect. If too much is medicine is used, then […]