When you have lower back pain it can feel as if you’re carrying around a beast that won’t let go. Sitting, twisting, bending and even walking can be difficult and as a result, it’s tempting to reduce the level of activity. Unfortunately that’s the worst thing...
A physical therapist, or physiotherapist, uses both manual therapy as well as mechanical or electrical therapy to aid a patient’s recovery process and prevention. They use a number of physiotherapy equipment to reduce and relieve pain, repair the joint and...
Introduction The US is soon slated to become the leading hub for the field of sports medicine. It was in 1989 that sports medicine was recognized as a subspecialty of the American Board of Medical Specialties. As per news reports, there are currently more than 70...
Physical therapy is an effective way of restoring the mobility and speeding up the rehabilitation of the patient. Often times, the patient will be directed to use the services of the therapist by a doctor or other primary care physician. The equipment used by the...
Upper back pain can strike any one of us at any time. Although it can be caused by a few different things such as ligament problems, in most cases, it’s caused by a muscle being pulled, stretched or strained. Possible causes of upper back pain may be overuse of... 