Your doctor might refer you to a physical therapist if you have an illness or injury that limits your physical functional ability. They may also send you to a physical therapist if you’re recovering from surgery or conditions like: Sports injuries Other orthopedic issues The time needed for ph...
There has been a transition from doing what doctors told physiotherapists to do, which was usually accepted quite uncritically to using experience and intuition on which to base decisions, to the current position where evidence-based practice has been promoted as a model for physiotherapy practice....
You have a high fever.When should I seek immediate care?You lose feeling in your hands or feet. You lose feeling on one side of your body. You have sudden pain in your eyes and vision problems.When should I contact my healthcare provider?You...
When should I call my doctor?You have trouble walking. You have a fever. Your knee brace or sleeve is too tight. Your symptoms are not getting better, or they get worse. Your pain and swelling increase even after you take pain medicine. You have questions or concerns about your condition...
The formula for present perfect continuous tense is: [have/has] + [been] + [present participle] She has been seeing a physical therapist since her surgery. It has been raining all day. Like all continuous tenses, the present perfect continuous tense can not be used with stative verbs that...
Soda and Carbonated Beverages: Sodas have been at the center of the health debate for two decades as a major cancer causing food. Filled with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), dyes, and a host of other chemicals, they are very bad for every aspect of your health. They provide zero nutrit...
I was looking into this as my major- however, I have stress and anxiety problems and don’t know how long it’d take to get this degree and if it is is realy stressful or not. I do art well, and am doing a community college course in the fall for this, but do not know how ...
“Elite athletes are just normal people who play sports,” said Colleen Louw, a physical therapist and therapeutic pain specialist and spokesperson for the American Physical Therapy Association. “They have the same biology that we do and the same pain-producing mechanisms as anyone else. The diff...
ST elevation myocardial infarction". The ambulance attendant tells him that he is having a large heart attack which is potentially life-threatening and is being caused by an acute blockage of a major coronary artery by a blood clot that had formed on top of an unstable blockage of cholesterol...
I have had a few clients who swear by Pilates reformer workouts. I recommend that they do 2-3 sessions a week to really work on leaning out the body. It’s great for building the smaller core muscles, and also stretching out the longer muscles in the body. In fact, many of my clien...