When I search low back pain on google the first question that comes up under what “People also ask” is What are the red flags for low back pain. Essentially, how do I know if my low back pain is something serious or not. Great question! Who doesn’t want to know if the pain they …
Hello and welcome back to another blog post from ARC Therapy! We hope everyone is staying happy and healthy as the seasons change and we get closer to more daylight 😊 This weeks’ post will cover something that we all probably have had to deal with at some point in our lives, and that is, …
Having surgery is a daunting task for all and not many of us sign up voluntarily for them. What is lacking during the process of scheduling and having surgery is being provided information regarding what to expect afterwards. This is sometimes referred to as “prehab”. I can’t tell you how many patients of mine come …
Total knee arthroplasty is the most common joint replacement procedure, occurring for around 750,000 in the year 2017. With the correct education and treatment plan, it is a challenging yet totally seamless recovery process. We recommend getting into PT no more than 3-5 days following your procedure and no longer. The longer you wait, the …
Welcome back to another episode of our weekly blog here at ARC! This week I read a post from the Journal of Orthopedic and Sport Physical Therapy (JOSPT) regarding how important words are to the outcome of a patient’s rehab. The post went on to explain how sometimes we as therapists can actually cause more …
Welcome back to our ARC Therapy blog post! Hopefully everyone is staying healthy and happy during this time. This week we are going to about hip osteoarthritis, or hip OA for short. This is the most common cause of hip pain in older adults (over age 50), and has been shown to affect up to …
Welcome back to another week here at ARC Therapy. Hope everyone has been enjoying these blue skies we’ve all been missing for the past month or so! This week we will be talking about shoulder pain, more specifically adhesive capsulitis which causes mobility deficits. We will be covering clinical presentation, risk factors, clinical course, differential …
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Hello everyone! Welcome back to another week here at ARC Therapy. We took a bit of a hiatus the last few weeks to round up some new material that we are excited to be sharing with you upcoming. For the next few weeks, we will be providing information on dizziness and imbalance and other possible …
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Welcome back everyone to another week here at ARC Therapy’s blog section. For this week, we are going to be talking about a very common issue present among those who go for daily walks, to your weekend warriors, and your younger athletes. We will be covering patellofemoral pain, or that pain you may feel around …
In this post, we will talk about a common injury to the body that can be very self-limiting if not treated appropriately. According to the Journal of Orthopedic Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT), plantar fasciitis is the most common foot injury treated by clinicians. Estimates show that it affects 2 million Americans each year, and up …
