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Using Physical Therapy To Prevent Injuries

Using Physical Therapy To Prevent Injuries

With physical therapy, injury prevention is often just as important as injury recovery. If you can prevent an injury in the first place, you're much better off than dealing with an injury and the longer subsequent healing and recovery time afterward. This makes injury...

Difference Between Active Release Technique & Myofascial Therapy

Difference Between Active Release Technique & Myofascial Therapy

Myofascial release and Active Release Technique are both closely related and rooted in the same basic concepts. Myofascial release is generally used as an umbrella term for several types of soft-tissue massage and release therapies. Below we'll take a look at both and...

When Should I Worry About Upper Back Pain?

When Should I Worry About Upper Back Pain?

We’ve all experienced back pain at some point in our lives. As we age, it seems random aches and pains will be an increasingly more common part of life. While that can be true, there are particular pains that you shouldn’t ignore. Areas we need to be extra cautious...

What Is Active Release Therapy & Why Do I Need It?

What Is Active Release Therapy & Why Do I Need It?

Many athletes suffer injuries, as well as aches and pains, that can impact one’s quality of life. Every day, ordinary people experience this, too. Thankfully, treatments, such as Active Release Therapy, can offer incredible relief.  What is Active Release...

How Chiropractors Relieve Back Pain

How Chiropractors Relieve Back Pain

Back pain is one of the most common reasons why chiropractic care is sought - and something that everyone will likely experience at some point in life. An ailing back can happen for all sorts of reasons. And, when it does, it can cause so much disruption in life...

How Long Will My Physical Therapy Be?

How Long Will My Physical Therapy Be?

Millions of people attend physical therapy every day for one reason or another. Some are referred by medical doctors, others have a chiropractor that works in tandem with a physical therapist, and then there are those who find their way there in search of...

The Benefits Of Physical Therapy For Athletes

The Benefits Of Physical Therapy For Athletes

Athletes push their bodies in many ways. They are always working to attain better strength and better skill - never backing down on their quest to be the best in their sport. Small injuries here, slight pain there all get dismissed because downtime isn’t convenient....

Why Should You See A Chiropractor After An Auto Accident?

Why Should You See A Chiropractor After An Auto Accident?

Car accidents happen more frequently than we’d like - and you can be impacted regardless of how safely you drive. In the blink of an eye you can find your life changed as the result of a car accident, as even the smallest fender benders can leave you feeling pain...

Comparing Physical Therapy vs. Sports Medicine

Comparing Physical Therapy vs. Sports Medicine

Staying active by participating in sports and engaging in other means of physical fitness is vital for longevity and good health. However, all of this movement doesn’t come without risk.  Whether it is an injury because you moved the wrong way while dancing,...

How A Chiropractor Can Help Reduce Neck Pain And Headaches

How A Chiropractor Can Help Reduce Neck Pain And Headaches

Chiropractors are wonderful at helping us find balance and alignment in our bodies while using non-invasive procedures. Whether working through an injury after a car accident or dealing with the tension of everyday life, regular chiropractic adjustments can make a...