What happens if carpal tunnel is left untreated?
Carpal tunnel first starts with numbness and tingling in the fingers. At first, you may dismiss it as nothing serious as it comes and goes in the early stages. However, as carpal tunnel syndrome progresses, the symptoms become more intense, and may even interrupt your sleep. In its very advanced stage, carpal tunnel syndrome can […]
Are You Too Young for Joint Replacement? Here Are Some Other Options
If you have persistent hip pain, knee pain, or pain in another joint, you may be considering joint replacement surgery (arthroplasty). While this is a great option for treatment of advanced arthritis or traumatic injury, surgery may not be right for you if you’re relatively young. This is because early arthroplasties often require revision surgery […]
Is Physical Therapy Needed to Help Me Recover from Hip Replacement Surgery?
Hip replacement surgery is technically known as total hip arthroplasty. In this procedure, an orthopedic surgeon replaces the damaged hip joint with an artificial joint called a prosthesis. This is a common procedure for people who have severe hip pain and/or disability due to advanced arthritis or another type of hip injury. Thanks to today’s […]
Bone Fractures Dos and Don’ts
Bones are strong and designed to withstand forces. However, they do have their limits, and they can break due to anything that involves sudden, severe impact—whether from a tackle during a football game, to a bad fall, to an automobile accident. Bone fractures are not always preventable, so it is important that you know what […]
Risks Of Delaying Joint Replacement Surgery
It is human nature to be afraid of painful situations, more so when they involve health illnesses. Because of this fear, people tend to shrug off the pain to a point when the condition becomes serious. This mentality is common when there is a health problem involving surgery. Most people fear surgery because it is […]
Can Physical Therapy Help with My Hip Arthritis?
Since its inception in the early 19th century, physical therapy has helped millions of people—of all ages, with various health conditions and injuries—restore their function and live normal lives. In particular, physical therapy plays a major role in hip arthritis treatment, helping patients improve their range of motion, strength, and normal movement in their hip […]
Treatment for arthritis joint Pain in the hand
Arthritis pain in your hand, tends to develop slowly – so much so that you barely know it’s developing until the pain is interfering with your ability to manipulate your fingers and hand. Fortunately, there are noninvasive and minimally invasive joint pain treatments that can successfully quell your pain if it’s caught early enough. Let’s […]
How Do You Set Appropriate Goals During Physical Therapy Treatment?
Establishing goals for whichever purpose that you may have in life gives you both long-term vision and motivation. It helps you organize your resources and your time and leverage your skills in order to succeed in your endeavor. The same thing holds true in any physical therapy treatment. You need to set goals with your […]
Natural treatment options for joint pain
Injury and arthritis are two of the most common causes of joint pain, and both cause inflammation. By controlling inflammation, you can experience relief from pain and improved function and flexibility. Conventional treatment would have arthritis patients take anti-inflammatories and other pain-relieving drugs, however, natural treatments can also be part of comprehensive joint pain treatment […]
The Most Commonly Fractured Bones and Their Symptoms
The human bone is incredibly strong—as strong as steel, though 50 times lighter. However, repetitive force or a direct blow to it can take a toll on its strength and integrity and cause it to break. While each of the 206 bones in your body has the potential to break, there are those that are […]