Physical Therapy Implications For Treating Post Surgical Shoulder Patients by Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
The shoulder complex is an area which is commonly treated by physical therapists. In some circumstance patients don't improve despite participation in physical therapy and compliance with a home exercise program. When this is the case, the patient is often referred back to the physician or an orthopaedic surgeon for further medical attention ...>>read more |
Osteoarthritis and Physical Therapy by Jennifer Hill, MPT, CSCS |
According to the Arthritis Foundation, osteoarthritis is the most prevalent form of arthritis in the United States. Nearly one-third of all American adults have X-ray evidence of osteoarthritis in at least one area of their body.With osteoarthritis an individual's joint is affected. Anatomically, a joint is formed when two or more bones connect and are held together by ...>>read more |