Low back pain? You’re not alone. Low Back Pain (LBP) is common, costly, and debilitating. “Epidemic” is a word commonly used by experts. Lifetime prevalence of low back pain (LBP) is about 70%. LBP alone accounts for 2.5% to 3% of all physician visits annually in the United States. It is the most common reason …
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An Elevate PT is shown here working with a patient with Parkinson’s Disease utilizing boxing as sensorimotor agility therapy. Movement is one of the most important things you can do if you are living with a neurologic condition. One of the most common neurologic condition today is Parkinson’s Disease which can affect one’s functional mobility …
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As physical therapists the main complaint we deal with daily is pain. It may be as straightforward as a patient reporting isolated ankle pain due to an ankle sprain 3 days ago sustained playing soccer or as complicated as a patient reporting widespread pain throughout their body for over 10 years that has progressively worsened …
KNEE INJURIES – IS YOUR ATHLETE AT RISK? THREE EASY TESTS! Movement Performance Assessments are a key measure to reveal young athletes’ risks for injury, learn what to do to bulletproof against them, and increase their odds of staying healthy and playing great during the season. PREVENTABLE KNEE INJURIES The knee is the most commonly injured joint …
Feeling stiff or sore from a hard workout this weekend? Or getting ready for a big one today to kick your week off? There are lots of benefits to foam rolling both pre and post exercise! Elevate’s co-owner Dr. Meredith PT, DPT demos what to do for the lower body using a high density foam …
We’ve got your back! Sitting for hours on end hunched over a desk and a computer is not what the spine is naturally built for, nor is any part of our bodies for that matter. It’s not that sitting is so bad, it’s the lack of MOVEMENT due to the excessive sitting that’s the problem! The …
Sometimes it’s difficult to know if you’ve rolled your ankle or done something more that may require an x-ray. The Ottawa Ankle Rules help us decide whether or not an x-ray is warranted: Unable to put any weight on your injured side for 4 steps Tenderness at the base of your 5th toe. Tenderness 6 cm up from your …
Following the diagnosis of concussion, patient and symptom-specific treatment is utilized to address the presenting impairments of each patient. It is a typical recommendation to implement activity modifications or restrictions during early management following a concussion. This period, which may last between 0-3 days, commonly involves recommendations for rest; altering school, work, and daily activities; …
Patient and symptom-specific testing is crucial for identifying the subtypes of concussion presentations that may be present and determining the best treatment strategies. Here are some tests that are commonly used to categorize concussion. Symptom Assessment Examination begins with patient-reported symptoms utilizing a standardized, self-report symptom scale (pictured), which is vital for understanding and tracking …
A Tool to Precisely Spot Stride Problems and Stop Joint Pain and Injury People who lace up their running shoes and pound the pavement have a roughly 50% chance of sustaining an injury that interrupts their training. Among marathon runners, studies have placed the injury incidence rate significantly higher, in some cases as high as …
