If you have pain in your knees when going up and down stairs, this could be the first sign that you are developing Osteoarthritis (OA), according to researchers at Leeds University. This new study, published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research, aimed to investigate which patient reported activities are first associated with knee pain,
Choose Your Path Do you wonder what living your life would be like if you were in better physical health? Have you thought about starting an exercise program, but avoided it because you feel you’re too out-of-shape to begin, too unhealthy? Do you suffer with health issues, such as diabetes, heart disease, hyper tension or
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a growing epidemic thanks to our dependence on technology. In fact, it’s been reported that 1 in every 20 Americans suffers from CTS. Your carpal tunnel is a passageway that runs through your wrist that is about the width of your thumb. It runs in
Anyone who takes up running quickly comes to find that everyone’s feet are very different from one another. Depending on the size and shape of your feet, you could be prone to many different common foot problems, which are often discovered when a person starts running regularly. Physical therapists are beneficial to runners because they
It doesn’t seem like there’s an end in sight for all the snow we’ve been getting on Long Island! As it continues to come down heavily, we’ll all be out there shoveling snow quite often, which can actually be a great workout if you do it right.
The place where your abdomen meets your leg, and where your inner thigh muscles attach to the pubic bone, is called your groin. The groin can be strained in a number of ways, but groin strains most often occur in the upper muscles of the inner thigh, nearest to the pubic bone or in front
At every orthopedic and physical therapy conference, there’s always a debate about rotator cuff repair surgery and postoperative rotator cuff physical therapy. There have been a number of studies published that have shown failure rates ranging from 25-90% for rotator cuff repair surgeries.
By: Michel Antoine Solounias, MS, L.Ac., LMT. Wondering how acupuncture works? What is the explanation behind how and why acupuncture is effective at dealing with so many ailments? Currently there are several coexisting explanations based on scientific research and traditional theory. The consensus is that acupuncture seems to positively influence health in several ways, acting as
It seems that practically everyone has a smartphone these days, and active smartphone users are essentially tethered to their devices. Using a smartphone all day, every day, actually impacts your posture, and most people don’t even realize it’s happening!
About 80 percent of people experience back pain at least once over the course of their lives. Low back pain is a very common condition, but it’s easy to discover the source of this pain through a number of different tests. A physical examination is usually the preliminary course of action to identify the severity