Traveling During The Holidays?
Traveling during the holidays can, without a doubt, be dreadful. Some people even miss out on seeing their families over the holidays because they just can’t stomach the thought of sitting down for the entire flight or car ride. Here at PPT, we’ve met many people who have traveled to another state, either by car…
Is Dizziness a Symptom Of Vertigo?
Today, we’re going to talk about vestibular therapy, dizziness. If you’ve ever been told by your doctor that you have crystals in your ears, this is a condition called benign positional paroxysmal vertigo or BPPV and is very easily treated. If you lie down, roll over in bed, or get up from bed and it feels…
How To Avoid Falling?
To avoid falling you first need to learn why it may be happening to you. One of the biggest concerns in people over the age of 70 is losing their mobility or independence due to a fall. Many will tell me how they don’t like when it takes them more than one time to get…
Ways to Stay Active in the Fall
You should strive to keep an active lifestyle. With those long summer days nearly behind us, it can be easy to forget the benefits of getting outside. People tend to stop exercising and spend more time indoors doing things like watching TV and sitting for long periods of time. But let’s be honest, we all…
Can Vertigo Be Treated?
Today’s topic is something that surprises a lot of people that physical therapists treat, and that is vertigo. I have seen hundreds of vertigo patients over the years in my practice and without a shadow of a doubt. 99 out of 100 will say something to the effect of, “I don’t know why I’m here…
Tight Shoulder? This May Be The Cause
This is one of the most common injuries we see here in my clinic. The shoulder has the greatest movements of all the joints in the body and the rotator cuff is a set of muscles that supports these movements. There are only 3 ligaments in the shoulder that allow this high range of movement.…
Shoulder Pain? Then Don’t Do This
Are you currently suffering from shoulder pain? It’s one of the greatest mysteries of being 50+; the sudden onset of shoulder pain and stiffness that often creeps up without any warning or explanation. Sometimes it just happens! I’ve had a number of patients come to see us, saying things like… “I just woke up one…
How Your Lifestyle Could Be Making Your Shoulder Pain Worse
Often it can be hard to see what you’re doing wrong in your habits because, well, it’s your lifestyle. Sometimes your ways may cause unexpected pain, such as shoulder pain. Your daily routine is so uniform to you that it can become second nature to read before bed, play on your tablet, or go for…
Shoulder Pain That Keeps You Up At Night
Shoulder pain at night… the one thing that gets on most people’s nerves because they don’t know what to do about it. They think it’s just something they have to get on with day-in and day-out… Meet Suzie for example… Suzie is a fellow physical therapist and long-time family friend. She works with kids at…
Tennis Elbow Isn’t just For Tennis Players
Isn’t Tennis Elbow just for tennis players? Although the term tennis elbow clearly originated from people hitting tennis balls, the condition should be termed “computer elbow” at this point. These days, it’s more commonly caused by computer usage. Tennis elbow would best be described as a repetitive strain injury, which is ultimately induced by repetitive…
