As an athlete, you already know that you’ve got to maintain optimal health if you want to keep playing the sport you love. Physical therapy with an experienced physical therapist is a big part of that, especially when you’re recovering from an injury. One of the main parts of a good physical therapy regimen after … Read more
According to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, at least 100 million Americans are living with chronic pain (pain lasting longer than three months). As if this isn’t a troubling enough trend, in recent years, physicians have been prescribing more and more prescription pain medications, including opioids. In the year 2013 alone, physicians prescribed nearly … Read more
We are so happy to see the great results keep rolling on in! After hurting herself while moving, Sally was not able to sleep due to the pain of multiple herniated discs in her neck. In addition to problems sleeping, she had problems just getting through the day with the constant tightness. After physical therapy … Read more
Gait and balance issues are not something that people normally associate with physical therapy. In general, we’re used to the fact that most people look to physical therapy to help with some sort of pain issues. But physical therapists are also specialists with gait and balance issues, helping patients to get back to normal when … Read more
Hip pain and knee pain are a part of life for many people. Cartilage in the knees, hip or lower back can wear down due to overuse and lead to discomfort or arthritis. Sometimes just a straight-up injury can cause pain. While some cases are so severe that they could require surgery to repair an … Read more
When you’ve been active for most of your life, it can be very difficult when injuries occur. In addition to the pain, many of our patients become a bit disheartened when they are no longer able to be as active as they once were. For our athletes, this is especially true. But we’re so happy when … Read more
Neck pain can be an extremely tricky issue. Although it may not prevent many physical tasks throughout the day, neck pain can still interrupt one’s daily life significantly with non-physical tasks, such as sleeping. And as we all know, an interruption in sleep quality can have consequences that affect the whole day, including increased fatigue, … Read more
When dealing with dizziness problems, it’s important to find the right physical therapy provider. Vestibular physical therapy, dealing with any and all dizziness and vertigo issues, is a highly specialized type of physical therapy that we have focused on for more than 18+ years in the Elizabeth and Jersey City areas. Over the years, we … Read more
Untreated back pain can slowly affect every part of a person’s life. When back pain starts, it may not seem like much at first, but as time goes on and the condition stays untreated, a person can find their active lifestyle being severely hampered in many ways, from lessened exercise activity to something as simple as no longer being able to be active with family.
Losing your everyday function because of surgery can be very frustrating. Everyday tasks that were previously easy now become difficult. But there is hope! Physical therapy can always help during the healing process. As movement specialists, physical therapists are uniquely qualified to help patients regain their movement AND get rid of pain.
