Health blog Category: physical therapy
Grip Strength and Rock Climbing
What is Grip Strength?
The ability of your hand to hold an item. It is the force created by the muscles of the arm including the fingers, hand, forearm and upper arm.
Why is it important?
Grip is relevant to activities that are performed everyday, including but not limited to holding utensils/pen, turning a key, opening a jar, holding your cell phone, rock climbing, etc
How is grip related to the forearm?
Read full blogWhat is Ergonomics?
To start, Ergonomics is the study of individuals in their workplace in which workplaces are designed to fit individuals who use them. This aims to improve the environment to minimize the risk of injury.
Since the pandemic, many more individuals around the world began working from home and at desks/computers not realizing they have been sitting in a poor position for several hours a day and multiple days a week. Walking around and standing up in a typical office setting has decreased due to being in the comfort of our homes.
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Whether you’re going to the beach, out West, to another country, or even only a few miles away to visit friends and family, these traveling tips can help you avoid lower back and neck pain!
Try to not remain in the same position for long periods of time.
Stiffness and soreness tend to occur the most after not moving out of one position for extended periods of time.
Driving to your destination?
- Stop at rest stops when you start feeling stiff to take a few minutes to stretch out.
Healing Our Heel Pain
The heel, also known as the calcaneus, is located on the bottom of the foot directly below the ankle joint. The heel bone has many muscles and ligaments attached to it. When injuries or irritation occur to the attached muscles or ligaments, it can create pain in the heel. This pain can lead to many other additional issues in your daily life.
The pain can be described as:
- Tight
- Spasm
- Burning
- Numbness
- Tingling
- Dull
- Achy
- Sharp
Why Does Heel Pain Occur?
Read full blogRock Climbing Injuries to Lower Extremity and Ankle
Rocking Climbing can lead to many different types of musculoskeletal injuries. Some of the most common injuries to the lower body include;
- Meniscal tear
- Stiffness, swelling, feeling like the knee is going to give out, catching in the knee.
- Knee ligament tear
- Swelling, instability, loss of range of motion.
- Morton’s Neuroma
- Sharp burning pain with standing and walking between two toes, tingling in foot.
Low Back Pain Treatment
This pain can range anywhere from a mild nagging, to a severe pain that will greatly limit your mobility. You may feel very stiff, especially in the morning and find you have to change positions frequently to alleviate symptoms.
This pain can create difficulty with prolonged:
- Walking
- Standing
- Sleeping
- Bending
- Lifting
- Twisting
- Driving
Sources of Low Back Pain:
It can stem from many different sources in the spine.
Read full blogRehabilitation vs. Surgery: Rotator Cuff Tears
Regardless of the time of year, we see plenty of patients complaining of shoulder pain. Most shoulder pain occurs following repetitive movements. These movements cause wear and tear that breaks down the rotator cuff tendons.
What Is The Rotator Cuff?
The rotator cuff is made up of four small muscles that control movement and provide stability of the shoulder joint. Collectively, these muscles are referred to as the ‘rotator cuff’.
Read full blogIt’s Not ‘Just’ an Ankle Sprain
Have you ever “rolled” your ankle?
Chances are that you have, because what is commonly referred to as a “rolled ankle” or ankle sprain is one of the most common injuries that people experience. It’s important to know though that once an ankle is sprained, the chances of re-spraining it go up dramatically. Fortunately, there are steps you can take in order to get back on your feet.
First, let’s talk about what happens when you “roll” your ankle.
Read full blogShoulder Tendonitis Defined
Shoulder tendonitis is a very common problem for every age group and one we treat often at Loudoun Sports Therapy Center. Tendonitis is inflammation of the tendon that attaches the muscle to the bone. With respect to the shoulder, the muscles that are most frequently inflamed are your rotator cuff and bicep tendon. Our patients will typically complain about pain along the front of the shoulder. Patients often complaint of pain with overhead activities, lifting items, reaching behind their back or pain when washing their hair.
Read full blogCommon Causes of SI Joint Pain
What in the world is an SI joint? Why is it even important?
SI joint problems can happen in people of all ages and fitness levels. Many young athletes often complain about lower back pain or symptoms that radiated down their legs. You might be thinking, ‘They’re young. They can’t have low back problems. They’re in peak physical condition and participate in sports practices for hours a day!’ So why were they coming into the athletic training room with lower back issues?
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