Physical Therapy

Pelvic Floor Exercises for Men After Prostate Surgery: Getting Bladder Control Back Without the Shame
The catheter comes out about a week after the surgery. For a lot of men, that is the moment they ...

Non-Surgical Treatment for Urinary Incontinence: How Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Helps
A cough, a sneeze, a laugh at the wrong moment. For a lot of people over 60, that is the ...

Sarcopenia: The Muscle Loss Condition Most Seniors Have Never Heard Of, and How Resistance Training Reverses It
There is a real medical diagnosis behind the day a jar stops opening and a favorite chair starts feeling too ...

What Medicare Actually Covers for Physical Therapy: Visits, Costs, and the Fine Print
Almost every new patient asks the same question before they ask about their pain: how many visits will Medicare pay ...

Neck Arthritis in Seniors: Exercises That Help Cervical Spondylosis
Backing out of a parking space used to mean a quick glance over your shoulder. Now it takes a slow ...

Recovering After a Fall: Physical Therapy’s Role in the Weeks That Follow
The fall itself takes about a second. What happens over the following six weeks usually decides how much of your ...

Plantar Fasciitis in Seniors: Causes and Physical Therapy Treatment
The first few steps out of bed feel like stepping onto a stone. By the time you have crossed the ...

Aquatic Therapy for Seniors: How Pool-Based Physical Therapy Works
There are people who cannot walk ten minutes down a sidewalk without their knee complaining, and who can walk thirty ...

Shoulder Replacement Recovery: A Physical Therapist’s Week-by-Week Guide
A new shoulder does not come with instructions for reaching into a cupboard or pulling on a coat. Those movements ...

Meniscus Tears in Older Adults: Why Surgery Isn’t Always the Answer
A knee that catches on the stairs. A twinge that showed up after getting out of a low chair, not ...







