Physical Therapy
Trochanteric (Hip) Bursitis: The Side-of-the-Hip Pain That Isn’t Arthritis
Ask someone with a sore hip to show you where it hurts, and watch the hand. Some people press their ...
Lymphedema Exercises for Seniors: Safe Leg and Arm Routines, and Which Therapist You Actually Need
A sock line that used to fade by lunchtime now sits there all afternoon. The right shoe still fits and ...
Cardiac Rehab After a Heart Attack: How the Exercise Program Works, and Why Most Older Adults Never Start It
The hospital discharge folder comes with a new medication list, a follow-up appointment, and somewhere in the stack, a referral ...
Carpal Tunnel Hand Exercises for Seniors, and How to Tell Nerve Trouble From Hand Arthritis
The jar lid usually goes first. After that it is buttons, then a key in a stiff deadbolt, then the ...
Vestibular Neuritis and Labyrinthitis in Seniors: How They Differ From BPPV
The vertigo that sends an older adult to the emergency room is rarely the kind that stops after twenty seconds. ...
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 ...
