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PTs Fuel Healthy Movement With Nutrition

Physical therapy and nutrition are often seen as separate, but the truth is, they are deeplyintertwined. To get the most out of PT, especially after an injury or surgery, integrating both iscrucial. Here’s why: Food Fuels The Body During recovery from an injury or surgery, your body is working to heal itself. The activities andexercises […]

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Aquatic Physical Therapy: The Science Behind the Water

Aquatic physical therapy involves performing exercises and activities in water, usually a heatedpool. Aquatic physical therapy can have lots of benefits for people with conditions like arthritis,back pain, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, neurological disorders, sports injuries, and more. Let’sDIVE IN and explore some of the advantages of aquatic physical therapy. Reduced Weight Bearing One of the main […]

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No Bones About It: Physical Therapy Helps Dogs Too

Physical therapy for dogs, also known as canine or veterinary rehabilitation, is a growing field oftreatment that can help dogs with various conditions. Whether your dog has suffered an injury,undergone surgery, or has a chronic condition like arthritis, physical therapy can help! What is physical therapy for dogs? Physical therapy for dogs is similar to […]

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How Does Physical Therapy Benefit Children With Autism?

What Is Autism? Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) describes a range of developmental conditions thataffect how a person communicates, interacts, and behaves. ASD is called a spectrum disorderbecause the symptoms and severity can vary widely from one person to another. Typical signs and symptoms of autism include: • Having difficulty with communication and social […]

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Dry Needling Explained

What is dry needling? Dry needling is a procedure where a physical therapist inserts a fine needle into what is known as a trigger point. A trigger point is a tender palpable nodule in muscle that can cause pain locally or referred to other parts of the body. The term dry is used to describe […]

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Physical Activity: How much? How often?

The American College of sports medicine (ACSM) recommends that, “All healthy adults aged 18–65 years should participate in moderate intensity aerobic physical activity for a minimum of 30 minutes on five days per week, or vigorous intensity aerobic activity for a minimum of 20 minutes on three days per week.”   Examples of moderate intensity […]

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Bad MRI report? Think again…physical therapy can help.

Two very common scenarios are seen every day at Gold Medal Physical Therapy and other clinics across America: You bend over one day to tie your shoes before work and feel a jolt shoot from your back all the way down your right leg.You recently retired and want to take control of your back or […]

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Vertigo and Physical Therapy

What is Vertigo? There are several types of vertigo that can be treated in physical therapy. The most common type of vertigo is known as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo commonly referred to as BPPV. BPPV is twice as common in women than men and also more common in individuals greater than 60 years old. This […]

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Insurance…..oh no! Breaking down the barriers to care.

Insurance – oh what horrifying word. The truth is insurance can be scary if you do not know what it is exactly you are reading. It sounds like a bunch of mumbo jumbo. Deductible, co-insurance, co-pay, in-network, out of network, and let’s not forget to mention all the little codes they put on your Explanation […]

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Tips to improve your home office situation

One of the major challenges that many people have had to deal with since 2020 is working from home. Whether it was having to create a make-shift desk and workspace in a pinch, or if you already had a home office set up, many Americans have had to face these challenges. Here we will briefly […]

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