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Reviving Strength and Mobility: How Physical Therapy Helps Quads

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Physical therapy is a remarkable field that empowers individuals to regain strength, mobility, and independence after injuries, surgeries, or medical conditions. One area where physical therapy plays a crucial role is in helping individuals with quad (quadriceps) muscle issues. The quadriceps muscles, located in the front of the thigh, are essential for various activities like …

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Understanding and Managing Chronic Pain

Chronic Pain / By Jones Physical Therapy

Chronic pain is a complex and often overwhelming condition that can significantly impact one’s quality of life. Unlike acute pain, which serves as a warning signal for injury or illness, chronic pain persists long after the initial cause has healed. It can affect not only the body but also the mind, leading to frustration, anxiety, …

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Relief: The Healing Power of Physical Therapy

Carpal Tunnel / By Jones Physical Therapy

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a common and debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It occurs when the median nerve becomes compressed or pinched at the wrist, leading to pain, tingling, numbness, and weakness in the hand and fingers. Many factors can contribute to the development of CTS, including repetitive hand motions, certain …

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What is TMJD?

TMJD / By Jones Physical Therapy

Most people understand that physical therapists treat joints and muscles in the body like knees and shoulders, but there are a few unique areas of the body that physical therapists can treat as well. One of these areas is the jaw or temporomandibular joint or TMJ. This is the joint that connects your lower jaw …

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Tis the Season

Overhead pain / By Jones Physical Therapy

Well, ladies and gentlemen, we have made it to the happiest time of the year. In celebration of this holiday, there are a lot of decorators out and about. Because of the increase in activity, many individuals start experiencing increased shoulder pain secondary to reaching overhead. The majority of the time, this shoulder pain is …

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Common Mistakes With Exercise

Common Mistakes / By Jones Physical Therapy

During exercise, it’s easy to get caught up in the moment and ignore any pains or discomfort you may be feeling. Although exercise is an important part of staying fit and healthy, preventing injury is just as important. Before you get back into it, try to avoid these common mistakes: Lifting Weights Greater Than Your …

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Ankle Stability

Ankle / By Jones Physical Therapy

Many people have suffered from a sprained ankle in their lifetime. But did you know if you sprain your ankle once you’re prone to doing it again? I have personally sprained both of my ankles multiple times, but I didn’t know about Physical Therapy at the time of the initial injury. Now that I have …

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Mental Health and Physical Therapy

Mental Health, Physical Therapy / By Jones Physical Therapy

Many patients who come to Physical Therapy are dealing with anxiety and/or depression over their injury. But there are also times when emotional pain can be transferred to physical pain. If this were the situation, we as Physical Therapists would refer the patient out to a healthcare provider more suitable in treating the patient’s needs. …

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Ever had back pain after completing yard work?

Back Pain / By Jones Physical Therapy

Ever had back pain after completing yard work? It could be because of your form with lifting, bending over, etc. When working in the yard, you need to be mindful of your posture to decrease back pain, poor repetitive motions that could increase current injuries, and overall activation of the appropriate muscles with lifting. I …

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Tips for Staying Active in the Heat

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Summer is here, which means that it’s hot. In some parts of the U.S., midsummer of 2021 is hotter than ever before. The risk for heat-related illness spikes during the summer, so it’s important to be extra cautious when exercising on those hot days to protect your health. Heat exhaustion and other heat-related illness during …

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