Physical therapy after a knee joint replacement surgery.
Physical therapy after a knee joint replacement is important to ensure full functional recovery for the patient. Rehabilitation programs guided by a knowledgeable physical therapist help ensure that specific milestones are reached after surgery. These milestones include achieving full knee range of motion, restoring and improving muscle strength on both sides of the body, restoring […]
Parents can help their young ballet dancers prevent injury with Physical Therapy
Lisa Howell(B.Phty) is a physical therapist from Sidney Australia who has developed The Perfect Pointe Book. This is a great guide and program to be used with young dancers. Lisa advocates that dancers use a specialized dance physical therapist and their dance teacher to help them develop strong muscles and bones and correct dance form. […]
Direct Access to physical therapy is cost effective!
A recent study published in the journal of Health Services Research found that patients, who visited a physical therapist directly, without first seeing a physician, had fewer visits and lower overall costs than those referred by a physician for physical therapy. These costs were to the global health care system. Also, after 60 days, there […]
Chapel Hill students exploring Physical Therapy career
Throughout the years, APT has taken pre-physical therapy major college students from UNC. During their affiliation we try to create an experience that fosters critical thinking, direct patient interaction and self reflection. One of our interns has written about her experiences at APT, she started volunteering with us in September of 2011 and will be […]
Direct Access allows easy access to healthcare!
Most persons wanting to access physical therapy services can do so without a physician’s referral. North Carolinalaw allows for “Direct Access” to physical therapy services; North Carolinahas had this law since 1985. This can save you time and money, by accessing the healthcare services that will help you feel better, sooner. Person’s coming to physical […]
Physical Therapy after Tarsal Tunnel Decompression foot surgery
“The purpose of this blog is to show that physical therapy initiated after a surgery is focused on caring for the client’s concerns about walking, restoring movement and foot usage and managing the healing process. In the example below, this client had experienced many years of recurring pain before having surgery. The information in […]
Pelvic Floor Restoration
This coming weekend we are going to host the Pelvic Floor Restoration course for the Postural Restoration Institute. 38 Physical Therapists are attending, mostly local and from surrounding states.
What to expect during your ACL rehabilitation
The physical therapists at Advance Physical Therapy have experience helping people achieve the most after their ACL surgery. We follow the basic principle that our body knows how to heal itself if it is allowed to. Through monitoring the stages of healing and knowing when to make appropriate exercise progressions clients can return to their prior […]
Running Injuries: Injury Prevention Check-List
Running Injuries: Injury Prevention Check-List Before an airplane leaves the airport for its next destination, the pilot, ground crew and mechanics run through a check-list to identify how the plane is functioning and if there is any reason the plane should not take off. Running, whether for training for a goal race or as a […]
Running injuries: Types, Causes and Prevention!
Common Overuse Injuries in Running Patellofemoral pain syndrome Stress fractures Shin splints/Tibial stress syndrome Iliotibial band syndrome Adductor strains Hamstring strains Ankle sprain Plantar fasciitis Achiles tendon syndrome Patellar tendonitis Causes of Overuse Injuries Limited flexibility and range of motion Muscle strength imbalances Postural asymmetries Abnormal running biomechanics Training errors Old running shoes Irregular […]
Knee Pain
How do we approach knee pain, based on a Postural Restoration understanding of the knee? We are talking here about a gradual development of knee pain that now demands your attention, not an identifiable sport injury or accident. Your knee hurts when you walk, squat, climb stairs, run, whatever. In addition to examining the knee […]
advance Physical Therapy
Michael is a science teacher and has a very inquisitive mind. The other day he wondered why there is a ‘d’ missing in our name. We should be ‘Advanced Physical Therapy’. He has been coming for a while and readily admits that we really are advanced in comparison to other places, on a higher level […]
Top Ten Recommendations for Runners
These Recommendations are reproduced from the website of the Postural Restoration Institute to celebrate springtime Lori Thomsen, PT, PRC Hruska Clinic – Restorative Physical Therapy Services 1. Keep your hamstrings strong, especially on the left. (4 & 5) 2. Avoid overstretching your hamstrings (90o straight leg raise at the hip with the knee straight). Have […]
Why all this fuss about Postural Restoration?
In 20 or 30, maybe 50 years Physical Therapy will be Postural Restoration. The more traditional techniques will not disappear, but they will have to adapt to the basic insights of Postural Restoration. I can say this easily because I am not a physical therapist and certainly not a Postural Restorationist. I don’t know all […]