Posts by Team Symmetry PT
Physical Therapy for Hip Pain
Are you having pain with walking, running or jumping? Do you notice deep aching groin pain? Difficulty or pain turning your leg in and out? Difficulty or pain sitting or bending forward? Hip pain and injuries are common, especially in sports that include running and jumping. Our hip joints take a lot of impact during these types of activities and it’s important to have healthy hip joints to stay active.
Read MorePhysical Therapy for Toe Pain
Are you having pain with walking, running or jumping? Numbness and tingling in the toes? Aching or sharp pain in your big toe? Toe pain with planks or lunges? Toe pain and injuries are common, especially in sports that include running and jumping. Our toes take a lot of impact during these types of activities and it’s important to have healthy joints to stay active.
Read MorePhysical Therapy For Foot Pain
Are you having pain with walking, running or jumping? Aching or sharp pain in your arch? Pain in your heel with your first few steps in the morning? Foot pain and injuries are common, especially in sports that include running and jumping. Our feet take a lot of impact during these types of activities and it’s important to have healthy joints to stay active. At Symmetry Physical Therapy, we are specially trained in assessing the cause of your foot pain and creating a treatment plan for you so you can get back to doing what you love.
Read MoreHow Can I Relieve My Shoulder Pain?
Shoulder pain is a common musculoskeletal condition affecting many adults. Shoulder pain may arise from the shoulder joint itself or from any of the many surrounding muscles, ligaments, or tendons. Pain that comes from the shoulder joint usually worsens with movements or activities of the arm or shoulder. Various diseases or conditions can cause pain in the shoulder.
Read MoreOne of the Coolest Questions Asked: “Should I be using ice?”
One of the most frequently asked questions by our patients being treated here at Symmetry Physical Therapy in Miami is “should I be applying ice to my injury?” It is indeed one that merits a detailed explanation, as the research on this modality has changed over the span of several years with new evidence based research.
Read MoreStrength Training for Youth Athletes
There is a common notion that resistance training in youth athletes can cause negative effects on development and maturity in children. Many parents believe that resistance training will stunt the growth of their child if they initiate weight lifting at too young of an age.
Read MorePhysical Therapy for Groin Strains
If you played sports, it is likely that you have experienced a “pulled groin” or “groin strain” at one time or another. This injury is most common in soccer and ice hockey, but also will frequently occur in other sports such as tennis, rugby, baseball, basketball, and football. A groin strain can limit your ability to perform many activities like running, kicking, cutting or changing direction, and can linger for months if left untreated.
Read MoreControlled Articular Rotations (CARs) to Improve Mobility
Range of motion within body regions can be affected by a few factors, but when we think of range, we immediately think of flexibility or strength. A very common cause of range of motion (ROM) deficits is lack of mobility of the joint(s) within that body region.
Read MoreDry Needling for Knee Pain, Jumper’s Knee, Patellar Tendonitis
Knee pain is a very common cause within a large majority of the athletic and active population. It can be caused by a variety of reasons and can prevent us from doing the things we love, such as sports or higher level physical activity. One of the most common causes of knee pain is patellar tendonitis especially among individuals who play sports with repetitive jumping or landing including volleyball, basketball, cross-fit, long distance running, sprinting or biking.
Read MoreThe Frequently Asked Questions about Dry Needling
Are you tired of having that chronic nagging knot on the top of your shoulders? Are you sick of using heating pads or getting massages with no sustained improvement?
Dry Needling (DN) could be the recovery catalyst you have been looking for!
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