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Physical Therapy: Importance of Consistency
When it comes to physical therapy, consistency is the secret ingredient that can make all the difference in your journey to recovery. Whether you’re rehabilitating from an injury, managing a chronic condition, or seeking to improve your overall physical well-being, staying consistent with your physical therapy program is of the utmost importance.
Read MoreFibrosis: How to Get Rid of It In Your Muscles
Do you ever get gnawing pain that you just don’t seem able to eliminate for good? Usually constant and focused in the same spot that makes you want to massage it, or get a lacrosse ball or a foam roller and roll for hours? You may have fibrotic changes in your muscle which is leading to ischemic compression, causing a lack of delivery in oxygen to the tissue leading to a constant feeling of tightness and discomfort.
Read MorePhysical 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.
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