Archive - November 2017

November is American Diabetes Month. As of 2012, it’s estimated that 9.3 percent of the population has diabetes, but a third of them don’t realize it. We would like to bring you the following facts about diabetes—and how physical therapy can help prevent it!   There’s several types   Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body doesn’t produce enough insulin, while type 2 occurs when the body uses insulin ineffectively. Gestational diabetes is when

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With the winter months just around the corner, there will be ample opportunity for Iowans to experience sprained ankles. They’re common for indoor sports such as basketball, and can occur when someone slips on ice. Today, Core PT would like to offer these tips to decreasing your chances of spraining your ankle: Build up your strength   It’s not just bodybuilders or weightlifters who should be concerned about strength. Any time you work on your muscles, you decrease

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Here at Core PT, we specialize in getting to the core of your pain. One of our areas of expertise is women’s health. We’ve developed a physical therapy program that focuses on the issues that are unique to females. Today, we’re going to talk about one joint in the body that can cause women to have issues with lower back pain, and how physical therapy can fix it: the Sacroilial (SI) joint. Where this joint is located: The SI is the joint between the sacrum and ilium bones

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