Pain Management

If you’re experiencing pain or physical discomfort, the last thing you feel like doing is moving. It is more alluring to lay down with a cold compress and some aspirin. Yet, did you know that exercise might be the very thing you need in order to feel better? Physical therapy can not only help you recover from injury, but lessen your current and recurring pain. It is the first stopping point in the healthcare system to help you with your pain management. Here’s how:   Gets You

Are your dishes all on the bottom shelf because reaching is just too painful? Are you struggling to get into your comfy sweater on a chilly autumn day?  You may have a shoulder injury. A common one we see here at Core PT is a tear in the rotator cuff. You may associate this injury with famous athletes who get sidelined for a season after experiencing this condition. But a torn rotator cuff can happen due to a fall, an accident, chronic overuse (such as lifting heavy objects at your job) or

When your shoulder is too stiff or painful to do simple activities such as pulling a book off the shelf or scratching your back, you may have adhesive capsulitis, also known as frozen shoulder. This condition mainly affects those between the ages of 45-65 years old, especially women. It also affects those who have conditions such as diabetes or thyroid issues. If you’re experiencing a frozen shoulder, Core PT is here to answer some common questions people have about it: What made this

No one likes being hurt, but if you’re the athletic type, you have a higher likelihood of this occurring. After a few weeks or months off the field, many athletes return to the sport they love only to ask, “Where did my muscles go?” With these tips from Core PT, you can avoid some of the muscle loss that occurs when you are recovering: Keep training. If there’s one thing the therapists at Core PT know, it’s that you don’t stop training. Yes, it’s

If you’ve ever had a backache, you know how much it can interfere with your day to day life. In fact, the American Physical Therapy Association estimates that two-thirds of adults in America have back pain that interferes with their ability to take part in daily activities. At Core Physical Therapy, we have an entire program dedicated to helping people improve their spine health. In spite of its prevalence, back pain has a number of misconceptions surrounding it. Today, we’re going

Most people associate physical therapy with athletes who have experienced injuries, or those who have been in accidents. However, there are a number of vexing conditions that physical therapy can eliminate. In keeping with this month’s theme of dispelling myths, we’ve listed some common ones below: Headaches. There are a wide variety of things that can cause a headache, from neck tension, poor posture, stress, muscle tightness and so on. For some people, headaches are a constant

An estimated 9 million Americans live with the invisible disease known as fibromyalgia. It’s a neurological disorder that causes you to feel a “pins and needles” pain in your muscles, abs, back and neck. Many of our patients experience it, which is why we’re going to examine the risk factors for fibromyalgia: Gender: 80 to 90 percent of all fibromyalgia patients are female. Researchers believe this may be due to estrogen’s excitatory impact on the central nervous

With the aging baby boomer generation, one of the things we’ve seen at Core PT is more senior citizens coming through our door. This is a good thing, as physical therapy has many health benefits for older Americans, including keeping them independent longer. With May being Older Americans month, we thought we would go over a few reasons why they can benefit from PT: It lessens their chance of a fall   The CDC estimates that falls are the leading cause of injury and death

In the United States, over 10 million people have osteoporosis, which is a weakening of bones due to a lack of bone density. Engaging in a balance of these three exercise categories can help build muscle and bone mass to prevent brittleness and breaks in the future: Weight bearing Placing stress on a bone during exercise sends bone tissue into high alert, where they create more cells in response. These denser cells create denser bones, making breaks due to brittleness less likely. Power

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