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Category: joint pain

What Physical Therapy Can Do For Arthritis

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What is Arthritis? Arthritis is a chronic condition that causes inflammation of the joints.  Hips, knees, hands, and spine are the most affected joints in the body. Arthritis is not a single disease but an umbrella term that includes osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. Symptoms of Arthritis: Joint Pain Joint...
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Osteoporosis: Risk Factors and Symptoms

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Osteoporosis is defined as a degenerative, metabolic bone disorder that manifests in adulthood1. Studies show that 54 million Americans have osteoporosis and low bone mass.1 It is a serious and silent disease that is responsible for 2 million broken bones and $19 billion in related costs every year.1 There are a few different risk...
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Movement is a Valuable Predictor of Future Health & Resilience Against Disease

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People usually see a physical therapist for pain or loss of function. Think of the person who has back pain, the injured athlete or the person who has had a stroke. They all want to improve how they move and complete tasks. Now, there is good reason to wonder if physical therapists will start...
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Parkinson’s Disease: Reducing the Risk for Falls

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Parkinson’s disease is a progressive, neurologic disease that develops slowly over years and affects the body’s ability to move. Individuals who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease may experience the following symptoms:1,2 Tremor, mainly at rest Bradykinesia, or slowness of movement Rigid muscles, or stiffness Impaired posture Loss of automatic movements Cognitive impairment Gait...
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Are You Tired or Do You Have A Thyroid Disease?

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January is National Thyroid Awareness Month! Thyroid disease affects an estimated twenty million Americans, with up to 60 percent not even knowing that they have it.1 It is hard to tell if you are just trying to manage the stressed, overworked, sleep-deprived parts of everyday life, or if there is something more to it....
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