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Feeling Out of Breath? 5 Physical Therapy Exercises to Improve Lung Function

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According to the American Lung Association, about 37 million Americans are affected by pulmonary diseases. COPD (emphysema and chronic bronchitis) is the most prevalent. With the onset of COVID-19 in 2020, the number of individuals that may be affected by pulmonary and respiratory conditions has increased to affect a larger portion of the US...
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Experiencing Stiffness? Physical Therapy Can Help Loosen You Up

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Manual Therapy (MT) is a hands-on technique performed by physical therapists. Clinicians will apply a skilled, passive movement of joints and soft tissues directly or indirectly to anatomic structures that may be causing someone decreased range of motion or pain. Benefits of manual therapy include increasing relaxation, improving tissue extensibility, increasing range of motion,...
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How Physical Therapy Can Help Your Diabetes

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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases that results in elevated blood glucose levels and can result in long-term damage or dysfunction of various organs. Managing DM takes an interdisciplinary team that usually includes a physician, nurse, and dietician. Additional team members may include a pharmacist, clinical exercise specialist, podiatrist, psychologist or...
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How to Get Back on Track with those New Year’s Resolutions

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Struggling to Keep Those New years resolutions? You are not alone, by mid-February, 80% of us have lost sight of our ambitious goals.1 The key to success is not perfection, but rather not giving up.  “The most certain way to succeed, is always to try just one more time.”-Thomas Edison If you have started...
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Maintaining Balance and Stability by Improving Core Strength

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Balance is maintained through a combination of three different body systems working together efficiently and effectively. These systems include: 1,2,3,4: (1) Vestibular “inner ear” system: provides information to the brain about motion, head position, and spatial orientation (2) Visual system: eyes send signals to your brain for where you are in space in relation...
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