Freedom Physical Therapy Blog
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Can I Exercise Outside In Winter?
Exercise in Winter Now that the weather is colder, you may notice your body feeling stiffer or more difficulty completing your exercise routine in the cold. Colder weather impacts your body in many ways, including muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints. If these...
What to Know Before a Total Knee Replacement
What You Need To Know Total knee replacements are a common surgical procedure, which improves the quality of life. Even with its commonality, many people delay and even put off having surgery due to their fear of the rehabilitation that follows. Patients hear stories...
Preparing Your Body for the Birth of Your Baby
Preparing Your Body for the Birth of Your Baby Most women are familiar with the Kegel exercise or the contraction of the pelvic floor muscles. While these are important in maintaining the health of your pelvic floor, we must not neglect the flip side to that coin,...
What Type of Exercise is Right For You?
What Type of Exercise is Right For You? Did you know there are four types of exercise? They are endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility. Try performing exercises and training in each of these categories to maximize the benefits to your health. Different forms of...
5 Fitness New Year’s Resolutions to Keep This Year
5 Fitness New Year’s Resolutions to Keep This Year The beginning of the year is when most stop and reflect on the previous year and think about what they want to change and improve on going forward. For some, making New Year’s resolutions is daunting, while others...
A Guide to Aging in Place
Find helpful tips on making getting older an easier thing to do and to make yourself as independent as possible.
5 Ways Yoga Can Relieve Stress
The world around us moves quickly, causing many to multi-task, and your mind to always be on the go. Just 10 minutes of yoga each day could be the stress relief you need. Regardless of your flexibility level, you can reap the relaxation benefits. Here are 5 ways yoga...
More Than Just the Winter Blues: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
More Than The Winter Blues Every year on the first Sunday of November, Daylight Saving Time ends as we turn our clocks back an hour. Although it feels great to gain an hour of sleep, this "falling back" leaves us with far fewer daylight hours and longer nighttime. Our...
5 Ways to Spend Your FSA Money for Physical Therapy Services
It is almost the end of the year, and the money you placed in your Flexible Spending Account (FSA) at the beginning of the year, needs to be spent. Why not spend your money on taking care of your health and wellbeing? This time of year brings increased stress and...
The Best Ways to Reduce Stress and Feel Better
Life can be busy and stressful, especially with the Holidays right around the corner and so much to get done in a short time. Stress can affect the body in many ways such as suppressing the immune system, causing digestive and reproductive system issues, speeding up...
Does Exercise Change After Forty?
Does Men's Exercise Change After Forty? Let's answer the question, does men's exercise change after forty? Men after the age of forty may feel a significant decline in their exercise performance and health. It's like the old country song states, “I ain't as good as I...
Top 5 Things To Do and Know This Movember
Movember is the time of year where we raise awareness about Men’s health, from prostate health to mental health. Here’s what you should know!
Top 5 Ways Practicing Gratitude Benefits Your Health
Practicing Gratitude Are you happy? Feel fulfilled? Did you know that finding things around us to be thankful for or appreciate can help you improve both your physical and mental health? Gratitude is a way for people to learn how to appreciate what they have. This is...
Treating Chronic Low Back Pain
Treating Chronic Low Back Pain Did you know that people go to their doctors with complaints of back pain more frequently than any other problem? Sixty-five million Americans have reported a recent episode of back pain. Close to 16 million adults, roughly 8 percent,...
Common Breast Problems You May Not Know About
Common Breast Problems You May Not Know About Breast health is a topic that touches so many. There are many common breast conditions affecting people of differing ages, sizes, and genders. As a therapist, I have heard the plight of women reporting complaints...
Would Biofeedback Training Help You?
Would Biofeedback Training Help You? Could you benefit from a biofeedback training session? Let's try something; try doing a Kegel. Do you know if you are activating your pelvic floor muscles (the muscles that perform a kegel) correctly? Are you certain you are only...
The Pressure Filled World of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Pelvic Organ Prolapse Let’s talk about the pressure-filled world of pelvic organ prolapse. Have you ever had the feeling of pressure down on your pelvic floor? Have you ever felt like things were “falling out” down there? Do you avoid certain activities that you...
Top 5 Troublemakers for Lungs and How to Avoid Them
Top 5 Troublemakers for Lungs and How To Avoid Them October is Healthy Lung Month. It is important to talk about the top five troublemakers when it comes to lung health; general neglect, bronchitis, mold, air pollution, and smoking, and how to avoid them to help...
6 Secrets to Healthy Aging
Feeling young isn’t just for the young! Feeling young isn’t just for the young! People are living longer and want to remain healthy and have a sense of purpose. There are several ways to promote healthy aging. 6 secrets to healthy aging include; getting the care you...
Are Headaches and TMJ Dysfunction Related?
Headaches and Temporomandibular Dysfunction- “Are they related?” Are you a chronic headache sufferer? Do you have neck pain, facial pain, a sensation of ear fullness, or pain? If you have never had your neck/ face/temporomandibular joint (TMJ) assessed by a trained...
How to Get Relief from Arthritis Pain
How to Get Relief from Arthritis Pain Arthritis is a common disease, with more than 50 million adults and 300,000 children affected. Arthritis is not a single disease, it encompasses more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions. While there is no true...
Why Balance Is More Important As You Age
Why Balance Is More Important As You Age As a Certified Falls Prevention Specialist (CFPS), each September allows me to bring attention to Fall Prevention Month. The statistics show that 25 percent of adults 65 and older have at least one fall every year, with over 3...
Getting PT First
Get PT First A recent interaction with a past patient resulted in the patient getting PT first and a desirable outcome. Without PT intervention first, the outcome for the patient may have been far different. The patient initially went to his primary MD complaining of...
Treating Back Pain with Graston
Low back pain is one of the most common and debilitating concerns for individuals pursuing physical therapy. Deya et al., 2006, performed a survey of 31,044 respondents, and of that large pool of subjects, 26.4% reported significant incidences of low back pain in the...
7 Ways to Boost Your Exercise Motivation
7 Ways to Boost Your Exercise Motivation Finding the motivation to break a sweat isn’t always easy. Make embracing physical freedom part of your daily routine with these tips to boost your exercise motivation. Learn 7 ways to boost your exercise motivation...
How Laser Therapy Can Help Heal Achilles Tendonitis
Roughly 6-18% of the active population have had activity halted or complained of Achilles pain. Let’s learn more about how laser therapy can help heal Achilles tendonitis.The basics – Anatomy The Achilles tendon is a thick tendon located in the back of the leg. This...
Kinesiotaping Explained
Kinesiotape Explained You have seen kinesiotape likely on professional basketball and football players. It’s usually interesting-looking black strips that crisscross the knee or shoulder joint. Kinesiotape is used to support and relieve pain in joints, muscles, and...
Common Causes of Dizziness Explained
Common Causes of Dizziness Explained In the clinic, we see many patients who come into the clinic complaining of dizziness or secondarily mention it to their therapist while having a different area of their body treated. Dizziness impacts about 15% of the population....
Improve Your Golf Game with a TPI-Certified Therapist
Improving Your Golf Game Golf is a widely popular sport that requires time, patience, skill, and physical wellness to play. Thanks to the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI), golfers can now be seen by TPI-certified specialists to address any physical limitations...
When Can I Return to Exercise After Having A Baby?
When Can I Return to Exercise After Having A Baby? A question from postpartum moms we hear in the clinic commonly is “When can I return to exercise after having a baby?” Giving birth is a big event. There are many remarkable changes your body must go through during...