by admin | Nov 12, 2023 | Ankle, Chronic Conditions, Elbow, Hand, Headache, Heel and Foot, Hip, Knee, Low Back, Neck, Pelvic Floor, Shoulder, Thoracic, TMD, Wrist
Home /Wrist How do we track your progress? Patient goals: We define patient-centered goals as what you hope to accomplish from physical therapy. While these are typically activity-specific goals, often patients report they just wish to experience less pain. When this...
by admin | Nov 12, 2023 | Thoracic
Home /Thoracic Benefits of Spinal Manipulation What are Spinal Manipulations? Spinal manipulations include positioning of a patient and then performing a single, rapid movement to an area of the spine including cervical (neck), thoracic (upper back) and lumbar (lower...
by admin | May 30, 2023 | Thoracic
Home /Thoracic Physical Therapy for Kyphosis What is kyphosis? Kyphosis refers to the normal rounding of the upper back. Occasionally, people will have excessive rounding and in this case the rounding/kyphosis is referred to as hyperkyphosis (hyper = above normal)....
by admin | May 26, 2023 | Thoracic
Home /Thoracic Physical Therapy for Vertebral Compression Fractures What are Vertebral Compression Fractures?Vertebral compression fractures are extremely common in patients with compromised bone density, as in the case of osteoporosis or osteopenia. In patients...
by admin | May 26, 2023 | Thoracic
Home /Thoracic Physical Therapy for Osteoporosis/Osteopenia What is Osteopenia and Osteoporosis?Osteopenia is a decrease in bone mineral density (BMD) below normal values for an individual’s age. If BMD continues to decrease, osteopenia can progress to osteoporosis....
by admin | Dec 19, 2021 | Thoracic
Home /Thoracic Can the neck refer pain to the upper back/thoracic spine? If your pain is in the region between the neck and the shoulder, between or around the shoulder blades or you have both neck and upper back pain, odds are the neck is involved. This is...