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Maintaining proper posture offers more than just aesthetic benefits. It is essential for developing strength, flexibility, and balance in the body, leading to reduced muscle pain and increased energy levels throughout the day. Adopting correct posture also alleviates stress on muscles and ligaments, minimizing the risk of injury. Additionally, there may be positive effects on […]
The goal for our patients at Aquacare Physical Therapy is to achieve as close to a pain-free life as possible and improve mobility, function, and activity tolerance depending on each patient’s diagnosis. Therapists also assist in the distribution and education of a home exercise program that is performed and progresses throughout a patient’s course of […]
Despite one’s attempts to maintain good posture, sitting for long periods of time is just not healthy. It is important to move and change positions regularly. The old cliché “motion is lotion” or “rest is rust” is very true. Many people started working from home during the pandemic and may still be working at home. […]
May is National Stroke Awareness Month. Have you or someone you know had a stroke? A stroke, also known as a cerebrovascular accident, is a disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain which can deprive the brain of oxygen by either blood clots or ruptures of an artery. Different types of […]
Neck pain? Back pain? Is it shooting down your arms or legs? How is your posture? The McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy is an evidence based approach to treating pain. Physical Therapist, Robin McKenzie, founded The McKenzie Method after working with patients, he found that certain planes of movement can affect pain and […]
By Kaitlyn Willin, PTA, Aquacare Salisbury – S Curve. Physical Therapy Helps Shorten the Recovery Process: Many people that are in a car accident don’t realize immediately that they may have received a serious injury. When they do realize how the injuries are affecting their everyday life, they may turn to pharmaceuticals or other opioids […]
Imagine that you just recently bent over to get the laundry out of the drier and “threw your back out.” You now have low back pain, occasional pain radiating down your right leg, and are having significant difficulty walking, sitting, and sleeping comfortably. Several weeks pass and you are thinking, “This will probably just go […]
Titelist Performance Institute (TPI) “is the world’s leading educational organization dedicated to the study of how the human body functions in relation to the golf swing. TPI has analyzed how physical limitations in a player’s body can adversely affect the golf swing and potentially lead to injury.” Low back pain is the most common golf […]
Now that you understand why low back pain occurs during golf from our post “Golf Related Low Back Pain Part 1: Why does it occur??” Let’s now talk about how you modify the causes of low back pain and reduce your low back pain. Below are 3 strategies to reduce the stress placed on your lumbar […]
Low back pain is extremely common in all parts of society and the golf world is not excluded. It has been reported that low back injury is the most common golf injury making up 25% of all golf injuries with injury rates varying from 18-54%. “Based on data collected at Titelist Performance Institute from over […]