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Physical Therapy can fix your posture If you’ve tried stretching or adjusting your workstation but still experience pain in your neck, shoulders, or wrists, physical therapy may be the missing piece. Is your posture causing you pain? Physical therapists are movement experts who can pinpoint the root cause of your pain and create a treatment […]
By Melinda O’Bier, PTA, Aquacare Salisbury – Milford Street Gardening is a wonderfully therapeutic activity, offering a chance to enjoy nature, get fresh air, and even sneak in some exercise. However, it also requires a lot of bending, stretching, reaching, and repetitive movements—actions that can easily throw off your balance or strain your muscles if […]
Aquacare Athletics now offers sports medicine services at The Factory, providing comprehensive treatment and training to support athletes in reaching their peak potential. Earlier this year, Aquacare launched PT PLUS, in-home mobile physical therapy that travels to a client’s home, workplace, pool, or fitness center. In similar fashion, Aquacare Athletics will bring quality physical therapy […]
If you or someone you love is dealing with achy, stiff joints, you’re not alone. We’re talking about osteoarthritis today – that pesky condition that makes your knees creak and your fingers feel like they’re staging a rebellion. But don’t worry, we’ve got some good news about how physical therapy is changing the game for […]
Aquacare Physical Therapy welcomes three new team members to its Lewes teams. Layne Gable, PT, DPT, WCS, CLT, sees patients at both Lewes locations – King Street Row and Route 24. Layne has four years of experience working with pelvic health and lymphedema patients. She believes in treating every patient as a whole person, based on […]
By Dylan Nibblett, PTA As the weather becomes colder, ice and snow begin to pose serious risks for slips, falls, and other potential injuries. When it comes to the foot and ankle the most common injuries around this time of year are caused by slips and falls including ankle sprains, stress fractures, and exacerbation of […]
At 16, most of Ava McCarron’s days consist of school, friends, working at her parent’s ice cream shop, and sports. During her freshman year, Ava injured her ankle while playing soccer. While it wasn’t a break or fracture, several tendons were over-stretched and injured. “She was in a boot for several weeks to help her […]
By Cara Konlian, MSPT, CEO, Aquacare Physical Therapy Are you a pickler? Picklers are people who play pickleball, named the fastest-growing sport in America three years in a row. People of all ages embrace pickleball because it is a fun fast-paced game that is competitive but also creates camaraderie among players. Any healthcare provider […]
By Cara Konlian, MSPT, CEO, Aquacare Physical Therapy – Berlin Did you know studies have found that exercise reduces arthritic knee pain just as well as taking an anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen? Hip and knee osteoarthritis are some of the most common orthopedic conditions affecting middle-aged to older adults. As we age, the wear and […]
Did you know that females are 5 times more likely to sustain a knee injury than males? Statistically, 30,000 high school and college-age females will injury their knee this year with a majority of these injuries coming from non-contact injuries. What is an ACL and how is it injured? Cruciate ligaments are found inside your […]
Calling all athletes, from recreational to the ultra-competitive. Starting a new sport or a new season is a prime time for sports injuries. Don’t go through all the work of training just to be sidelined by an injury. Often, athletes have been training for days, months and even for years to compete, to excel and […]
Aquacare – Easton recently announced Madison Lee Asche, DPT, will be its new clinical director. Asche treats people of all ages who have sports-related injuries, orthopedic injuries or following surgery, and she is also experienced in manual therapy techniques. She has completed courses in the McKenzie technique of treating spine pain. She recently completed a […]