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“High Ankle Sprain” vs. “Ankle sprain”: What’s the Difference?
Have you ever twisted your ankle stepping off a curb? Recently watched your favorite athlete limp off the field after someone landed on their ankle? Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries we treat, but why does it take so much longer for a high ankle sprain to heal? The answer: Different ligaments are affected.
ACL Reconstruction Rehab: Why So Long?
The ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament, is one of the key structures in your knee joint and one of its functions is to resist forward motion of your tibia…
Pickleball is a Sports Activity!
Pickleball has grown approximately 158% in popularity in the last 3 years, with an estimated 36.5 million people playing in the United States. It is essentially a combination of tennis, badminton and ping pong. While fun to play, it can be highly competitive. As with...
Is A Total Knee Replacement In Your Future?
Tired of being unable to perform daily activities such as climbing stairs, picking something up off the floor or even walking because of knee pain? One of the most common causes of knee pain in people over the age of 55 years, osteoarthritis can cause pain, stiffness...
Our Therapists are in full Sportsmedicine mode to help our student-athletes
Our Therapists are in full Sportsmedicine mode to help our student-athletes. Our videos show 17year old MK who was near the end of her rehab following a complex and painful right elbow injury that stopped her from pitching at a local high school and with her club...
Quarry Street Construction
Navigating the Construction on Quarry Street If you are coming up Quarry Street from the East Milton direction: Take a LEFT at the DETOUR onto COMMON STREET. Take a RIGHT onto ADAMS STREET. Take a RIGHT onto WHITWELL STREET. Take a RIGHT onto GRANITE STREET which then...
Post/Long Covid Syndrome
Post/Long Covid Syndrome A student recently presented to our staff about Post COVID Syndrome, otherwise known as Long COVID Syndrome. Our staff learned the definition of this, facts about it, as well as how Physical Therapy may play a role in the treatment plan. Long...
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) Injections
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) Injections In addition to Physical Therapy, our patients are often given other treatment options by their doctors to improve their pain. There are numerous interventions that may be recommended, and our patients often turn...
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Have you noticed that your arm or hand becomes numb while reaching overhead? Or while resting your arm on the open car window? Though these symptoms could be due to a variety of diagnoses, you may have a condition called Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS). The Thoracic...
Furnace Brook PT To Offer Pelvic Floor Therapy
What is Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy? Pelvic floor therapy is a subspecialty of physical therapy that is not as well known, but certainly important! The pelvic floor is a group of muscles that help to support our internal organs and hips, and just like any other...