Reddy Care Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy and Osteopenia: Aggressive Bone Health Treatment Options

Physical therapy can be used in a variety of ailments and conditions and often is a type of alternative medicine that we do not associate with specific diseases. If you are living with complications associated with osteopenia – a form of bone disease that causes loss of bone density – you may want to consider physical therapy to boost your overall health.

Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation: Can It Benefit You?

Pelvic floor problems are unique and Reddy-Care Physical Therapy understands that conditions exist that can significantly affect your quality of life.  That’s why Reddy-Care PT offers specific Women’s Health Physical Therapy services at our Great Neck, NY location.

How can a Women’s Health Physical Therapist help?

Women of all ages suffer, sometimes silently, embarrassed by painful conditions that have a major impact on quality of life.  A Women’s Health Physical Therapist can help with a thorough assessment and treatment program.

Strain Counterstrain for Back Pain

Originally developed by an osteopathic physician, Lawrence Jones, DO, FAAO, strain-counterstrain technique is a method for reducing chronic and/or acute muscle spasm anywhere in the body. The big advantage of this technique is its extreme gentleness to the patient. The patient often wonders how this technique can work when the therapist does not seem to be “doing anything”.

Advanced New Equipment to Relieve Back Pain

Reddy-Care is proud to introduce revolutionary new equipment in the treatment of back pain. The Alter-G treadmill is an amazing non-weight bearing treadmill. It allows you to walk and even run taking up to 80% of your body weight off your spine and legs. This is very important for patients with back pain as it allows them to move and exercise while relieving back pain. Studies show that this new type of “unloading” treadmill can help recovery from back pain occur faster.

Beware Of Bed Rest

Bed rest and inactivity have been shown to weaken muscles and bones. Exercise, in general, increases strength and flexibility of the muscles and aids in healing by increasing blood flow to the affected area. In treating back pain, our physical therapists help put a plan together to ease you back to doing pain-free activities and we do this on your individual health history, abilities, interest and availability.

In addition to exercise, physical therapy utilizes a variety of gentle modalities such as ultrasound, electric stimulation, massage, and thermal therapy to help relieve muscular spasms. Physical therapy excels in the use of muscular strengthening exercises to build stability.

Can Your Feet Be Causing Your Back Pain?

Back pain affects millions of Americans and for many it starts from the ground up. Ignoring how feet affect the lower back can sometimes mean missing the source of back pain. When walking, the body must adjust to many forces which affect both the feet and the spine. When your foot hits the ground, your whole body feels the effect. Imagine in your car if your shock absorbers were worn out. You would feel every bump and jolt from the road. Your feet and legs are much the same way. The greater the impact of your step, the more impact it has on your body. When you run, your lower extremities absorb two to five times your body weight. This increased stress on your body can result in lower back pain.

Treatment for Shoulder Dislocations

The shoulder has the greatest range of motion of any of the joints in the human body. It is also the most commonly dislocated joint in the body. The shoulder is comprised of the humeral head (ball) and the glenoid (socket). The shoulder, as opposed to the hip, has a very shallow socket similar to a plate or saucer.

The joint capsule of the shoulder encases the entire ball and socket articulation, and is attached to the socket at the labrum (bumper of tissue surrounding the rim of the socket).

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE SHOULDER DISLOCATES?

Is Physical Therapy Recommended for Shoulder Sprains?

People looking for relief from shoulder sprain often ask the question: is physical therapy recommended for shoulder sprain? The answer to this question lies in first looking into the causes of the condition.

Causes and Symptoms of Shoulder Sprain

Shoulder sprain results from an injury to the soft tissues or ligaments that connect with the bones around the joint. In most cases, a fall, a direct blow to the region or a forced twist of the arm beyond its normal range of motion causes this condition. Other possibilities can be a poor posture maintained by the stressed arm for a prolonged period.

Do you need to see a Physical Therapist for your shoulder pain?

Take this simple test…

Less than 3 Yes: You’re doing fine. Exercising may help keep your shoulder in check.

Between 3 and 6 Yes: Physical Therapy is an option for you.

Between 6 and 10 Yes: We would advise you to see a doctor to get a better diagnosis. PT is definitely an option.

QUESTIONS-

1. Do you have pain when you raise your arm above your head?

2. Does it hurt to reach?

3. Do you have pain while sleeping at night?

4. Does it hurt to lie on your shoulder?

Shoulder Pain: The Risk Factors That Cause Shoulder Pain and What to Do About Them

Many people with shoulder problems suffer needlessly because of a delay in treatment. Early symptoms of a shoulder prob­lem that people often ignore are pain in the front or back of the shoulder, difficulty reaching into a back pock­et, aching at night or a sharp twinge when raising the arm.

The shoulder is a complex joint and used all day as we go about our busy lives. Because of this it is often injured or overused. By the time an individual feels pain or experiences any loss of function the problem has progressed.