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Sports Concussions: Prevention and Physical Therapy Treatment Part 2
Sports concussions are brain injuries that occur when you have a severe impact on or near your head, making your brain move or “shake” rapidly within its skull. Such injuries may damage your brain cells and alter your brain’s normal functioning. People in contact sports like soccer, football, basketball, hockey, and rugby are at the highest ... Sports Concussions: Prevention and Physical Therapy Treatment Part 2
Sports Concussions PART 1: The Impact of Physical Therapy
Concussions are traumatic brain injuries that may arise in any sport or leisure activity. These injuries can alter your brain’s memory, function, behavior, and emotions. Sports concussions from your physical fitness activities may have severe, lifelong consequences if you don’t identify and manage them correctly. Let’s review some need-to-know information for concussions in this week’s blog! ... Sports Concussions PART 1: The Impact of Physical Therapy
Epicondylopathy : Understanding the Symptoms & Treatment Options
Epicondylopathy, another word for golfer’s elbow or tennis elbow, is a painful condition that affects the tendons connected to the elbow. It can either be medial or lateral. Medial epicondylopathy (golfer’s elbow) is damage to the tendons that attach to the elbow’s inner side. On the other hand, lateral epicondylopathy (tennis elbow) usually affects the ... Epicondylopathy : Understanding the Symptoms & Treatment Options
Epicondylopathy : Understanding the Symptoms & Treatment Options
Epicondylopathy, another word for golfer’s elbow or tennis elbow, is a painful condition that affects the tendons connected to the elbow. It can either be medial or lateral. Medial epicondylopathy (golfer’s elbow) is damage to the tendons that attach to the elbow’s inner side. On the other hand, lateral epicondylopathy (tennis elbow) usually affects the ... Epicondylopathy : Understanding the Symptoms & Treatment Options
Understanding Subscapularis Syndrome and Shoulder Pain
Our shoulders are responsible for so many things – they are the main connection point for our arms to our torsos, and they are able to provide our limbs a wide variety of motion! The shoulder and all the structures that surround and make up this joint are very complex, and can easily become affected ... Understanding Subscapularis Syndrome and Shoulder Pain
ACL Tear Explaining Buffalo Bills Linebacker Von Miller
We all remember Buffalo Bills’ linebacker Von Miller sustaining a knee injury on Thanksgiving Day of 2022 against the Detroit Lions. Physicians initially thought it was a minor injury that would be healed up within a few weeks- but Von underwent surgery in December of 2022 to treat a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ... ACL Tear Explaining Buffalo Bills Linebacker Von Miller
Bursitis Beyond The Pain Understanding The Cause
Beyond the Pain: Understanding Bursitis What Is Bursitis? The human body is capable of so many things, but that means it is also prone to so many different injuries and conditions. One of the more complicated conditions is something that can affect many different joints in the body. It’s called bursitis. Bursitis is a medical condition ... Bursitis Beyond The Pain Understanding The Cause
Unraveling Piriformis Syndrome and the Role of Chiropractic Care
Piriformis syndrome is one of the more challenging conditions afflicting our patients. The defining symptom is low back pain radiating down one or both legs and hips, and buttock discomfort on one side of the body. The issue is that most people confuse sciatica and piriformis pain. Both conditions affect the sciatic nerve, and the pain ... Unraveling Piriformis Syndrome and the Role of Chiropractic Care
Physical Therapy for Work Injuries: How to Get Back on Your Feet
Sustaining an injury at work can negatively affect your job, livelihood, and well-being. Missing work because of such an injury may lead to psychological effects like being afraid to move and prolonging your recovery period. Chances are, you’re wishing to get well as soon as possible following a work injury. Physical therapy (PT) may help with recovery ... Physical Therapy for Work Injuries: How to Get Back on Your Feet
Therapeutic Ultrasound- Healing through Physical Therapy
Ultrasound is an effective imaging technique with numerous applications in medical procedures, including pregnancy. But, this isn’t the only type of ultrasound out there. At Buffalo Chiropractic + Physical Therapy, we utilize a technique called therapeutic ultrasound. Our doctors use this to treat different musculoskeletal issues you might have, including muscle spasms, tissue injury, and pain. How ... Therapeutic Ultrasound- Healing through Physical Therapy