What is Home Healthcare Physical Therapy? What is in-home physical therapy (PT) and how can it help you at home? What to Expect From Physical Therapy? How Do You Get In-Home PT? Who Can Benefit From It? What If I Don’t Qualify? Is In-Home PT Effective? Conditions Treated with Physiotherapy at Home: Post-Surgery Rehabilitation: Chronic…
What is a Peripheral Nerve Injury? Peripheral nerve injury causes damage or disruption to the nerves that extend from the spinal cord and brain to the rest of the body, which affects sensation, movement, and motor coordination. The peripheral nervous system is a group of motor and sensory nerves that connect the central nervous system…
What Is Torticollis? Torticollis, commonly known as “wryneck,” is a condition characterized by a twisting or tilting of the neck, resulting in the head being held in an abnormal position. When your infant has torticollis, his head twists and turns to the side due to the muscles in his neck. Also known as Wryneck. It…
Introduction The quadriceps home workout is challenging to give a single quad workout at home because everyone has different degrees of strength and fitness. You also need access to all the tools and equipment, such as the leg press and barbells, needed to create a whole training regimen, unlike in the gym. Doing a whole…
What is a Cupping Therapy? Cupping therapy, an ancient healing practice, has garnered increasing attention in recent years for its potential health benefits. Dating back thousands of years, cupping therapy has roots in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and has been practiced in various forms across cultures, including in Egyptian, Greek, and Middle Eastern civilizations. Originally,…
Exercises for the feet cramps can strengthen and increase flexibility while also reducing the risk of foot or ankle pain. Stretching your Achilles tendon, big toe stretches, toe splays and sand walking are suggested exercises. Exercise is important to maintaining the health of your body. Most foot exercises are simple to perform and don’t cost much money…
Strengthening exercises are activities that are developed to improve the strength of precise groups of muscles. Strengthening workouts overload the muscles until the point of muscle exhaustion. This pressure and overload of a muscle stimulates growth, improving strength. Weak muscles can raise the risk of injury to the surrounding joints and soft tissues. Muscular power…
Peroneal nerve injury affects the peroneal nerve, which runs through the front of your legs and into your foot and toes. This nerve and its branches sense the tips of your feet and the sides and fronts of your legs. You can also point your toes upward and gain control over the muscles in your front…
Chair exercises allow you to use your lower body while seated or supported, making them a perfect choice for anyone recovering from injuries or with balance or difficulties with mobility. Introduction: While everyone can use a chair, those who require support getting on and off the ground are usually the most suitable candidates. If we…
What is a Semimembranosus Tendinopathy? Semimembranosus tendinopathy is a condition characterized by pain, inflammation, and dysfunction of the semimembranosus tendon, which is one of the three hamstring muscles located in the posterior thigh. Chronic knee pain is rarely caused by semimembranosus tendinopathy (SMT). Because the condition is not well understood, it could go undiagnosed or…
