Blog

The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that are attached to the bones of the shoulder joint. They allow the shoulder to move while keeping it stable. When it comes to shoulder pain, this is the most common area affected. The tendons of the rotator cuff pass underneath a bony area on their way to attaching to the top of the arm bone. These tendons join together to form a cuff that surrounds the shoulder joint. This helps keep the joint stable and allows the arm bone to move on the shoulder bone.Injury to these tendons may

Physical therapy is a dynamic health care profession that aims to assist individuals with the achievement, maintenance, and restoration of maximal physical functioning and health throughout their life. Thus, only a physical therapist can supervise, direct and provide physical therapy services. The terms "physical therapy" and "physiotherapy" as well as "physical therapist" and "physiotherapist" are all synonymous.Physical therapists use their professional knowledge and skills to interact with individuals to achieve mutually agreed upon goals that will allow them to maintain or achieve their highest level of physical function. In addition to this, physical therapists are also involved in the promotion of health

Calcific tendonitis of the shoulder occurs when calcium deposits form on the tendons of your shoulder. The tissues around this deposit can become inflamed, causing a great deal of shoulder pain. This condition is fairly common, and mostly affects people over the age of 40. Calcific tendonitis occurs in the tendons of your rotator cuff. The rotator cuff is made up of several tendons that connect the muscles around your shoulder to the humerus.No one really knows the causes of calcific tendonitis. Some feel that pressure on the tendons can damage them, causing the calcium deposits to form, while others think

A pelvic floor disorder (PFD) occurs when the muscles or connective tissues of the pelvic area weaken or are injured. The most common pelvic floor disorders are urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. PFDs are more common among older women.The "pelvic floor" refers to a group of muscles that attach to the front, back and sides of the pelvic bone and sacrum. Like a sling or hammock, these muscles support the organs in the pelvis, including the bladder, uterus or prostate, and rectum. They also wrap around your urethra, rectum, and vagina (in women). Coordinated contracting and relaxing

Collision sports, throwing sports and overhead activities which involve overhead and across the body movement of the arm cause injury to ACJ. The ACJ injury which is also known as shoulder separation is one of the most commonly observed shoulder injuries in sports medicine, accounting for 9% of all injuries to the shoulder girdle. The injury which was noted by Hippocrates in the earliest days of medicine yet does not have a definitive non-surgical treatment method. Physical therapy though has proved to be an effective treatment for Grade I-III injuries in a short period while other severe injuries will require