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5 Common Hip Injuries

September 10, 2021

There can be many causes of hip pain and hip injuries, but we will be talking about the most common in this blog. Having hip pain can limit you from doing your daily activities, playing with your kids, performing your job duties, and cause you a lot of unnecessary stress if you don’t get it checked out right away! Below we will be discussing the common hip injuries, how they present, risk factors, and what to do if you think you have one of these injuries.

What Knee Pain Are You Having?

September 10, 2021

You probably don’t think about how much you move your knee joints in a day, but when you are experiencing knee pain, you become more aware of how much you are moving. Some of the common knee problems that people experience are Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, and Ligaments sprains and tears.

Foot and Ankle Problems

September 9, 2021

There are many reasons as to why your foot and ankle could be bothering you. Some of the primary injuries we see here at CPT are Ankle Sprains, Plantar Fasciitis, and Achilles Tendonitis. Ankle sprains are a very common injury we treat here at CPT. The most common ankle sprain is an inversion sprain which happens when your foot gets turned towards the other foot and stretches the tendons and ligaments on the outside of the ankle, causing the injury.

Rotator Cuff Injuries are a Common Baseball Injury

September 6, 2021

Rotator cuff tears are a common baseball injury, especially for pitchers. Your rotator cuff keeps your arm in its socket. It’s made up of a group of four muscles that combine as a tendon to help rotate and move your arm. This is why pitchers often fall victim to this injury. There are two types of tears including, partial and full-thickness.

Sciatica

August 27, 2021

Do you think you may have sciatica? Comprehensive Physical Therapy can help. WHAT IS SCIATICA? Sciatica is the inflammation of the sciatic nerve that travels from the back down to the foot. This means sciatica can cause pain in your back, buttocks, hamstring, calf, shin, or foot, depending on where the nerve is irritated.

The 3 Most Prevalent Knee Problems

August 25, 2021

Knee problems are one of the most common injuries we see in physical therapy, whether due to a sports-related injury or degenerative changes that occur as we age. Some of the most common knee injuries include ligament injuries, meniscus injuries, and osteoarthritis.

Are Lower Back Problems Causing You Discomfort?

August 19, 2021

Back injuries and problems can significantly limit our ability to carry out daily tasks and enjoy the activities we love. Unfortunately, many people think it is just something they have to “live with,” so they try to push through the pain. BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. Thankfully, physical therapy can be highly beneficial for resolving lower back pain, thus significantly improving your quality of life.

How Much "Wiggle" is in Your Joints?

August 16, 2021

Joint mobility is the amount of movement that occurs within a single joint. This is not just how high you can raise your arm or how far you can bend your knee; it also is how much or how little “wiggle” there is within a joint. This “wiggle” is known as mild, moderate, or severe hypermobility (excessive movement) or hypomobility (limitation of motion, stiffness).

Warming Up & Cooling Down

August 12, 2021

Many people go out for a run or start a pickup game of baseball without taking the time to properly warm up or cool down afterwards. But making this part of your routine before and after playing a game, running, exercising or engaging in any high-intensity activity is crucial to preventing serious injuries.

Hip Injuries: How Common They Really Are

Hip Injuries are amongst the most common injuries seen for physical therapy. It is essential to treat hip injuries immediately when they begin to prevent further damage from occurring to the joint.

Top Twelve Exercises for Senior Citizens

People over the age of 65 should be reaching about 150 minutes of exercise each week. These top twelve exercises can help senior citizens reach and make their goals to stay healthy.

Manual Therapy: A Skilled Hands-On Technique

Manual therapy is one of the many types of physical therapy that we offer at Comprehensive Physical Therapy in Covington.

The Details of Rotator Cuff Tears

There are many signs and symptoms of rotator cuff tears that include pain reaching overhead, side to side, behind your back, weakness when lifting the arm, etc. In this blog, we discuss diagnosis and treatment of a rotator cuff tear.

Five Questions to Determine Origin of Neck and Back Pain

We have a series of questions for you to determine whether or not you are experiencing neck or back pain. You can treat these pains by giving Comprehensive Physical Therapy a call and scheduling you evaluation today.

3 Types of Shoulder Dislocations

Symptoms of shoulder dislocations include severe shoulder pain, limited motion in shoulder, hard knobs under skin near the shoulder, etc. Physical therapy can help you build up muscles, core stability, and posture after a shoulder dislocation.

The Results of Not Treating Neck Problems

When neck problems are not treated they can lead tp many things like tension headaches, facet joint dysfunction, and inability to perform daily tasks safely. With physical therapy, many of these neck pain problems can be resolved.

Lower Back Problems, A Common Complaint

Lower back problems can have long term effects on the body if not treated properly. Physical therapy uses a combination of strength exercises, hands-on techniques and body mechanic assessments to ensure correct muscle activation, good mechanics, and education to help decrease your pain and prevent re-injury.

Top 12 Exercises for Senior Citizens

As time goes on it is important to keep your body and health intact. By incorporating these stretches and exercises into your daily routine you can begin gradually improving your health and wellness.

3 Neck Problems and The Solutions

Although neck pain causes suffering, you do not have to suffer forever. By improving neck and upper back strength with physical therapy, you will be on the road to recovery.

What is a "Frozen Shoulder"?

Common causes of Frozen Shoulder and how you can heal it.

Treating Back Pain

Most of us will experience back pain of some sort during our lifetime. While back pain is prevalent in our society, it isn’t something you have to “live with”.

Proper Warm-ups are Key to a Successful Workout

Do you get sore after working out? Or tend to injure yourself working out?If yes, I have a question for you—what does your warm-up look like?

Neck Pain: A Result of Our Forward Head Posture

Neck problems, neck spasms and general neck pain are common complaints in the orthopedic rehab world. One of the most common causes of these problems is forward head posture.

Cuff Tears: Rehabilitation vs. Surgery

Most shoulder pain occurs following repetitive movements. These cause wear and tear that breaks down the rotator cuff tendons.

Trouble Bending Your Knees?

The hamstrings play an important role in the lower body. They are responsible for helping us stand, walk, run, and jump. Hamstrings are often neglected and can result in an injury to them, such as strains. One of the most common hamstring injuries that we see in the clinic is the hamstring strain.

Lower Extremity Injuries and Preventing Them

When people think of physical therapy the first thing to come to mind is often ‘injury.” While physical therapy is instrumental in solving injuries and improving functional deficits, it can also be used to prevent injuries specifically in the sport’s world.

Who knew everyday tasks could be affecting your shoulder?

Many of us out there have not played much sport in our lives or have only done it very infrequently. In that case, we are not always subject to many of the injuries that athletes or weekend warriors are subject to most often. In this blog, I’ll talk about some common injuries for those of us who are not often on the court or field.

What is the IT Band?

The IT Band is a part of body that is somewhat of a mystery to many. You’ve probably heard of the it but are you confident about where it is or what it does? We’ll answer these questions today.

What REALLY is Sciatica?

Sciatica refers to pain that radiates from the back, deep into the buttock and down into the back of the leg. This is generally caused by compression and irritation to the sciatic nerve. Sciatica generally develops over time due to repetitive postures or physical activity; for example individuals who do a lot of sitting are at greater risk.

Trouble With Your Rotator Cuff?

An irritated shoulder with certain motions or when we sleep, is a sign our rotator cuff could be giving us trouble.

Effective Treatment for Hamstring Injuries

Hamstring injuries are common amongst athletes, especially with movements involving high-speed running, high kicks, slide tackling, and splits.

Why Does Your Back Hurt?

Low Back Pain is one of the most common reasons for disability in Americans and impacts a very large portion of the population.

Warm Up & Cool Down

Many people go out for a run or start a pickup game of baseball without taking the time to properly warm up or cool down afterwards. But making this part of your routine before and after playing a game, running, exercising or engaging in any high-intensity activity is crucial to preventing serious injuries.

Stay Healthy, Move More!

For many of us, sitting and being inactive is part of our jobs. However, research has shown that getting in enough movement can counteract the negative effects of being sedentary.

Common Neck Injuries You’re Experiencing

While the majority of everyday neck pain and stiffness will alleviate over time without surgery it is important to understand neck pain and its causes.

A Common Joint to Injure

The shoulder is a very common joint to injure. Many shoulder injuries are caused by overuse and sometimes by a traumatic injury.

Treating Common Elbow Injuries

Fractures at the top part of the shoulder are very common.

What kind of disc?

What is a disc? What does a disc do?

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Patellofemoral Pain (PFP) is considered a diagnosis of exclusion for anterior knee pain (pain in the front of your knee or around your kneecap). Structurally, there is no specific tissue that is seriously damaged. Despite its seemingly vague description, this diagnosis is commonly the answer given. Let’s dive into what it means!

Snapping Hip Syndrome

This condition is classified by a “snapping” sensation at the front or side of your hip joint, caused by a muscle or tendon moving over a bony structure of the joint. For some individuals, this causes only the sensation of “snapping” without pain, but for others it can be painful and limit ability to perform activities of daily living or recreational activities.

Top 7 Sports Injuries

Sports injuries are injuries that occur during any sport or physical activity. Typically in a sports injury, the musculoskeletal (muscles, bones, and ligaments) system is involved.

Hiking and Knee Pain

Good news! There are things that we can do to condition our legs!

Our Scapula is the Root of the Problem

Shoulder pain and problems can come from a number of different sources. One common cause stems from our scapula. This is known as scapular dyskinesis.

Top 12 Exercises for Senior Citizens

While pushing to be a more physically active senior citizen, there are some safety precautions that need to be addressed.

Difference Between Hip Bursitis and Tendonitis

Have you ever woken up one morning and had pain on the outside of your hip? I’m sure you went online to try to figure out what was causing the pain and have seen a lot about “bursitis” or “tendonitis.” Well, which one is it?

Common Knee Conditions and How PT Can Help

In general, knee pain and common knee conditions occur due to muscular imbalances, how well your kneecap moves and abnormal kneecap tracking. Two common knee conditions are ACL tears and subsequent repairs as well as quad tendon tears and subsequent repairs.

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