How Much Does Physical Therapy Cost?
How Much Does Physical Therapy Cost? Any way you look at it, healthcare costs are no trivial matter. And when you factor in high deductibles and pricey specialist visits, the numbers only go up. In today’s world, it’s necessary to examine the cost of each step of your healthcare in your treatment plan. The first […]
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution Wondering how to keep your New Year’s resolution? You’re not alone. People around the world make New Year’s resolutions each year, but most fall off the wagon within a month. Yet, year after year, almost half of the US makes a resolution for the upcoming year. Having a […]
New Strategies for Chronic Pain
Chronic pain can be devastating. You wonder if you’ll ever feel normal again. You’ve tried everything…. pills, chiropractic, miracle cures, injections. Or you spend time trying to find the right surgical solution, but no one can guarantee that surgery will fix the problem and might even make it worse. You wonder if you’ll have to […]
Make Your Patients’ Good News Even Better with This One Simple Action
The following is adapted from Called to Care. Imagine an after-dinner scene at a long-term care facility in Florida. A few dozen residents have gathered to play games, talk, watch television, and visit with family members. Suddenly, the peaceful scene is shattered when an eighty-nine-year-old man falls out of his wheelchair. In short order, staff […]
The Science Behind “Ending on a High Note”
The following is adapted from Called to Care. Imagine getting a call that your child has injured himself during football practice. Although you are up against a work deadline, you have to find an available doctor, leave work early, pick up your son, battle traffic, hunt for a parking space, and sign in by 5:30 […]
What Is the Broaden-and- Build Theory, and How Can It Improve Healthcare Today?
The following is adapted from Called to Care. When you walk into a medical office in the United States these days, you’re typically met with paperwork clipped neatly onto a board with a pen and a chain. You know the paperwork will ask you, in a million different ways, what’s wrong with you, along with […]
Coronavirus Treatment: How PT Helps with Life After COVID
By now, it’s no secret that COVID-19 has changed the world forever. Physical therapy, like the rest of the healthcare sector, is no exception. Patients are desperately seeking coronavirus treatment both before and after illness. Throughout the course of COVID, physical therapists have played an important role in reducing strain on the healthcare system by […]
7 Ways to Enhance the Placebo and Limit the Nocebo Effects
The following is adapted from Called to Care. A group of medical students was asked to participate in a study on two new drugs: a tranquilizer and a stimulant. Each student was given a packet containing either one or two blue or red tablets. They were not told that the tablets were inert and contained […]
Getting Race-Ready: A Runner’s Guide
Now more than ever, our patients who are training for a race often ask us what they need to know to stay healthy through the course of their training regime and on through race day. So, we figured it was high time we shared our pro tips. So, whether you’re running for the first time, […]
Physical Therapy Exercises for Lung Health
Breathing Problems & COVID-19 Breathing is one of the most important processes that the human body performs. Breathing is the body’s way of facilitating gas exchanges that allow cellular respiration to occur, primarily by bringing oxygen into the body and flushing carbon dioxide out of the body. To put it simply – without the breathing […]