If you frequently experience headaches or migraines, you know how excruciatingly painful and frustrating they can be. Headaches can be debilitating to living your everyday life. At Spooner Physical Therapy, we work with many patients using physical therapy for headaches and migraines. Patients are very frustrated […]
When patients undergo amputations, they experience a range of unique, complex challenges. Not only do they need to regain strength, flexibility, and balance, but they must regain confidence. Individuals who have had an amputation are faced with the challenge of learning to trust their new prosthetic limb, as […]
Breast cancer patients may face the many hurdles when it comes to surgical recovery. The body needs to heal from the removal of tissue or perhaps even a foreign object, such as an implant or expander. While your doctor may recommend a variety of treatment options, you should know breast cancer physical therapy may be […]
There are many benefits to running but it’s an activity can potentially lead to injury and muscle strain. Many runners perform a teeter-totter balancing act as they strive to put on more miles, quicken their pace, but also seek to limit pain throughout their training. Runners tend to experience discomfort and injury to their […]
Athletes tend to put extra stress on their body due to rigorous training regiments, and not taking the time to allow the body to rest and restore itself properly. Among Dry Needling benefits is the relief for severe muscle strain. Dry Needling is a form of therapy in which ultra-fine needles are inserted into myofascial […]
If you’re working late one night and you experience some pain and tingling in your fingers, don’t just chalk it up to exhaustion. Pain, numbness, and tingling (in all fingers except for your little finger) are signs of carpal tunnel. Additionally, you may notice that you feel clumsy with your hands; you may be more […]
Many of Spooner’s patients end up in our care due to a referral from a doctor referral, family member or friend. It makes sense. Most people who aren’t therapists may not immediately know where to go for help, so they take the easiest route to finding a therapist—which often means going with a referral from […]
If you’re like many of our patients, you may think your office set up at work is what you’re stuck with. After all, it’s not uncommon to start a new job, get assigned an uncomfortable desk and chair, and just leave it at that. There are many reasons for this: you may be busy, perhaps […]
Younger students often experience pain from carrying heavy backpacks. Lugging textbooks, folders, lunches, and drinks quickly adds extra weight, which can lead to strained necks from hunching over or lower back pain.
On average, a backpack should not weigh more than 10-15% of a person’s body weight. However, children from 6 years […]
To everyone that competed in this year’s P.F Chang’s Rock and Roll runs- great job! It was a beautiful day for a run! As a Physical Therapist who was a competitive collegiate runner and has treated high school, collegiate, and professional runners, I wanted to share my insight with […]
