By Rathika “Rinku” Bhakta, PT, DPT
As wild as statistics go, 25% of women experience stress urinary incontinence as a result of some sort of pelvic floor dysfunction. This includes the huge change that occurs in your body, namely to the pelvic floor, during pre- and post-partum. Stress urinary incontinence occurs when there is an increase […]
Astym® is a manual therapy technique that uses specialized instruments to apply pressure along dysfunctional muscles, tissues and tendons. Research continues to show that Astym is an effective, non-invasive way to promote the body’s natural healing process and improve function.
Astym can be applied on most areas of the body, but today we wanted to focus […]
Using your hands and wrists effectively requires a great deal of fine motor skill, meaning you need to be able to make small, coordinated movements to accomplish the daily tasks you call upon your hands to complete. When you suffer an injury to the hand or wrist, those fine motor skills are disrupted, and your […]
Dizziness and vertigo have become synonymous with one another; an interchangeable set of terms describing the same symptom. Regardless of whether someone says they are “dizzy” or they “have vertigo”, chances are you’re painting the same picture in your mind.
This connection makes sense. After all, the definitions of […]
In celebration of Hand Therapy Month, we asked Spooner’s Director of Hand Therapy, Ty Pehrson, MOTR/L, CHT, to walk you through everything you need to know about the world of custom splinting and what to expect when visiting a Spooner hand therapist.
You most likely have seen splints in a variety of local drug stores. […]
Surgery can be a daunting prospect, so it’s natural to wonder, “Are there things I can do to avoid or delay surgery?” To quickly satisfy your curiosity the answer is “Yes.” Physical therapy is one way you can avoid or delay surgery, but the circumstances have to be right.
Ron had a stroke in January 2020 and started working with Caralyn at the end of October 2020. In recognition of Stroke Awareness Month, we are excited to spotlight Spooner Peoria’s Caralyn Debash, PT, DPT and her patient Ron.
When asked why physical therapy is […]
Did you know 800,000 people have a stroke in the United States each year? Stroke kills twice as many women as breast cancer does, making stroke the third leading cause of death for women. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of serious long-term disability. Quick […]
About 2.1 million people in the United States are currently living with limb loss, with 185,000 people having an amputation each year. Moments that Matter is an initiative by our friends over at the Amputee Coalition to recognize and honor patients during Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month which is celebrated annually […]
The LSVT BIG program is a holistic treatment approach that addresses not only movement patterns but also non-motor symptoms including emotional changes and cognitive changes that one develops with a neurological condition.
LSVT BIG first started as a specific protocol for the treatment of patients with Parkinson’s. As more research has become available, the studies […]
