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When do you need Carpal Tunnel Physical Therapy?
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 frequently dropping items or feeling[…]
All You Need to Know About Hand Therapy
If there’s one thing you should know about hand therapy, it’s this: don’t wait until it’s too late access this specialty service. Hand therapy is one of the best things you can do for yourself to avoid further injury and surgery.
Many of us tend to brush off pain we feel in our arms and hands, chalking it up to a[…]
Moms Need Physical Therapy, Too
Very few mothers go into pregnancy thinking it’s going to be a breeze. Often, moms are taken aback by the pain they experience along the way, pain that may follow them into the days and months that follow their delivery. Pain in their hips, lower back and even pelvic floor are extremely common pre- and post-pregnancy. However, just because these[…]
What Are Outcomes and How Do They Impact Your Care?
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 your network. We’re grateful for[…]
What is Workplace Ergonomics and Why Does It Matter?
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 you don’t want to rock[…]
The Benefits of Vestibular Physical Therapy
If you are experiencing symptoms of dizziness, pressure in the ear, nausea, ringing in the ears, chronic headaches, or imbalance, it could be a sign of dysfunction in your Vestibular system. The good news is a therapist can help with Vestibular physical therapy in order to get you back to living your life!
Your Vestibular system controls[…]
How Can Hand Therapy Help Neurological Disorders?
Recently, a client came to us with severe pain in her hand and wrist. In fact, she was in so much pain that she tried to convince her doctor to fast-track her to the operating room. However, her doctor encouraged her to try therapy first.
Every treatment at Spooner begins with a thorough evaluation, and it was discovered she had undergone[…]
What is Pelvic Floor Rehab and How It Can Benefit You
If you’re like many individuals, you probably don’t give your pelvic floor a second thought. Your next question may be “what is the pelvic floor anyway?” People generally aren’t aware of this internal group of muscles until there is an issue presented in the form of incontinence, pain, unusual pressure “down there”, or until you start[…]
Take Your Game to a New Level With FIT Golf Programs
FIT Coordinator, Brian Schulte from Spooner Scottsdale has integrated his movement education and love for golf to provide a program to enhance a golfer’s skill and movement ability. The FIT (short for “Functional Integrated Training”) program bridges the gap from physical therapy to greater movement goals.
Although infrequent, limitations in insurance coverage cause some patients to discontinue their physical therapy plan,[…]
Functional Integrated Training (FIT) Helps You Get Back in the Gym
After physical therapy clients plateau in their rehabilitation progress, many patients can find themselves stuck between the transition of healing and engaging in physical exercise. Spooner Physical Therapy has created a bridge program to help their clients smoothly transition from post-rehabilitation into physical training.
Functional Integrated Training (FIT) was designed to assist patients get back into the gym with[…]
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