In the final post for Scoliosis Awareness Month we’ll look at the story of Anna and how physical therapy helped her regain mobility after being diagnosed with mild idiopathic scoliosis.

We’ve talked about what scoliosis is, how it feels to the patient, and how it can be diagnosed. This week we’ll talk about physical therapy’s role in treating scoliosis.

We recently started a series for Scoliosis Awareness Month and covered the topic of what scoliosis is. In this post, we’ll cover how it feels (from a patient’s perspective) and how it can be diagnosed.

June is Scoliosis awareness month, so we’ll be featuring some information from MoveForwardPT about scoliosis and how physical therapy can help!

Last week we discussed how Physical Therapy and Autism work hand in hand. Today we are going to give you some tips for selecting toys for children with developmental disabilities, specifically Autism. When selecting toys for children with Autism first, you want to...

What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? "Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability resulting in social, communication, and behavioral challenges. Symptoms begin in early childhood and continue throughout the lifespan. While many terms previously were used...

"Parkinson disease (PD) is the second most common degenerative brain disorder affecting adults. (Alzheimer disease is the most common.) Parkinson disease was first defined as only a “motor” (movement) disease, but research has shown that it also causes “nonmotor”...

March was also Multiple Sclerosis awareness month and this is another condition that physical therapists can also help treat. What is Multiple Sclerosis? "Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, usually progressive, disease that primarily affects young adults. More than...

Concussions are a traumatic brain injury that can cause lasting effects on brain tissue and change the chemical balance of the brain. Concussion may cause physical, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms and problems, both short-term and long-term. Every concussion is...

Each year the Brain Injury Association of America leads the country in observing Brain Injury Awareness during the month of March. Through many of our posts we've explored how physical therapy goes beyond helping people recover from knee, hip, or back surgeries....