by jasonwhite | Jun 25, 2018 | ChoosePT, Exercise Therapy, Mobility, MoveFowardPT, Pain Management, Physical Therapy, Scoliosis
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. Anna is a 13-year-old girl who recently joined her middle-school soccer team. In...
by jasonwhite | Jun 18, 2018 | ChoosePT, Exercise Therapy, Mobility, MoveFowardPT, Physical Therapy, 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. The variety of treatment options for scoliosis includes physical therapy, bracing, and surgery....
by jasonwhite | Jun 11, 2018 | ChoosePT, MoveFowardPT, Physical Therapy, 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. Scoliosis is usually a pain-free condition, but pain may occur as...
by jasonwhite | Jun 7, 2018 | MoveFowardPT, Physical Therapy, Scoliosis
June is Scoliosis awareness month, so we’ll be featuring some information from MoveForwardPT about scoliosis and how physical therapy can help! The first question that has to be answered is, what is scoliosis? Scoliosis is a condition that affects the normal shape of...
by Jane White | Sep 8, 2017 | ChoosePT, Exercise Therapy, General, MoveFowardPT, Pain Management, Physical Therapy
Cancer, and the treatments for it, can cause physical problems such as pain, numbness, swelling, weakness, loss of balance, and difficulty moving or walking. With help from a physical therapist, exercise can benefit many cancer-related problems. Andrea Avruskin, PT,...