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Athletic Training: An Integral Part of Your Healthcare Team

By: Jordan Joseph, ATC (Region 13/14) Traditionally, certified athletic trainers, or ATCs, have worked in conjunction with coaches, athletes, parents and physicians to ensure the...

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Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy Greatly Improves Function After Breast Surgery

Many women with breast cancer will have surgery. These surgeries, while vital, can have negative consequences for which physical therapy can provide a significant benefit.

TMJ Pain
Jaw Pain

5 Lifestyle Behaviors that Contribute to TMJ Discomfort or TMD

By Casondra Mortimer, DPT, Harrisonburg, VA Center TMJ stands for the temporomandibular joint, which connects one side of your mandible (lower jaw) to your skull. Temporomandibular dysfunction...

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Headaches & Migraines

Managing Cervicogenic Headaches At Home With Physical Therapy Exercises

By Nicholas Maggio, PT, DPT, Lancaster, PA Center What manifests as a headache actually could be coming from your neck. It’s what is known as a cervicogenic...

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Career Tips

My BenchMark Experience – JJ Junkin

I graduated PT school from a program in San Diego – and never wanted to leave!  While some people were looking forward to graduation day,...

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Health & Nutrition

Importance of Nutrition in Athletes

By Scott Dunham, PT, Richmond, KY Center Age, gender, training methods and sleep patterns influence sports performance and risk of injury. However, nutrition often is an overlooked...

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Neck Pain

Managing Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain through Exercise

By Andrew Ryan, DPT, 2018 OCS Resident, Salem, OH Center Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain affects the bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and nerves. Low back pain is the...

Hand Pain
Physical Therapy

Amid Opioid Crisis, PT as Alternative for Pain Relief

For a pitcher in New Mexico, it started with a foot injury. Knee surgery paved the way for a soccer player in California. A shattered...

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Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy vs Opioids

CHOOSE PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR SAFE PAIN MANAGEMENT No one wants to live in pain. But no one should put their health at risk in an...

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Health & Nutrition

How Technology May be Harming You

Have you ever considered how technology may be harming you? A recent study found that Americans check their mobile phones an average of 344 times...

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Neck Pain

Unkinking The Neck Condition Known As Torticollis

By Landon Wahl, DPT, Dillsburg Center If you’ve ever awakened with a kink in your neck and found it difficult to look from one side to...

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Injury Prevention

6 Steps to CrossFit Injury Prevention

By Nadia Jones, DPT, SCS resident, Tuscaloosa (University of Alabama Rec Center) CrossFit is a fitness routine consisting of a variety of functional movements, including power...

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