Falls in Senior Population: Can We Prevent Them?

30% of people over the age of 65 years fall 1 or more times in a year. Falls are the leading cause of death from injury in elderly adults. In 2003, 13,700 people died from falls. A fall is defined as an event that results in a person coming to rest unintentionally on the ground […]

How to Get Rid Of That Pain in Your Neck? Answer: Physical Therapy

Your neck, also called the cervical spine, begins at the base of the skull and contains seven small vertebrae. Incredibly, the cervical spine supports the full weight of the head, which is on average about 12 pounds. While the cervical spine can move your head in nearly every direction, this flexibility makes the neck very […]

Knee Pain? Solution: Work your glutes.

Many of us will experience different degrees of knee pain at least once in our lifetime. Factors that can affect the level of knee pain include: faulty movement patterns, muscle force and/or length, posture/alignment and physical activity (occupational, recreational, self-care activities). Many health practitioners choose to treat just the symptoms of knee pain; using modalities […]