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Falls in Senior Population: Can We Prevent Them?

March 24, 2015 by admin

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 […]

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Chiropractor vs. Physical Therapy: Effective for the Back

October 21, 2014 by admin

Learn the difference between chiropractic and physical therapy treatments, and their effects for back problems. This article is from LIVESTRONG.com and written by Jessica McCahon. For more questions call our studio at 69-756-7500! Photo Credit BananaStock/BananaStock/Getty Images Physical therapy and chiropractic sessions both treat back pain without drugs or surgery. Chiropractic sessions and physical therapy […]

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Physical Therapist’s Guide to Rotator Cuff Tear

October 14, 2014 by admin

Take care of your shoulders, and learn more about rotator cuff tears in this article from the American Physical Therapy Association, written by by Charles Thigpen, PhD, PT, ATC and Lane Bailey, PT, DPT, CSCS. For more questions, call our studio at 619-756-7500! The “rotator cuff” is a group of 4 muscles that are responsible […]

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