Healing from injury, illness and disease takes time, and physical therapists are there every step through recovery. The work they do demands care and consideration for each patient, and it adapts to ...

Bend both knees to 90 degrees to lower down in the lunge. Press through your front heel to return to standing. If the reverse ...

Tony Gerst took a big step the other day, and his physical therapist expressed her elation with a sound that is difficult to describe. I’ve never heard anything like it — neither whoop nor squeal, but ...

Physical therapy is a medical treatment that helps you improve your function, range of motion, and overall quality of life. Physical therapy can help accelerate healing from an injury, reduce pain, ...

MANY OLDER ADULTS list aging at home as a priority, an objective shared by staff at Right Step Therapy in Merrimack. Owned by occupational therapist Andrea Bakhit and physical therapists Willow Henry ...

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been trying to increase my upper body strength, but am having difficulties. I am almost 70 and female, and have been moderately active. I exercise daily for 30 minutes using a ...

That said, gentle exercise can be equally as effective for many people. “Low impact does not mean low benefit,” Hribick says. “Activities like incline walking or hiking, weight training with ...

Orthopedic physical therapists are physical therapists who have received additional training and education in orthopedics. Orthopedics is a branch of medicine that focuses on the musculoskeletal ...