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  • Yoga Poses for Neck Pain

    Yoga Poses for Neck Pain

    Neck pain is extremely common and may be caused by several factors. These include daily activities that involve repetitive forward movement patterns, poor posture, or the habit of holding your head in one position. It doesn’t take a lot to develop pain in this area of your body, and it’s easy for that pain to extend to your shoulders and back. Neck pain can lead to headaches and even injury.

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  • Physical Therapy After Spinal Fusion: Week 1-6

    Physical Therapy After Spinal Fusion: Week 1-6

    Meeting with a physical therapist before and/or a few days after surgery is important so specific direction can be given on when to begin various types of exercise. Surgeons use many surgical techniques and approaches for fusion, for example: Access to the spine can be achieved through incisions in the front, the back, the sides, or some combination of approaches, Minimally invasive techniques or traditional open surgical techniques may be used.

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  • Physical Therapy: Rehabilitation Following Lumbar Fusion

    Physical Therapy: Rehabilitation Following Lumbar Fusion

    Rehabilitation and exercise are an essential part of recovery from a lumbar spine fusion. Careful planning and follow-through on a prescribed physical therapy program will go a long way in helping the patient recover from the fusion and have the best prospects for pain relief over the long term. Patients who have had or are contemplating lumbar fusion surgery are understandably concerned about making sure the fusion heals as intended. For this reason, many patients are afraid to be active and some do not want to move at all, fearing that they will risk having the fusion not set up properly.

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  • Active Physical Therapy for Neck Pain

    Active Physical Therapy for Neck Pain

    When treating neck pain, the primary focus of physical therapy is to improve the neck’s strength and flexibility. These goals are best achieved through active exercises designed to work the neck and surrounding muscles, gradually increasing the workload. The type and number of exercises can vary, and sometimes exercises are included to work other areas of the body as well.

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  • Passive Physical Therapy For Neck Pain

    Passive Physical Therapy For Neck Pain

    When applied as part of a physical therapy program for neck pain, passive treatments help reduce pain and stiffness. In theory, when pain and stiffness are reduced, exercises for the neck can be more effective. Types of Passive Physical Therapy - Some passive therapy treatment types, also called modalities, include: Ice and/or heat therapy. Ice or cold packs may be applied to help reduce pain and swelling.

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  • Physical Therapy: Exercise Ball Precautions

    Physical Therapy: Exercise Ball Precautions

    As with many types of back exercises, there are some people who are not good candidates for working with an exercise ball. The ball introduces a significant amount of instability and randomness into what may be familiar floor exercises. While this can be good for working different muscles, it may not be advised in a number of situations, including...

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  • Physical Therapy: Core Body Strength Exercises

    Physical Therapy: Core Body Strength Exercises

    These back exercises using exercise balls are designed to strengthen the muscles that support the spine from the lower back to the upper back, in front and back. Specific muscles targeted by these exercises include the abdominal, chest, and back muscles. These core body strength exercises with the ball can be challenging to perform. They should be learned with the help of an appropriately trained physical therapist, chiropractor, certified athletic trainer, exercise physiologist, physiatrist, or another type of spine specialist or exercise instructor.

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  • Physical Therapy: Exercise Ball Workouts For Back Pain

    Physical Therapy: Exercise Ball Workouts For Back Pain

    The exercise ball (or Swiss ball or physio ball) is a versatile piece of exercise equipment available to help people with back pain. In particular, many exercise ball programs are designed to bring movement to the spine in a controlled manner to help keep the discs nourished. Moving the vertebrae helps nourish the discs in the spine by increasing blood flow around the disc and by causing the water to flow in and out of the disc.

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  • Physical Therapy: Exercise Ball Uses

    Physical Therapy: Exercise Ball Uses

    The numerous applications of the exercise ball follow a range of difficulty levels, and the benefits for back pain patients can be felt at each level. From merely sitting on the exercise ball to doing structured aerobic exercise routines, the basic support needed by the back and stomach muscles is the same.

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  • Physical Therapy: Exercise Balls

    Physical Therapy: Exercise Balls

    The term "Swiss ball" was coined because one of the earliest noted uses of an exercise ball was in Switzerland in 1965, where a group of physical therapists used it in their work with children with cerebral palsy. The exercise ball may also be referred to as: Gymnic Ball or Gym Ball, Stability Ball, Therapy Ball, Physio Ball, Blue Ball (Because Many Are Blue).

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