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Humans have evolved from hunting and gathering our food, each playing a very physical part in collective survival, to manning computers and acquiring our food in the line at the grocery or local convenience store.  As we have adapted and progressed technologically, our body composition has adapted and digressed in response to our daily routines, behaviors, and to our new means of survival.

What many people do not know is that some types of dizziness can be treated by Physical Therapy. Examples of diagnoses that produce dizziness that can be treated with skilled Physical Therapy Intervention include Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), an inner ear hypofunction, an injury from whiplash, and Post-Concussion Syndrome. Just like many different things can cause dizziness, people may describe their symptoms in many different ways depending on the origin of the injury.

We are all guilty of finding ourselves “slouching” from time to time.  This is especially noticeable when sitting.  Every once in a while, this is okay; but when you think about how much the average person sits, this can be quite problematic.  We sit during meals, we sit during the commute to and from work, many of us sit all day at work, and many of us spend our leisure time sitting in front of the television or computer.  If you spend all of this time sitting with improper posture, sooner or later, your body will feel the consequences.  According to the Global Burden of Disease study, low

Get Ready for Falls Prevention Awareness Day!
Tuesday, September 22nd is Falls Prevention Awareness Day (FPAD), sponsored by the National Council on Aging (NCOA).

Did you know, according to the CDC, at least 3 million older adults visit the ER for fall-related injuries every year?1 Factors such as lower body weakness, difficulty walking, poor balance, and foot pain can all increase a person's risk of falling but are preventable with proper rehab therapy.

What is Tendinopathy?

Tendons connect muscle to bone and tendinopathies are irritations these tendons. Tendinopathies used to be referred to as tendinitis and sometimes still are. However, science, as shown us that inflammation, is rarely the main cause of tendon pain even though some inflammatory markers may be present at times.