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Sep 11, 2024 / Article
Falls prevention is often overlooked until a fall occurs. For older adults and those with balance or mobility issues, assessing your falls risk is crucial to prevent falls and related injuries. Stay proactive and safe by knowing your risk factors.
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Access activities that are designed to help children build strong, healthy bodies and minds through play.
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Use the following resources to raise awareness about the benefits of physical therapy and physical therapists' role as movement experts.
Jun 16, 2021 / Article
Find a Physical Therapist. Search the American Physical Therapy Association's Find a PT directory to find physical therapists near you.
Sep 28, 2021 / Article
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October is National Physical Therapy Month, a time to raise awareness about the many benefits of physical therapy and celebrate the profession. This year, the American Physical Therapy Association is emphasizing the vital roles physical therapists and physical therapist assistants play — across all specialty
Nov 28, 2021 / Guide
A medial patellofemoral ligament, or MPFL, injury is damage to the ligament that stabilizes the knee. They typically occur during a traumatic kneecap dislocation. Physical therapy helps to restore knee strength and function.
Nov 29, 2020 / Guide
Meralgia paresthetica, or Bernhardt-Roth syndrome, is a condition that causes numbness, tingling, or burning pain in the outer thigh.
Oct 14, 2022 / Guide
Muscular dystrophies include several genetic disorders. These disorders cause a loss of muscle mass (muscle "wasting"), which leads to increasing muscle weakness over time.
Jun 13, 2021 / Guide
Obesity is a chronic disease in which excess body fat worsens health and increases the risk for chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, stroke, depression, and some cancers.