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Physical Therapy Guide to Total Knee Replacement (Arthroplasty)

May 8, 2023 / Guide

A total knee replacement, or arthroplasty, involves replacing damaged parts of the bones at the knee joint.

Physical Therapy Guide to Traumatic Brain Injury

Jul 3, 2017 / Guide

Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, occurs when an injury disrupts the way the brain functions.

Physical Therapy Guide to Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tear

Feb 12, 2018 / Guide

A triangular fibrocartilage complex tear is an injury to the ligaments in the middle and outer side of the wrist.

Physical Therapy Guide to Turf Toe

Feb 22, 2021 / Guide

Turf toe is the name for a sprain of the metatarsophalangeal, or MTP, joint where the big toe meets the foot. The injury occurs when the big toe is forced back toward the top of the foot past its normal range of motion.

Physical Therapy Guide to Vertigo

Apr 11, 2021 / Guide

Vertigo is a sensation or feeling that a person or their environment is spinning. It can cause balance problems and often is a result of an inner ear problem. 

Physical Therapy Guide to Broken Wrist (Wrist Fracture)

Jun 25, 2024 / Guide

A wrist fracture is a break in one of the bones near the wrist. People who have experienced a broken wrist may need physical therapy to regain normal wrist motion, strength, and function.

Basketball's Secret Weapon: A Physical Therapist

Feb 15, 2016 / Podcast

Kobe Bryant called her his secret weapon. As head physical therapist of the Los Angeles Lakers, Judy Seto kept him and all of his teammates healthy, and on the court.

Diastasis Recti Abdominis: The Likely Cause of "Mummy Tummy"

Sep 27, 2017 / Podcast

Diastasis rectus abdominis can happen in women during and following pregnancy due to the stretching of the abdominal wall.

How Physical Therapy and Pilates Enabled a Man With Crohn’s to Overcome Chronic Pain

Oct 17, 2019 / Podcast

After 50 surgeries for Crohn's disease, Ryan Hodgkinson had chronic pain, an opioid addiction, and depression that led his sister and physical therapist to intervene.

Telehealth for Physical Therapy: Why Now More Than Ever?

Apr 2, 2020 / Podcast

At the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Christi Crawford is working hard to meet the physical therapy needs of veterans who live in rural areas through telehealth.