Category: Diagnosis

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Sep8th 2016

Treating Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

I just came back from another course!  This one was on going deeper into pelvic problems – literally.  I was trained in internal evaluation and treatment techniques for the pelvis for men and women.  Now don’t get all freaked out and think that now I am going to want to do an internal examination on

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Pinehurst Location Job Opening May4th 2016

What Is Physical Therapy?

As a follow up to our previous blog post on physical therapist education, I feel it’s fitting and appropriate to provide a more in depth post on what exactly we do as physical therapists. Quite often during our examination process and when delivering our treatment interventions our patients remark: “I didn’t know this was part

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Medical X-Ray imaging of hands Apr25th 2016

Imaging in Health Care

At Appalachian Physical Therapy, we believe informing and educating our patients and clients is a crucial part of our role. Our never-ending emphasis on learning keeps us very well informed and current with the best interventions in health care.  It also provides us with a wealth of information that we are passionate about sharing with

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Physical therapist education Apr20th 2016

Physical Therapist Education

Many times, I find that patients are surprised at the level of education that physical therapists have. It is helpful to understand the educational preparation your physical therapist has received in order to know who is most appropriate to treat your specific condition. One of the most important things to understand is that physical therapists

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Gluteus Minimus Feb3rd 2016

Your Leg Pain May Not Be Sciatica

Patients often present to our office saying, “My Sciatica is acting up.” This likely stems from the fact that patients turn to the Internet seeking answers regarding their symptoms. Sources on the Internet, such as Dr. Oz, WebMD, and Mayo Clinic, frequently offer some commonly accepted guidelines for diagnosing and treating a condition, and at times

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Serratus Anterior Jan14th 2016

Nerve Like Symptoms in the Arm

Serratus Anterior I had a patient come in last week with symptoms I recognized but had not seen in a while. It seems he “injured” his neck while shoveling a great deal of gravel before the holidays. He works as an excavator and was trenching a septic system. His chief complaint was “numbness and tingling”

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Spine X-ray Dec21st 2015

Diagnostic Imaging

Spine X-Ray In medicine we quite frequently place too much emphasis on diagnostic imaging (x-ray and MRI) results. Many times we are quick to use these findings in order to make a diagnosis and explain the reason for pain or dysfunction. This approach to diagnosis and treatment may lead us astray from the true cause

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