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Do you experience any discomfort in your shoulders? Shoulder trauma may be to blame, as you may not have realized. True, a shoulder injury might cause pain in the shoulder when you move your arm in...

It's important to note that physical therapists don't replace other doctors, but they do work alongside them to help you get better. In most circumstances, a...

Physical therapy is crucial for women's health because of women's specific physical and physiological characteristics. For instance, three functions are...

When it comes to exercising, managing pain, and rehabilitating oneself, many patients assume they know what they are doing. It is typical for people to say that...

In most cases, a physical therapist has worked with you or someone you know in the past to help with a mobility difficulty. It may so happen that an accident or surgery may have limited your...

Patients who are contemplating physical treatment often wonder, "Does physical therapy hurt? " "No," is the quick and straightforward response. There should be...

We will call him, ‘Jim’… a former patient of mine who I think of every time I hear someone tell me ‘the doctor said it’s bone on bone, I need a knee...

Direct Orthopedic Therapy and our staff have had the privilege of working with many of the youth athletes across a wide variety of sports over the years.  We’ve seen them training and competing when...

For my whole adult life, I had been in pain. I had throbbing low back pain, my hips were always tight and pain shot down my leg.   I had a routine of stretches I had to do daily to move normally....

Dr. Yousefzadeh is a native of Northeast Florida who received his education and competed in collegiate athletics at the University of North Florida. He has always been passionate about the human...