The benefits of women’s health in physical therapy

Physical therapy is crucial for women’s health because of women’s specific physical and physiological characteristics. For instance, three functions are specific to women. Menstruation, pregnancy, and lactation are all examples of this. In addition, these...

What is the best part of physical therapy?

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 they don’t need therapy because they’ve had similar issues in the past or because their...

How does physical therapy actually work

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 happen that an accident or surgery has limited your mobility, making it difficult for you to perform the daily duties you used to. You...

The Doctor said it’s bone on bone :(

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 replacement.’ For years, Jim had been in pain. Throbbing knee pain, a grinding sound any time he would stand up from a...

Key Principles of Injury Prevention and Training

Direct Orthopedic Therapy and our staff have had the privilege of working with many youth athletes across a wide variety of sports over the years. We’ve seen them training and competing when healthy, and we’ve been there to build them back up when they’ve been...