Physical Therapy articles related to good health

Heather Milligan  has been a physical therapist for 20 years. However in these 20 years, the 49 year-old has  constantly evolved her skills and expertise. Milligan founded Elite orthosports, and most of her clients are athletes and celebrities. Besides having a physical therapy degree Heather Milligan maintains 3 certifications to stay up to date with the latest breakthroughs in her field. Heather Milligan has many things in common with Arnold Schwarzenegger, including a background as an athlete. The 49 year old has been a competitive gymnast for two decades before she become a full-time Physical Therapist. Bean an  athlete gives Milligan  a different perspective toward active athletes that would otherwise be impossible to attain. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Heather Milligan have been together for a decade, the couple first met in 2012 after the 76 year old underwent shoulder surgery. Arnold had injured his shoulder while filming escape plan wit...

Introduction: Fracture is defined as a brake in the continuity of a bone. It is usually due to direct from or indirect trauma. It may occur in a disease bone following a trivial trauma  when it is termed as ''pathological fracture", the image below shows a fractured bone which is operated  On the basis of aetiology fracture can be of two type first is traumatic fracture and second is pathological fracture. Also on the basis of relationship with an external environment fracture can be a simple or closed fracture and second is compound or open fracture. Simple or close fracture-  A fracture which does not communicate with the external environment is simple or closed fracture, i.e., the overlying skin and other soft tissues are intact. Compound or open fracture- In this type the fracture communicates with the exterior through a wound over the fracture, there is a breakdown in the overlying skin and soft tissues. The following terminologies are used to descr...

  Introduction: One of the most common musculoskeletal problem is the hip joint pain , worldwide the incidence of hip pain is increasing in part because of the ageing of population. In the united states only 84% of women suffer from hip joint pain significantly more than men. Multiple factors contribute to the increasing incidence of hip pain such as Osteoporosis or either a sudden twisting motion of the lower extremity or the impact from a fall can all leads to hip area pain. To overcome all this incidence Physical Therapy should be the first line of treatment of hip joint pain supported by medication and lifestyle changes. In this article you would come to know about Physical therapy treatment of hip joint pain,its management and prevention.   Structure of Hip Joint: The hip joint is a ball and socket joint which offers stability during weight bearing and free mobility during activities. Forces from the lower limb extremities are transmitted upward through the hips to the ...

Introduction: Myofascial pain is the type of pain which is there in the muscles and connective tissue in body, caused by tightness and sensitivity of myofascial tissues. Myofascia is a type of sheath covering muscles throughout our body which helps to protect and support the muscle in some form or the other. Any injury or trauma to the muscle disrupt the myofascia sheath depending upon the extent of injury. Physical Therapy plays a important role in any type of myofascial pain to overcome it. What is Myofascial ?   Myofascial is a sheath covering muscles and supporting them throughout our body,'' Myo '' means muscle and '' fascial '' refers to the connective tissue which is a thin layer above the muscles to support and cover muscular portion of our body. Fascia is stretchable, strong and flexible, also able to move without any restrictions. When our body experience any kind of injury or trauma the fascia loses its flexibility and becomes tightened and mo...

  Introduction: Parkinsonism is a clinical syndrome characterised by a disorder of movement consisting of tremor, rigidity, elements of brady-kinesia (slowness of movement), hypo-kinesia (reduced excursion of movement) and akinesia (slowness in initiating movement with loss of spontaneous movement) and postural abnormalities. Parkinson's disease(PD) is a disease which affect the basal ganglia which in turn produce characteristic types of motor dysfunction such as involuntary movements ,tremor, changes in muscle tone, slowness of movement and posture. It was first described by James Parkinson as 'shaking palsy' which now bears his name. PD is the third most common neurologic disease that affects some 1 in 1000 of population, both men and women. The average age of this disease is around 58 years. Cause of Parkinsonism: Brain nerve cells produce a chemical like substance called Dopamine which was drastically reduced in patients with PD was shown to have a casual role in the d...

Introduction: Walking is one of the most consistent  yet flexible actions we perform, individuals displaying the same qualitative pattern of movement. In simple words gait is define as the pattern of walking of an individual and it varies from person to person. Just as standing up is essential to independence so also is walking. The ability to walk independently is a life enriching activity and the most efficient way of getting from one place to another in the course of our daily lives. The human gait is an extremely complex mechanism, it involves perfect synchronisation of various body systems in general with nuero-muscular and musculoskeletal systems in particular. The physical therapist has the total responsibility of gait training which becomes absolutely essential to critically observe and analyse the pattern of gait. The major requirements for successful walking are  ➤ Production of a basic locomotive rhythm ➤ Support & propulsion of the body in the intended directio...