Sitting is the New Smoking by Meghann LaMarca, DPT AzOPT Buckeye Doctor of Physical Therapy Smoking comes with inherent risks everyone can agree upon – cancer, breathing, and coughing, to name a few. But sitting for long periods of time, especially behind a computer or the wheel of a car, can also create numerous health…
Staying Active While Maintaining Social Distancing by Taylor Rock, DPT AzOPT Goodyear Physical Therapist COVID-19 is causing major disruptions to all areas of life and currently presents a serious threat to our health. We support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for staying safe and avoiding unnecessary exposure – staying home to self-isolate…
Recently, the Federal Government and State of Arizona made changes to allow virtual visits for physical, occupational, and speech therapy. While all of our clinics will remain open, we will be scheduling patients virtually who wish to take additional safety precautions. What is a Virtual Visit (Telehealth/E-Visit)? A virtual visit is an opportunity to connect…
Creating Your Own Soft Tissue Work By Rina Ishii, DPT AZOPT Goodyear Physical Therapist Most are familiar with the acronym RICE to help with pain after an injury – Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate. While there are many benefits to following this method, there are also more active approaches to help initiate and supplement the health…
Signs of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Have you experienced motion sickness and/or nausea with just simply turning your head or looking up? Have you laid down in bed for the night only to find yourself incredibly dizzy? Most likely it’s not your sinus headache or cold, but could be Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Hallmark…
Cervical Radiculopathy: What Is It and What Can You Do? by Jordan Ribota, PT, DPT AZOPT Buckeye Doctor of Physical Therapy Cervical radiculopathy can be summed up as the nerves exiting the neck are in some way being “pinched,” causing the nerves to function improperly. Most often, symptoms include numbness, tingling, pain, and weakness into…
Kids Corner – All about Caffeine by JP R. Freshman, Archway Trivium Caffeine is one of the world’s most popular stimulants. It is found in more than 60 different plants world-wide. Caffeine is in many items such as coffee, coffee beans, tea, soft drink products, energy drinks, chocolate, nuts such as kola and guarana, and…
Spinal Decompression through Position and Breathing Did you know that you can use deep diaphragmatic breathing to decompress your spine to help relieve pain? We all live with some form of spinal compression caused by gravity, ground reaction forces, ligaments, and muscular contractions. When a person stands upright, the lumbar spine can compress up to…
In our 11th edition of the AZOPT & Kids Place Pumpkin Challenge, we tested the creativity of the amazing provider offices who participated. And wow – what awesome results! Smaller pumpkins are definitely more challenging! Everyone who participated is a winner – because the kiddos who voted truly enjoyed seeing your creations! Thank you to all!…
Physical Therapists Treat Headaches by Daniel Cox, DPT AZOPT Glendale Physical Therapist Increased digital device use and ‘screen-time’ are becoming a major contributing factor to more frequent complaints of headaches. Recent studies actually estimate that one out of every 6 Americans suffer from headaches. This means the odds are that you, or someone you are…
