The Role of Physical Therapy in COVID-19 Recovery by Pamela Guevarra, PT, DPT, CCI, Cert. D.N. AzOPT Buckeye Physical Therapist Researchers and healthcare professionals continue to learn more each day about the coronavirus that has uprooted our ...
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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, ...
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Indiba Therapy – Revitalizing Lives by Brooke Smith, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, Cert DN, CCI AzOPT Goodyear Clinic Manager As an evidence-based practice, we are always evolving and learning the best manual therapy techniques, exercise protocols, and ...
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Increasing Strength Through the Use of Blood Flow Restriction By Matt Flanigan, DPT, Cert BFR AZOPT Goodyear Doctor of Physical Therapy What is Blood Flow Restriction? In a rehabilitation or exercise setting, blood flow restriction (BFR) can be ...
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What is Dry Needling and How Can it Help Me? By Tyler Guymon, DPT AZOPT Physical Therapist On October 22, 2013, the Arizona State Physical Therapy Board determined that Dry Needling is within the scope of physical therapy practice and can be ...
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Pregnancy and Back Pain: What You Can Do To Help By Tyler Guymon, DPT AZOPT Physical Therapist I am very blessed to be the father of four beautiful children. But, as most people know, I would not have accomplished this great achievement ...
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Home Exercise Equipment: What Works? By Doug Lehman, PT AZOPT Physical Therapist At AZOPT, we often are asked about the effectiveness and various types of home exercise equipment. Between the treadmills, the stair machines, Bow Flex, Total Gym, ...
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What is Kinesio Taping? By Doug Lehman, PT AZOPT Physical Therapist Recently, I participated in a continuing education course about the different methods of kinesio taping. Kinesio taping is described as the use of elastic tape as a modality to ...
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Fight Obesity with AZOPT Obesity is an epidemic in the United States. Adults and children who are obese tend to have an increase in doctors’ visits with complaints of: Joint pain Headaches Foot pain Low back pain Greater risk for sleep apnea ...
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Why You Should See a Physical Therapist We thought it timely to remind readers about the importance of physical therapy. Here are 5 (of the many) reasons you should work with a physical therapist. PTs are highly educated musculoskeletal ...
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