What Are the Effects of Poor Posture?
Poor posture — whether you’re slouching at your desk or slumped on the couch — is quite common. It happens when your spine or limbs are out of alignment....
Balance Exercises to Prepare Yourself for Icy or Unstable Surfaces
Summit physical therapist Cory Absey, PT, DPT, discusses balance exercises to help you stay steady on slippery or unstable surfaces. If it’s winter in Minnesota, you can bet that...
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What Happens in a Physical Therapy Appointment?
Physical therapy manager Nate Riess explains what happens in a physical therapy appointment and provides tips to help you select your therapist.
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Ask Dr. Voight: Preventing Basketball-Related Ankle Sprains
Dr. Voight identifies steps basketball players can take to prevent ankle sprains and discusses research findings about preventing ankle sprain recurrence.
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Ask Dr. Anderson: What’s the Best Achilles Tendon Repair?
Addressing Achilles tendon repair, Dr. Anderson discusses both surgical and nonsurgical treatments, with tips for evaluating the best option.
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Ask Dr. Choi: How Does Spinal Cord Electrical Stimulation Feel?
Dr. Choi explains how spinal cord stimulation uses electrical stimulation to replace pain with a more comfortable sensation. For certain chronic pain patients, spinal cord stimulation can provide pain...
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Ask Dr. Wahlquist: What Are My Treatment Options For A Herniated Disc?
Dr. Wahlquist explains how herniated disc symptoms are treated. A herniated disc can be a painful condition. Fortunately, in most cases, the discomfort resolves with time and conservative nonsurgical...
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Dr. Parisi’s Tips To Prevent Wrist Fractures
With icy conditions on the horizon, Dr. Parisi has suggestions to help prevent wrist fractures caused by falls. As temperatures and leaves begin to fall, icy winter streets and...
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What Is Spinal Stenosis?
Most back pain can be traced back to a problem with a disc in the spine. Disc issues fall into three common conditions: spinal stenosis, disc bulges, and disc...
Don’t “T. Rex” At Your Desk
Preventing poor posture is always better than treating the medical conditions that can be triggered by poor posture over time. The path to prevention may be easier than you...