| 07/27/2010: | Tendinitis, Bursitis, and Other Shoulder Maladies
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| | Learn about shoulder pain, how it develops, how to treat it. |
| 07/19/2010: | Summer Exercise Guidelines: Aerobics
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| | For most of the people looking to improve their physical fitness, a basic aerobic conditioning program along with a basic flexibility and conditioning program is the best choice |
| 06/30/2010: | Sleep and Rest - Necessities for Good Health
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| | A good healthy body requires adequate sleep and rest in order to recharge its energy supplies, get rid of waste, and incorporate nutrients for renewal of cells |
| 06/17/2010: | Connective Tissue Diseases and Disorders
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| | Certain physical therapy techniques target connective tissue disorders bringing relief from pain and restoring the body's normal mobility and function |
| 05/29/2010: | Help for Jaw Problems
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| | If you have pain on the side of the face, ear or head, limited jaw opening, pain with chewing, clicking in the jaw joint, ringing in the ears, or tenderness to touch, you may have jaw problems, or TMJ dysfunction. These symptoms may need to be treated by your dentist or physical therapist, if the situation does not resolve on its own. |
| 05/14/2010: | Physical Therapy and Boosting the Immune System
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| | Boosting immunity using an holistic approach to health through Physical Therapy can improve your life enjoyment. |
| 04/30/2010: | The Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy
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| | Peripheral neuropathy is a term used to describe over 100 types of damage or trauma to the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord. |
| 04/16/2010: | The Fountain of Youth: Staying Young
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| | Learn what you can do to keep functioning optimally as a senior, and prevent the typical loss of physical strength that normally occurs with age. |
| 03/30/2010: | Treatment and Prevention of Foot and Ankle Pain
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| | Whether recovering from sprained ligaments, a fracture, or tendinitis, following a few simple steps can quicken the way to recovery. |
| 03/12/2010: | Understanding what Pediatric Therapy can do for your Child
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| | When a Pediatric Therapist treats a child, they create a change that benefits not only the child, but the whole family as well. Physical Therapists work with children to help them reach or regain their maximum potential for independence. This is done through direct therapy hands-on techniques and by working with parents, families, teachers and doctors to create a supportive environment for development in all areas. |
| 02/25/2010: | Cancer Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy
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| | Cancer rehabilitation programs aim to help you maintain the energy you need to participate in activities that are important to you, and to find fulfillment in your level of independence. We understand that your ability to function independently plays an important role in your comprehensive cancer treatment and your overall quality of life. |
| 02/15/2010: | Benefits of Physical Therapy Programs for Knee Health
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| | At Friendship Heights Rehabilitation Center, in the Washington, DC metro area, patients with knee problems receive conditioning exercises and individual programs designed to target specific activities. |
| 01/27/2010: | Women's Health - Understanding Common Issues
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| | Understanding the various health issues confronting women is the first step to being able to effectively deal with them. |
| 01/14/2010: | Improving Sports Performance Through Focus of Training
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| | Many sports such as golf benefit from well-integrated approaches to performance, including basic movements, posture, flexibility and balance. The physical therapist looks at efficiency of movement to minimize injury to the body |
| 12/31/2009: | Manual Therapy, An Integrated Approach to Healing
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| | Patients with multiple problems are best treated with a multi-dimensional approach using techniques which address the entire body in order to achieve optimum health. |
| 12/11/2009: | Therapy for Pulmonary disease
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| | Pulmonary disease can have devastating effects on one's ability to maintain an active lifestyle. Therapy is available to help control symptoms and increase quality of life. |
| 11/20/2009: | Balance and dizziness problems do not have to be permanent.
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| | Many people experience sensations of loss of balance and dizziness at some time in their life. It is something that can be remedied and does not have to continue for long periods of one’s life. |
| 10/30/2009: | Osteoporosis, Being Dense Can Be a Good Thing
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| | Our bodies have bones as a primary component. Without bones we wouldn’t be able to function and enjoy life as we currently know it. Interestingly, most people don’t know much about bones and how they can affect their health and quality of life. |
| 10/04/2009: | Incontinence - You Don't Have to Live With It!
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| | Incontinence. There I said it. Not a topic people comfortably discuss but it affects over 12 million Americans. What's more, less than half actually seek treatment. Whether from embarrassment or not knowing that there is help to be had, 6 million people suffer silently from incontinence. |
| 09/18/2009: | TMJ - What It Is and Why It Affects So Many
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| | TMJ or TMJD are terms many people have heard of but don't really have an understanding of what they refer to or how TMJ or TMJD might affect them. |
| 08/31/2009: | The Benefit of Physical Therapy for Chronic Pain
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| | Chronic pain can be devastating in its impact on the quality of life. Physical therapy can alleviate or eliminate chronic pain without medication. |
| 08/03/2009: | Pain Relief from Sciatica, and Lower Back Pain
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| | If you live in Maryland you can get relief from your Back Pain through evidenced based treatment plans designed to meet your goals and delivered at Friendship Heights Rehabilitation Center. |
