Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Treatment”
While our goal at Symmetry is that every patient leaves the clinic after treatment feeling better, we know that in some cases, individuals are on the fence about making an appointment because they have had a bad experience with PT in the past. Here are some of the more common reasons this might happen, along with reasons you owe it …
The statistics on concussions are troubling: * In the U.S. alone, the CDC estimates that between 1.6 and 3.8 million concussions occur each year. * One in five high school athletes will sustain a concussion during a sports season. * Only 5-10% of these head injuries are recognized and diagnosed by coaches, parents and athletic trainers. Staff at Symmetry Physical …
“You’re fine”. “Pain is your friend”. “Take two aspirin and call me in the morning”. We’ve been hearing it all our lives, in different ways: push through the pain. But is that a good idea? Pain is an indicator that something is amiss. It may indicate overuse, a substitution pattern of muscle activity or poor joint mechanics. Pain can be …
Concussions are getting much more media attention. What do you need to know about these types of head injuries? 1) A concussion does not necessarily always involve a loss of consciousness or a direct blow to the head. Concussions are the result of “impulsive” forces to the brain. Essentially, they are “whiplash” injuries, where the brain bounces around inside …
Osteoporosis and Low Bone Mass are highly prevalent conditions for American adults. In June of 2014, the National Osteoporosis Foundation published an excerpt from an article in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research that estimates that over 54 million citizens are currently affected. The incidence of fracture in the US population aged 50 or greater is thought to be …
Symmetry often gets asked how a patient can go about initiating Physical Therapy. Here is a brief rundown of the way things currently work in Texas… In Texas as of this writing, seeing a Physical Therapist for an Evaluation or Initial Consultation can be done WITHOUT a prescription. All that needs to be done is to call to schedule an …
Having been an orthopedic PT for 15 years and treating many, many patients with knee injuries, I knew exactly what had happened when my leg buckled during a soccer game last November. Indeed, an MRI confirmed that I had torn my ACL. Not only that, but I’d also torn my MCL, my LCL, and my lateral meniscus, and chipped some …
