Pamela Guevarra, PT, DPT, Arizona Orthopedic Physical Therapy Proper body mechanics are certain positions of everyday activities that keep your spine and body properly aligned. This ultimately prevents symptoms like pain and stiffness in the spine. These positions are further recommended for people without back problems to help prevent stress on the spine, to help…
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Features, June 2017
2 Your Health: What is “frozen shoulder?”
AZOPT Team Like back pain, shoulder pain can be caused by many things — stress, exercise (or the lack thereof), working in the same position for a long period of time. But if you have chronic shoulder pain and stiffness, as well as limited movement in your shoulder joint especially over a longer period of…
Features, May 2017
2 Your Health: Common misconceptions about physical therapy
Brooke Smith, DPT There are many common misperceptions about what physical therapy entails. Let’s discuss a few common misperceptions and explain how physical therapy can help you get back to the activities you love, without pain! Myth: Physical therapy is the same as receiving a massage While physical therapy utilizes soft tissue mobilization similar to…
Features, April 2017
2 Your Health: The importance of sleep
Trent Brooke Do you feel tired or fatigued throughout the day? Are you often irritable? Do you have trouble focusing? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, you may not be getting enough sleep. In today’s fast paced society, often times we put getting the proper amount of sleep on the…
Features, March 2017
2 Your Health: AZOPT Physical Therapy
JD Fields, DPT As physical therapists we utilize an individualized mixture of manual therapy and exercise to treat and get you moving better. Throughout the day I am often asked why I may perform a certain technique or why the patient has to complete specific exercises. While the long answer is complex and different for…
Features, February 2017
2 Your Health: Keys to being active and staying active
Ryann Roberts, DPT Owner and Physical Therapist; Arizona Orthopedic Physical Therapy (AZOPT) Ahh, retirement the time to finally enjoy your hobbies! Golf, pickleball, tennis, arts and crafts PebbleCreek has them all. Some are active, some not. Regardless, you need to stay active to continue enjoying your retirement. People believe that after 60, elderly people become…
Features, January 2017
2 Your Health: Arizona Orthopedic
Celeste Delap, DPT Parkinson’s disease is an incurable, progressive disorder of the nervous system that gradually affects movement. In our west valley many people know someone who is affected by Parkinson’s disease. Yet I am often surprised by how many people are not familiar with the LSVT BIG and LOUD program, specifically how this program…
Features, December 2016
2 Your Health: Arizona Orthopedic – goal setting for success
Trent Brooke PT, DPT AZOPT Goodyear Physical Therapist Do you wonder where you will be in five years? Have you thought about your main objective in life? What is it you want to achieve by the end of every day? Successes in various aspects of our life are often driven by the goals we establish.…
Features, November 2016
2 Your Health: Why do muscles cramp?
Brooke Smith, DPT Everyone, at some point, has experienced a muscle cramp. Whether it’s at night, after a workout or randomly throughout the day, a muscle cramp comes without warning. It can be located along the front or back of the thigh, hands, arms, calves, abdomen or foot. Muscle cramps can be very painful. Some…
Features, October 2016
2 Your Health: Understanding a breast cancer diagnosis
Editor’s Note: “2 Your Health” is a new column in the PebbleCreek Post dedicated to health issues. Each month different doctors and or medical associations, from varying specialties, will be writing on issues of importance. Articles are based on experiences and independent research conducted by the doctors or medical associations. We encourage anyone considering changing…