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…
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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…
Features, October 2016
2 Your Health: Arizona Orthopedic
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…
Features, September 2016
2 Your Health: Keeping your fluid levels up
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…
Features, August 2016
2 Your Health: Should physical therapy hurt?
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…
Features, July 2016
2 Your Health: Ask the therapist: heat or ice?
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…