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Amplified Pain Syndromes: Treating a Pediatric Population

Sep 14, 2017 / Podcast

Amplified pain syndromes sounds serious. The good news is that it is treatable with physical therapy.

Girl Power: Keeping Female Adolescent Athletes Healthy and Prepared for Sports

Jan 23, 2018 / Podcast

A physical therapist discusses why she strictly treats adolescent female athletes in order keep them empowered and healthy.

Blood Flow Restriction Training and Physical Therapy

Jan 18, 2016 / Podcast

Blood flow restriction training is a treatment method that involves applying a tourniquet to an injured limb. A physical therapist describes how it works.

Headaches and Physical Therapy

Feb 5, 2019 / Podcast

Headaches that last may need treatment by a physical therapist — or referral to another health care provider.

Former Kentucky and NBA Star Rex Chapman Speaks Out About His Experience With Opioid Addiction

Jul 17, 2018 / Podcast

Addiction can happen to anyone. Former basketball player Rex Chapman, enjoyed a 12-year career in the NBA, but what followed was a 14-year battle with prescription narcotics.

Physical Therapy as Effective as Surgery for Degenerative Disk Disease

Sep 30, 2013 / Did You Know?

Before undergoing surgical spinal fusion, patients with degenerative disk disease should first try physical therapy.

Beyond Opioids: Transforming Pain Management to Improve Health

Feb 20, 2018 / Podcast

A panel of seven experts discuss how pain management in America can move beyond opioids to improve the health of society.

How Physical Therapy and Pilates Enabled a Man With Crohn’s to Overcome Chronic Pain

Oct 17, 2019 / Podcast

After 50 surgeries for Crohn's disease, Ryan Hodgkinson had chronic pain, an opioid addiction, and depression that led his sister and physical therapist to intervene.

Man Walks 1,000 Miles for Change, Justice, and Equality — Physical Therapist Helps

Aug 20, 2020 / Podcast

When George Floyd died under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, Terry Willis worked to call attention to racial injustice in America. Physical therapy helped him along his journey.

Shopping for Children With Special Needs

Nov 19, 2012 / Podcast

Mothers Ellen Seidman and Jennifer Byde Myers discuss raising children with special needs and the role of physical therapy in their children's development, a physical therapist provides advice.