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Physical Therapy Guide to Multiple Sclerosis

Oct 23, 2025 / Guide

Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a disease where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms vary for each person. Physical therapy helps people manage systems and stay independent.

Physical Therapy Guide to Heart Disease and Heart Failure

Feb 7, 2021 / Guide

Heart disease and heart failure are systemic cardiovascular diseases that can affect exercise tolerance, endurance, and quality of life.

Physical Therapy Guide to Phantom Limb Pain

Aug 6, 2018 / Guide

Phantom limb pain is a painful or unpleasant sensation in a body part that has been surgically amputated or lost due to trauma.

Physical Therapy Guide to Plantar Fasciitis

Jul 16, 2024 / Guide

Plantar fasciitis is a common condition causing foot, heel, and arch pain, or pain at the ball of the foot.

Did You Know?: Doing Half the Recommended Physical Activity Can Still Lower Depression Risk

May 23, 2022 / Did You Know?

Getting the recommended amount of physical activity can lower depression risk. But what if you don’t — or can't — achieve that amount? A new study shows meeting the halfway mark can still lower depression risk.

Choosing Physical Therapy to Help Prevent Falls Is Superior to Doing Nothing and Is Cost-Effective

Sep 19, 2023 / Did You Know?

Patients and referring providers have another reason to choose or recommend physical therapy to help prevent falls according to a report by the American Physical Therapy Association.

Choosing Physical Therapy for Stress Urinary Incontinence Outperforms Injections and Is Cost-Effective

Sep 19, 2023 / Did You Know?

Patients and referring providers have another reason to choose or recommend physical therapy to treat stress urinary incontinence according to a report by the American Physical Therapy Association.

Choosing Care Plus Physical Therapy for Vascular Claudication Outperforms Typical Medical Care Alone and Is Cost-Effective

Sep 19, 2023 / Did You Know?

Patients and referring providers have another reason to choose or recommend physical therapy to claudication according to a report by the American Physical Therapy Association.

Triathlete Who Is Legally Blind Relies on Physical Therapists to Keep Moving

Jul 23, 2021 / Patient Stories

"The physical therapist and the physical therapy treatment are the only things that have allowed me to be where I am right now."

Medicare Therapy Cap Leads to More Pain

Sep 12, 2017 / Patient Stories

A drug pump "takes the edge off of the worst of the pain," but for additional relief Nate relies on treatment from a physical therapist.