Hand therapists specialize in conditions affecting hand and upper extremity injuries and impairments due to a variety of causes. A hand therapist may be...
How Can Physical Therapy Help Athletes Return to Play Post-COVID? There is no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significantly negative impact...
More and more, as baby boomers reach their golden years, adults participate in marathons and group interval training workouts, and children dedicate themselves to...
As a former collegiate athlete, physical therapist Ryan Stahl, understands the importance of returning to sports as safely and quickly as possible after an...
Lucky, rewarding, impactful…these words were used by our physical therapy team members to describe how they felt about their career path. As we celebrate...
Prehab Exercises to Perform at Home Preparing for surgery is critical for successful outcomes after your operation. The Ivy Rehab Network offers a comprehensive prehab training plan...
Tips For Fun At Home Physical Therapy Exercises Physical therapy exercises aren’t something that you should only be doing when you’re in our clinics....
Physical, Speech, and Occupational Therapy for your Family during Coronavirus Although your little ones may be out of school due to closures caused by...
The Ivy Rehab Network is now offering home-based care! HomeSTEP is their innovative, home-based care program that allows our therapists to be there for...
Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy, and its network of partners across the country, are proud to announce the launch of virtual care, telehealth solutions for physical...
As the cold weather approaches, many of us turn our thoughts and energy to the ski slopes. With this ever-increasing interest, we gathered information...
Physical therapy is a growing profession with the purpose of restoring mobility and function to the body. Physical Therapists (PTs) have a wide range...
Concussion awareness first step in curbing repeated sports-related concussions among young athletes. It’s every sports parent’s worry: Watching your child take a hard fall...
As we near the end of 2019, many of you might find yourselves in a situation where your insurance deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums have already been met for the...
Back pain and other musculoskeletal pain can be both debilitating and frustrating, especially if it starts to interfere in work duties, daily activities, and...
When fall is here, cross country running injuries appear and can sideline high school athletes and other distance runners. Some of the most common running...
Practiced internationally for nearly a century, the Schroth Method is a safe and effective treatment option for adolescent and adult scoliosis. Most often diagnosed...
By Eleanor Campbell Pediatric physical and occupational therapists are seeing an ever-increasing number of infants with Torticollis and flat head syndrome (Plagiocephaly / Brachycephaly). Torticollis,...
By Amanda Perry, PT, DPT and Brittany Marshall, SPT Attending physical therapy for rehab BEFORE your elective surgery (ie “Prehab”) can accelerate your post-operative...
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on 10/29/2020 (SG). Tummy time is recommended by pediatric specialists to help promote your baby’s development....
Tennis elbow can strike whether you play pickleball year-round or work as a chef in a gourmet restaurant. While it’s called tennis elbow, athletes aren’t...
Our very own Tyson Damitz, DPT, recently published an article to help people in Kokomo, Indiana understand what exactly physical therapy is. Here is the original...
In today’s digital world, smartphones are used for just about everything. It’s not uncommon to spend hours on social media, texting or watching videos...
Below you’ll find an excellent infographic from our friends at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) regarding low back pain. If you’re one of...
Should you visit a physical therapist even if you’re not injured? Here, we summarized a great article published in “Self” Magazine. Below are the key takeaways...
As Parkinson’s disease progresses, patients start to lose their ability to walk, talk and complete activities of daily living. The Lee Silverman Voice Technique (LSVT) is...
If you are experiencing heel pain, especially after walking all day or running long distances, you may have plantar fasciitis. It’s a common condition characterized...
Patients with meniscal injuries (such as a meniscal tear) face an interesting choice: surgery or physical therapy. The goal, of course, is to restore functional...
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on September 17, 2020. Are you struggling with constant neck cracking or neck popping pain? From...
When it comes to staving off Parkinson’s disease’s progression, movement is the best medicine. A long-term degenerative disease that affects mobility, speech and motor...
Physical therapy is a growing profession with the purpose of restoring mobility and function to the body. Physical Therapists (PTs) have a wide range...
by Holly Lookabaugh-Deur, PT, DSc, GCS Holly Lookabaugh-Deur is the Regional Director for Ivy Rehab Network Partner clinic, Generation Care located in West Michigan. Holly is...
Dr. John Dundon at The Orthopedic Institute of New Jersey spoke with NJ.com to discuss how lengthy hospital stays after total joint replacement surgery might be...
By Michael Hannett, SPT, CSCS from Ivy Rehab Hackensack, New Jersey location clinic. What is Frozen Shoulder? A “frozen shoulder”, also referred to as adhesive capsulitis,...
A new way to train and rehabilitate has been introduced at our Ivy Rehab HSS Physical Therapy Center of Excellence in Englewood, New Jersey! The AlterG®...
The skeleton that supports your every move is always remodeling. When bones are sufficiently and properly stressed (as during weight-bearing and resistance exercise activities),...
There are a lot of physical fitness requirements needed in law enforcement, the military, and other emergency rescue professions. Sometimes called the “tactical athlete,”...
Parkinson’s disease is a chronic progressive movement disorder. Meaning that the longer a person has this condition the harder it becomes for them to...
By Jaclyn Caddy, Physical Therapist and Clinic Director with Ivy Rehab Network Clinic Spectrum Physical Therapy in Culpeper, Virginia. With the growing awareness of the opioid epidemic...
66% of all shoulder injuries are impingement injuries. Impingement is diagnosed as either primary, secondary, or posterior (internal). An impingement means that the soft...
The Effect of Aquatic Exercise and Education on Lowering Fall Risk in Older Adults with Hip Osteoarthritis (OA) The current geriatric population was once...
It’s one of the most common back-to-school purchases – a backpack. But when it comes to buying a backpack, parents shouldn’t take a one-size-fits-all...
Every year falls kill approximately 30,000 Americans. Many more are injured and permanently debilitated by a fall. As a physical therapist, my advice is that...
Osteoporosis is a disease affecting approximately 10 million men and women in America. It is the progressive loss of bone mineral density. With bone...
