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Manual Therapy

05.21.2018 1 Blog

What is Manual Therapy? Why is Manual Therapy Important? Why I’m a Manual Therapist By: Sarah Kaiser, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT What is manual therapy? Manual therapy is, at its...

Clinically Focused vol. 1

03.05.2018 0 Newsletters

Recent Con-Ed and Trainings: • Leslianne Yen MD: Hydrodissection for Peripheral Nerve Entrapment • Sarah Wyant PT: Lumbar Disc Management • Elisa Owens PT: Ankle Ligament Manual Stress...

Physical Therapy for Whiplash

03.05.2018 0 Blog, Patient Resources, Whiplash Treatment

Whiplash occurs during a forceful forward and backward or side to side movement of the neck. Whiplash most often occurs during a motor vehicle accident,...

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Physical Therapy Seattle

03.05.2018 0 Patient Resources

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Physical Therapy What is Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Physical Therapy? The thoracic outlet is home to a bundle of nerves, a vein, and an artery...

Rotator Cuff Physical Therapy Seattle

03.05.2018 0 Patient Resources

Rotator Cuff Physical Therapy Seattle What is Rotator Cuff Physical Therapy? The rotator cuff is a set of four muscles that attach from the shoulder blade into...

Torn meniscus physical therapy in Seattle or near me via Telehealth

03.05.2018 0 Patient Resources

Torn meniscus physical therapy in Seattle or near me via Telehealth What is the meniscus? The meniscus is a C-shaped structure in the knee. There is a...

Physical Therapy for Lumbar Disc Injury

03.05.2018 0 Patient Resources

The lumbar (low back) disc acts as a spacer between the bony segments of your spine. The disc serves as shock absorption for your spine,...

Physical Therapy for Hip Impingement

03.05.2018 0 Patient Resources

Hip impingement is a structural or mechanical disorder of the hip. The hip joint is made up of the femoral head (ball) and the acetabulum...

Physical Therapy for Frozen Shoulder

03.05.2018 0 Climbing Injury, Patient Resources

Frozen shoulder (aka adhesive capsulitis) is a condition of the shoulder in which the shoulder capsule – the connective tissue that surrounds the joint –...

Physical Therapy for Knee Fat Pad Impingement

03.05.2018 0 Patient Resources

Knee Fat Pad Impingement Infrapatellar fat pad (aka Hoffa’s fat pad): A fluid filled sack that sits below the patella, and can be felt on either side...