Areas of Specialization at Orthopedic Physical Therapy, Inc.
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Areas of Specialization at Orthopedic Physical Therapy, Inc. |
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Chronic Pain / Muscle & Joint Problems: Chronic pain is generally defined as pain lasting more than six months. It involves symptoms that persist beyond a normal and expected course of recovery. Chronic pain can range from being a mild nuisance, causing one to modify or avoid certain activities, to a severely intense pain, resulting in an inability to work.
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| Trigger Point Dry Needling: Trigger point dry needling is a technique developed approximately twenty years ago by Dr. Chan Gunn. The technique requires knowledge of anatomy and advanced palpation skills. Once other causes of pain has been eliminated, pain referred from muscle may be the source. Accurate identification of primary/active trigger points is essential.
Trigger point dry needling involves using acupuncture needles to specifically target trigger points. Trigger points are local areas in a muscle that cause local and referred pain. The goal of treatment is to release shortened muscles and therefore decrease pain. No drugs are used. Trigger point dry needling differs from acupuncture, in that needles are inserted into specific trigger points that have been identified following exam and diagnosis. Acupuncture treatment consists of needles inserted into specific, predetermined locations. |
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| Urinary Incontinence: UI is the inability to hold urine. Normally, the bladder stores the urine that is continually produced by the kidneys, until it is convenient to urinate. Sometimes, as a result of pregnancy, childbirth, accidents, certain infections, diseases, or types of surgery, this complex and delicate process is upset.
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| Pelvic Pain: Pelvic pain may be related to pelvic inflammatory disease, direct trauma (i.e. low back injury, surgery, childbirth), habitual poor posture, sexual abuse, or chronic pelvic inflammation (i.e. endometriosis, ovarian cysts).
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| Men's Health Issues: Certain men's health issues, like Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS, and also known as Chronic Non-bacterial Prostatitis), Pudendal Neuropathy, Levator Ani Syndrome, and Post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence, can benefit from physical therapy of the pelvic floor.
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| Headaches: Headaches involve pain over the skull and may be associated with neck, face, and jaw pain.
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| Temporomandibular Dysfunction: TMD is a condition of the temporal mandibular joint and/or associated muscles. Generally, it involves inflammation, pain, and impaired function of the jaw. It may be caused by face or jaw trauma, repetitive strain due to habitual grinding or clenching, an arthritic or congenital condition, or a mechanical dysfunction.
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| Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia Syndrome is defined as pain in the muscles and fibrous connective tissue. Primary fibromyalgia occurs independently of other disorders. Secondary fibromyalgia may occur following trauma, repetitive motion, various rheumatic disease or viruses.
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| Interstitial Cystitis (IC): Interstitial cystitis is a chronic inflammatory condition of the bladder. The cause is unknown and most commonly affects women. More than 700,000 cases of interstitial cystitis have been diagnosed in the United States.
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