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Physical Therapy for Chronic Pain
…physical therapy (PT) is often one of the best choices you can make when you experience long-term or chronic pain. PT can make you stronger and help you move and feel better.
Fitness…With a Side of Dysfunction
This time of year, many people are focused on fitness so it’s worth taking a look at what fitness really means. The dictionary defines fit as “sound physically and mentally, healthy.” Using that definition, many “fitness” routines fall short of the goal. If you don’t enjoy running and dread every workout, you’re probably falling short…
Your Physical Therapist Can Help You Keep Your Resolution
As one year comes to a close and another begins, people begin to set goals and make resolutions. Losing weight, getting to the gym more often or getting into “better shape” are all common. These all require increasing your amount of physical activity. More activity is great for your health, energy levels, sleep, and mood….
What is a movement diagnosis?
Medical diagnoses don’t need much of an introduction. They’re what you get from your doctor when you’re sick. Examples would be influenza, diabetes, or hypertension. They describe the underlying problem that is causing your symptoms. When people feel sick, they know they need to go to the doctor and find out what’s going on to…
Pediatric Clinic Open!
The pediatric clinic is open and filling fast! We opened this dedicated space for our kiddos in October 2015 and it has been so fun to watch it grow! If you have an appointment with one of our pediatric providers for physical, occupational, or speech therapy, you can now park and enter the clinic on…
The BOD POD is Coming to High Pointe!
It’s time to find out what you’re made of…literally. The BOD POD is coming to Clarksville and will be at High Pointe Physical Therapy February 17th – 19th. If you’ve recently started a new diet or fitness regime, now is the perfect time to get some baseline body composition measurements! If you’ve been active and…
Shop But Don’t Drop
Low back pain has been a common theme around the clinic lately. Every year around this time, there seems to be an increase in patients complaining of back pain – aches and pains from raking leaves and performing yard work, back strain from lifting moving boxes, or chronic pain that patients have dealt with for…
Preggo With Back Pain?
A friend who is pregnant with twins recently approached me and asked if physical therapy could help the back pain she was experiencing. The short answer was, “Absolutely!” While back pain is one of the most common discomforts women have during pregnancy, pain at any time is not normal. It is the body’s way of…
Are You a Donald Duck or Pink Panther?
One of my favorite activities is people watching – especially at airports. You see all kinds – old and young, big and little, tall and short, and of course Donald Ducks and Pink Panthers. I know that not everyone fits into one of these categories but because of what I do for a living, I…