Your PT Can’t Do Your Exercises For You
If you've been to physical therapy, you likely got a home exercise program. Research says that if you do your home exercise program, you'll have a significantly better chance of meeting your goals and feeling better. Not doing your program increases the risk of...
Your PT Can’t Do Your Exercises For You
If you've been to physical therapy, you likely got a home exercise program. Research says that if you do your home exercise program, you'll have a significantly better chance of meeting your goals and feeling better. Not doing your program increases the risk of...
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Physical Therapy for Spondylolisthesis
By Rachel Long, PT, DPT Spondylolisthesis, or slipped vertebra, is a condition that involves the forward slippage of one vertebra over another. It mostly occurs in the lumbar spine (lower back), but also may be present in the mid to upper back or...
Frozen Shoulder
By Dr. Jeanette Kochman, PT, DPT, OCS Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, is a condition characterized by loss of shoulder motion and pain. It can be quite disabling. The cause or origin of the condition is unknown. Diagnosis is...
Your Personal Independence Program
Do you have lung disease or difficulty breathing? Shortness of breath starts a downward spiral of inactivity, deconditioning, disability and social isolation. Lifeline Therapy and Pulmonary Rehabilitation can help you breathe better, move easier,...
If You Like a Good Bargain, You’re Going to LOVE Physical Therapy
It’s no secret that prices have been going up. Gas is expensive. Food is expensive. The housing market is crazy. If you’re looking for ways to pinch some pennies or stretch your dollars, physical therapy might be just what you’re looking for....
Physical Therapy For Pain After a Car Accident
Have you been involved in a car accident? Lifeline Physical Therapy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania can help provide pain relief and improve function. Symptoms may not occur until several days after the incident. Common complaints include neck pain...
Physical Therapists Help Kids Move Too
Who does a child with movement problems go to for help? The same person an adult does - their PT! When you think of physical therapy you might think of an injured athlete, someone recovering from surgery, or someone with a chronic medical problem....
Cost-effectiveness of Physical Therapy vs Intra-articular Glucocorticoid Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis affects many individuals who are looking to find the most cost-effective route to deliver relief and success. The two most common non-surgical treatments include glucocorticoid injection and/or physical therapy. New research...
Elevate Your Heart Rate With Physical Therapy
Heart disease is a leading cause of death and disability. This shouldn’t be a surprise – it’s been at the top of the list for years. You know that taking care of your heart is important. That means doing things like eating right, avoiding smoking,...
Paving The Way to Joint Replacement Success
By Dr. Jeanette Kochman, PT, DPT, OCS Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease in the world. At the end stage of the disease, usually when patients cannot handle the pain anymore and other more conservative treatments have failed, joint...