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Sciatica: The Myth

Jun6th 2019

According to the dictionary, Sciatica is “pain affecting the back, hip, and outer side of the leg, caused by compression of a spinal nerve root in the lower back, often owing to degeneration of an intervertebral disk.” Basically, Sciatica is a fancy word for posterior leg pain that is coming from your back. What it

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Manual Therapy Interventions for the PTA

May2nd 2019

The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) degree is a 2 year degree, consisting of in class lecture, hands-on labs and real life experience through clinicals in all settings of physical therapy. PTA’s work in any setting, from acute care in hospitals, to skilled nursing facilities, to outpatient orthopedic settings. The role of the PTA is to

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Setting and Achieving Attainable Goals

Apr11th 2019

Blog by: Kimberly Carmichael, DPT Are you an athlete, parent or coach? Have you been setting goals or helping your athlete set goals for improved progress and performance? If not, you probably should.   If you’re a student-athlete, you must set sport specific goals.  This will eliminate procrastination and put you in a position to

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