Body Gears_The August Issue

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NEWSLETTER The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body

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Physical therapists are often pigeonholed as providing only stretching and strengthening exercises. As Doctors of Physical Therapy who have passed a national licensing exam, we can tell you it’s a whole lot more than that. The physical therapists you see in stroke units, pediatric clinics, the ICU, and your neighborhood Body Gears clinic all received the same fundamental education in their 3-year postgraduate program. In fact, with a bit of brush-up work, a physical therapist can switch between any of these settings at any time in his or her career. What this means is, physical therapists have an in-depth knowledge of the major body systems with a focus on the musculoskeletal system. Some examples of conditions physical everything.” Some areas of the body that when overlooked, we find success in treating are the tailbone (where nervous system connective tissue and core muscles attach), the innominate/sacrum at the sacroiliac joint (SIJ), dural tension (part of the connective tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord that can become restricted) or neural tension (peripheral nerves getting adhered), and the viscera (the mobility of the internal organs). Next time you’re nagged by that chronic pain you decided to live with or a friend mentions some weird new symptoms they’re unsure about, get an appointment scheduled and get back to being worry-free. What DoPhysical Therapists Know? therapists don’t treat but are able to identify red flags for are blood clots, tumors, fractures, serious spinal cord pathology, and venous or arterial insufficiency. If any of these are suspected, your physical therapist will refer you to the appropriate medical provider. Some examples of conditions you might not know physical therapists can both identify and treat are pelvic organ prolapse, muscle/ tendon ruptures, ligament tears, meniscus/ labrum tears, incontinence, plantar fasciitis, and vestibular dysfunction. What do Body Gears Therapists Know? At Body Gears, we see a lot of patients who haven’t had any luck elsewhere. We hear a lot of, “You’re my last hope” and “I’ve tried

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