Posts Tagged ‘Amity PT’

Our team is proud to announce that on September 15th, 2024, Michael Dow was awarded with the Silver Pioneer Outstanding Alumni Award from his alma mater, Sacred Heart University!  This outstanding achievement recognizes an alumnus who has made significant contributions to their profession, offered outstanding leadership in their community, and exhibited an exceptional degree of […]

Most major impact sports are becoming more keenly aware of the importance of preventing excessive head injury and the potential long-term effects of concussion. Although the emphasis is stressed with concussion care protocols at the elite college and professional levels, there seems to be a large gap in the younger athletes in town sports, junior […]

One of the most commonly injured areas of the body is the shoulder. As a physical therapist, I often hear the dreaded question for many patients: “Do I need surgery for my rotator cuff tear?” Given how often injured the shoulder is, this question is very relevant. The shoulder is a dynamic joint, allowing us the greatest mobility […]

Balance is a complex thing in life, but in the body it takes on a whole different meaning.  Internally, we have to balance our heart rate, blood pressure, cholesterol, breathing, and digestion.  The most critical thing to balance our body functionally is something most people don’t even sense.  It’s called Proprioception. Proprioception is our body’s […]

Cervicogenic headaches are a common cause of headaches and frequently seen in the physical therapy profession. These type of headaches can be very painful, and even debilitating.  However they differ from a true migraine. Cervicogenic headaches often have a musculoskeletal component associated with them, and that is a physical therapists specialty. People with cervicogenic headaches […]

Ankle sprains are a common injury that may often seem like just a minor inconvenience.  However, there is potential for ankle sprains to be a greater concern than one might expect. The role of Physical Therapy in the treatment of ankle sprains is equally as important as the focus on prevention prior to injury. When […]

As we have discussed before, the art of pitching is far more than the end result, that being throwing a baseball. In order to generate the force needed to complete this action, it is pivotal that we utilize proper mechanics to not only complete the task, but to complete it safely and efficiently. Now when […]

Telehealth is a growing trend with many different ways to reach out to health care providers. Due to technology there are now apps and websites that patients can visit to contact their providers.  This is now allowing patients to continue to have guidance during this time of need.  One question we are receiving more frequently is, […]

Oh what a can of worms I’m opening with this one. For everyone seeing the title and hoping I magically came up with a one-step wonder cure this week….sorry, we’re out of luck! However, the answer to how to fix your back pain isn’t all that complex. What it does take is a willingness to improve and […]

If I had a dime for every patient we saw that had a complaint about lack of movement, you’d be seeing me at my beach house in the Bahamas.  Outside of pain, lack of mobility is the number one biggest complaint we get. In conjunction with pain and movement problems, the most common way for […]