summer activity

Tips for Staying Active Safely in the Florida Heat

Florida can be a great place to live. Sunshine, beaches and mild winters attract visitors from around the world. Many Americans from northern climates keep winter homes here or even permanently relocate to the “Sunshine State”.

While Florida is a great place to live and work, the long, hot, humid summers can make outdoor activities challenging.

school physicals

The Importance of School and Sports Physicals

Every year, as the summer comes to an end and we prepare for another school year, parents have a list of annual tasks to perform. They need to get their children registered for school, shop for notebooks, pens, and other school supplies, and schedule a physical exam with their doctors. While parents are very familiar with the routine,

Youth Sports

Preventing Back-to-School Sports Injuries for Kids & Teens

When summer winds down and the school year begins, many kids and teens are excited for the thrill of fall sports. Sports are a great way for people of any age to get exercise, develop discipline, practice teamwork, and gain many other benefits – but sports also come with an inevitable risk of injury.

While injuries can be random and simply due to bad luck,

Sports Medicine

Active Adults, Weekend Warriors, and the ‘Not-So-Pro’ Athlete: How Sports Medicine Helps You Stay in the Game

Being active is great for your health – until pain, injury, or fatigue slows you down. Whether you’re someone who plays some pickup sports in your spare time, goes for regular weekend runs, does CrossFit, or just loves staying active, there’s always a possibility of pain or injury putting you on the sidelines. This is one of the places where sports medicine comes into play.

Surgery

Can Physical Therapy Prevent Surgery? Here’s What You Need to Know

The advancements of modern surgery are undoubtedly some of the most impressive in all of medicine. Advancements in knowledge, tools and techniques have led to surgical outcomes that would have seemed miraculous a century ago. In fact, we’ve become so good at performing different types of surgeries, we often forget to consider just how invasive and dangerous it truly is.

Pain Management

Physical Therapy vs. Pain Medication: A Safer, Long-Term Solution

Whether from injury, illness, or surgery, pain is something we all must deal with at some point in our lives. When the pain is chronic or severe, it sometimes isn’t enough to just “grin and bear it”.  Sometimes, we need something more to help us tolerate it. Unfortunately, oftentimes this means relying on medication – usually opiate-based.

Rehabilitation

Post-Surgical Rehabilitation: The Critical Role of Physical Therapy

Modern surgical knowledge and technology is largely considered one of the great achievements of modern medicine. Many injuries and conditions that could have been fatal in the not-too-distant past can often be dealt with through relatively common surgical procedures today. Surgery has undoubtedly provided a tremendous amount of benefit to our modern world.

As is the case with anything that provides a benefit,

Bone and Joint Health

How Aging Affects Your Muscles and Joints – And What to Do About It

Throughout our lives, our bodies go through many changes. As we move into our “golden years” most of these changes are less than desirable. Our muscles lose strength over time, which can impact our flexibility and endurance. This also puts extra strain on our joints, which can become stiffer and less flexible due to changes in cartilage,

Remote Worker

The Impact of Remote Work on Physical Health (and How to Fix It)

Over the past few years, remote work has surged in popularity, with millions of people trading traditional workspaces for home offices. For many people, working remotely provides flexibility and convenience, but there are also health challenges that come along with the change in lifestyle. Traditional office workers have to walk to the car for their morning commute,

Tech Neck

Physical Therapy for Desk Workers: Combating ‘Tech Neck’ and More

Modern technology has done some amazing things for our society. We are more connected than ever before, with instant access to more information than previous generations could have imagined. Technology has changed the way we live, the way we communicate, and the way we work.  Of course, not every change is an improvement.  One of the unfortunate effects of our current information age is a drastic increase in sedentary living.