Why Your Head Feels Heavy and Dizzy — Causes and Relief
A feeling that your head feels heavy and dizzy often originates from inner ear balance disruption, neck muscle strain, or postural fatigue. Targeted physical therapy techniques stabilize your vestibular system, reduce cervical tension, and restore ...
Stress Incontinence: How Pelvic Floor Therapy Can Help
Stress incontinence causes accidental bladder leaks during physical actions like coughing, sneezing, laughing, or exercising. Weakened or dysfunctional pelvic floor muscles affect both women and men, but physical therapy offers a proven non-surgical solution. Targeted ...
Treatment After Car Accident: Injury Rehabilitation & PIP Guide
Seeking prompt medical evaluation after a car accident is important, even when pain initially seems mild. Some soft-tissue and spinal injuries may become more noticeable hours or days after a collision. The right treatment after ...
Lower Left Back Pain: Common Causes and When It’s Serious
Most cases of lower left back pain are related to musculoskeletal issues and can improve with appropriate care, although certain symptoms require prompt medical attention. Pain on the left side may stem from strained muscles, ...
Off-Balance But Not Dizzy? Here’s What Your Body Is Telling You
Key Takeaways / Summary: Muscle weakness and joint stiffness can compromise your stability. Sensory changes in your vision and feet alter how you perceive your environment. Target physical therapy addresses the root physical causes to ...
Total Therapy Florida expands to Venice
Total Therapy Florida is pleased to announce the opening of our 3rd location, a new state-of-the-art physical therapy clinic in Venice at 1499 E. Venice Avenue on August 5th, 2019. Phone number 941-451-8657. We have ...
Parkinson’s Disease and Physical Therapy
It is estimated that more than 10 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. This disease is defined as "A chronic progressive neurological disorder caused by the lack of dopamine production in the ...
Benefits of Physical Therapy for Arthritis
As a Physical therapist, one of the most common questions I'm asked is "How is physical therapy going to help my arthritis? Hasn't the damage already been done?" This is a great question. Let's start ...
Do I really need a knee replacement?
Knee replacements are considered when the joint surfaces on both your femur and tibia have undergone severe degenerative changes and no longer articulate together properly, causing increased pain with movement. Doctors will often tell patients ...
The True Cost of a Fall
Falls are one of the largest burdens on the healthcare industry and unfortunately, it is not forecast to get better any time soon. In 2015, falls cost the United States healthcare system an estimated 50 ...