Back Pain Doesn’t Have to Be Your Everyday Struggle Back pain touches nearly every aspect of life. Maybe it’s the sharp sting when you bend to tie your child’s shoes, the nagging ache that makes sitting through your favorite show unbearable, or the stiffness that stops you from enjoying weekend activities with friends. It’s […]
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Ever wonder what stretches you can do at home to improve your overall well-being? Therapy Center asked our Physical Therapist, Kassy, what stretch she would suggested for people who sit for long periods of time throughout the day. The answer – CAT CAMEL! The Cat Camel stretch is a good, gentle mobilization of the spine and works on
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Whether we like to admit it or not, we all do it. Some do it at home, some do it in the car, and some even do it at work. But face it we all sit, and for a lot of us we sit entirely TOO long. Sitting has been linked to numerous health problems
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In Louisiana, we all know what season it is… no, not winter or spring… but MARDI GRAS. According to www.mardigrasneworleans.com , the origin of Mardi Gras “can be traced to medieval Europe, passing through Rome and Venice in the 17th and 18th centuries to the French House of the Bourbons. On March 2, 1699, French-Canadian
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Karleigh’s Story In celebration of Physical Therapy month, we would like to acknowledge one of our many amazing physical therapist, Karleigh Crochet Sigur. She is our full time physical therapist at nursing facility Maison Teche in New Iberia. Karleigh received her bachelors of Science/Kinesiology major from LSU and her Doctorate of physical therapy from Texas
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October is National Physical Therapy Month. We celebrate by providing educational articles and tools to help others understand the profession and the benefits of therapy. Please joins us this month in recognizing physical therapy as well as some of our very own team members. Below is an article from APTA’s MoveForwardPT.com. Pain is output from
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Have you heard about a treatment called dry needling being recommended by your therapist or physician? Well, here’s the 411 on this skilled treatment that is bringing relief to many patients experiencing pain from one of the conditions listed below. What is Dry Needling? According to the American Physical Therapy Association, dry needling is a
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