Finding It Hard to Resist: The Benefits of Resistance Training
Resistance training bands are a safe and effective way of strengthening muscles in all patients. As physical therapists know quite well, resistance bands are perhaps the least expensive and most versatile exercise tools for improving muscle strength and flexibility. But what are the benefits of resistance bands? What Are Resistance Bands? These strips and loops…
Killingly / Dayville Physical Therapy (branch details)
Contact Details ( CLICK FOR DIRECTIONS) 165 Hartford Pike Dayville, CT 06241 Phone: 860-779-0150 Fax: 860-774-2371 860-779-0150 Book An Appointment Opening Hours 8:00am – 8:00pm Monday 7:00am – 9:00pm Tuesday 10:00am – 8:00pm Wednesday – Friday 8:00am – 1:40pm Saturday
ECRC Now Offering BIG – LSVT Program For Person’s With Parkinson’s Disease
ECRC Physical Therapy has the LSVT-BIG program. Clinician Audrey Traylor, P.T. of the ECRC Physical Therapy Office in Lisbon has an exciting new certification. Audrey is now a certified clinician of the LSVT-BIG treatment approach. LSVT-BIG is an intensive physical therapy program developed for the treatment of patients with Parkinson’s Disease, and other neurological conditions.…
Aquatic Physical Therapy
Patients recovering from injury, trauma or surgery, who need to restore mobility and strength may have difficulty overcoming the forces of gravity.
Aquatic Therapy for Hip & Knee Arthritis
Hip and Knee Arthritis, just like any other form of the disease, is extremely painful. Wear and tear on particular joints cause cartilage damage. That cartilage damage becomes inflamed, causing pain and discomfort from those experiencing it. The two most common types of is Hip and Knee Arthritis. Hip and Knee Arthritis affects people of…
METABOLIC SYNDROME ON THE RISE
A new study finds that 34% of US adults in government health surveys conducted between 1999 and 2006 had metabolic syndrome, up from 29% in similar surveys done between 1988 and 1994, says an article by Reuters Health based on a study in Diabetes Care. The syndrome is a collection of risk factors for type 2…
WATER-BASED EXERCISE WORKS
In this study, 65 patients with CLBP were assigned to receive aquatic exercise or land-based exercise. The aquatic exercise program consisted of 20 sessions with a physical therapist 5 times per week for 4 weeks in a swimming pool at 33 degrees C. The land-based home exercise programs were demonstrated by a physical therapist on…
