Allied Physical Therapy

Anterior knee pain can limit even the most active of people. For that reason, it is important to know the risk factors that cause this common problem. A study by JOSPT has narrowed the cause of anterior knee pain to one main source, weak quadriceps. Those that experience pain in the anterior can benefit greatly from [...]

Neck pain is something we see in the physical therapy setting everyday. This is because such a larger number of people experience it everyday. A common treatment method of neck pain is manual therapy, something Matthew Harkness, physical therapist and owner of Allied Physical Therapy, specializes in. However, not all forms of manual therapy have [...]

Falling is something we in physical therapy work hard with our patients to prevent. We do this because injuries occuring from falls are frequent and it can be a hazard for those of any age. However, there is something that can be done to reduce the risk of falling. “Regular exercise reduces the risk of [...]

Hospitals are slowly beginning to realize the positive benefits of physical therapy for even intensive care patients. “They (physicians) have been brought up under a very traditional model of leaving them in bed,” says James Dunleavy, administrative director of rehabilitation services at Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, N.J. What physicians are now learning are [...]

This interesting article from CNN explains the benefits of flexibility. Unlike strength and cardiovascular exercises, working on flexibility has fallen out of the realm of popularity. This doesn’t mean they’re less important however. Click the link below to read the full article about the benefits of flexibility.   Increase your flexibility and improve your life

Motor imagery is a new, innovative, therapy technique in which a person simply imagines, or creates an image, of themselves doing a certain activity. By doing this, the person is then better able to actually preform the activity. This may sound like a fairy tale but recent studies have been able to prove that motor [...]

Information from recent studies comes to the conclusion that two common treatments for tendon pain, corticosteriod injections and resting the joint, don’t help as much as once thought. What does help? You guessed it, physical therapy. Clicking this link will take you to the New York Times website so you can further read this interesting [...]

On the road back to better health with physical therapy, many elder patients follow a gait training program in order to improve their walking. However, recent studies suggest that a computerized brain fitness program in addition to gait training can increase recovery speed. For more information on this topic, feel free to click the link [...]