What is the Importance of the Vestibular System?
There are 3 components that work to create balance. Eye sight, the body’s ability to sense movement and the vestibular system all work to create balance. Specifically, the vestibular plays a large roll in balance and fall prevention. In fact, patients with vestibular dysfunction have an 8-fold increase in risk of falling (Hall et al., […]
BeneFIT PT’s Anatomy Series: The Wrist
We are continuing BeneFIT Physical Therapy’s Anatomy Blog Series this month with the wrist joint. Each month we will feature a different part of the body. BeneFIT PT’s staff is highly trained in knowing all about human anatomy so that we can effectively help our patients with their specific areas of concern, rehabilitation and strengthening. Last […]
Elbow Differential Dx
The elbow tends to see less variability in which injuries occur. In fact, even though there could be a number of different diagnosis dealing with the elbow and forearm we typically really only see a handful regularly. Is this due to misdiagnosis or the lack of prevalence of those ‘other’ injuries? IDK. Either way, here […]
BeneFIT PT’s Anatomy Series: The Elbow
We are continuing BeneFIT Physical Therapy’s Anatomy Blog Series this month with the Elbow Joint. Each month we will feature a different part of the body. BeneFIT PT’s staff is highly trained in knowing all about human anatomy so that we can effectively help our patients with their specific areas of concern, rehabilitation and strengthening. Outside […]
“Ahh Gawd! I Twisted my Ankle!”
Ankle sprains The most common ankle injury, maybe even the most common injury of the body, is the ankle sprain. Because of that we wanted to provide a little bit more detail into these injuries. Ankle sprains occurs whenever any of the ligaments that hold the ankle together get stretched from excessive force. Inversion Sprains […]
