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	<title>Desert Springs Physical Therapy</title>
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		<title>Eliminating Pain Without Medication</title>
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Many types of pain and inflammation can be reduced with the help of a physical therapist, including low back pain, which affects up to 80 percent of Americans during their lifetime. Physical therapy that mobilizes the spine along with specific exercises can help alleviate the pain and can have long-lasting effects.
If you are at risk [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desert-springs-physical-therapy.com/?p=128</link>
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		<title>Improving Mobility &amp; Motion</title>
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No matter what area of the body ails you – neck, shoulder, back, knee – physical therapists have an established history of helping individuals improve their quality of life.
A physical therapist can help you improve your quality of life by moving freely again without pain and discomfort and feeling renewed and ready to move on. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desert-springs-physical-therapy.com/?p=126</link>
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		<title>No Pain, No Gain?</title>
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While some may believe that the “no pain, no gain” mantra applies to physical therapy, they’re wrong, said physical therapist Lori Monson.
“We’re supposed to be reducing, not inducing pain,” said Monson, a partner in New York City-based Bradley &#038; Monson Physical Therapy. “The old-school approach of no pain, no gain has been scientifically disproven. If [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desert-springs-physical-therapy.com/?p=124</link>
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		<title>A Quirky Athletic Tape Gets Its Olympic Moment</title>
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﻿Watching Olympian Kerri Walsh compete in beach volleyball in the recent Olympics, many viewers were wondering the same thing: what is that black thing on her shoulder?
A tattoo? A bizarre fashion statement? No. Ms. Walsh was sporting a new type of athletic tape called Kinesio, touted by physical therapists as a better way to relieve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desert-springs-physical-therapy.com/?p=120</link>
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		<title>What Is Physical Therapy?</title>
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Physical therapy is a health care specialty involved with evaluating, diagnosing, and treating disorders of the musculo-skeletal system.
The ultimate goal of physical therapy is to restore maximal functional independence to each individual patient. To achieve this goal, physical such as exercise, heat, cold, electricity, and massage are utilized.
Physical therapy is provided by physical therapists, who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desert-springs-physical-therapy.com/?p=117</link>
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		<title>Treatments &#8211; Exercise &#8211; Mechanics</title>
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Physical Therapy Treatments
Electrical Stimulation (’Stim’) forces a muscle or muscle group to contract and relax. The therapist places a pair of surface patches containing electrodes on the skin over the area to be treated (e.g. low back).
Each patch attaches to a lead (insulated wires) connecting to equipment that controls and regulates the stim. The therapist [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desert-springs-physical-therapy.com/?p=114</link>
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		<title>The Super-Six Strenghteners For Golfers</title>
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Some golfers believe that muscle-strengthening exercises, particularly weight lifting, will hurt their golf game.
That’s a myth. If you’re a golfer, you’re an athlete, so you should train as the pros do. They recognize that a stronger and more flexible body will help keep their scores down.
As an added attraction, strengthening exercises can fit nicely into [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desert-springs-physical-therapy.com/?p=97</link>
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		<title>The A,B,C&#8217;s Of Preventing Injuries At Work</title>
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As a Physical Therapist, I see patients that are treated for a wide array of injuries, some of which are acquired while working.
These injuries range from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome to calf strains, headaches to radiating leg pain (Sciatica). Many of the injuries can be minimized if not prevented by remembering the simple A-B-C’s.
A &#8211; Awareness/Adjustments
B [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desert-springs-physical-therapy.com/?p=95</link>
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		<title>What Is Women&#8217;s Health Physical Therapy?</title>
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Women’s health is a specialty within the field of physical therapy that addresses conditions that occur across the lifespan and affect primarily women.
HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED ANY OF THESE HEALTH CHALLENGES?

Pain or dysfunction associated 	with pregnancy or postpartum

Pregnancy, childbirth, and caring for a newborn cause physical changes that are unavoidable, but the pain or dysfunction associated [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desert-springs-physical-therapy.com/?p=92</link>
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		<title>Steps To Preventing Falls In The Home</title>
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Falls in the elderly are the leading cause of fatal as well as non fatal injuries. Thirty percent of people over the age of 65 will fall each year.
The U.S. spends approximately $20.2 billion annually for the treatment of injuries to older people after falls.
The majority of the cost is for hip fracture care, which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desert-springs-physical-therapy.com/?p=90</link>
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