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Hydrotherapy treatment involves the use of unique properties in water to achieve therapeutic benefits. Hydrotherapy treatment, or the use of water to treat disease or symptoms, is a practice dating as far back as 4500 BC. In ancient Roman culture, bathhouses were a vital component of public life. Their popularity continued through the centuries, spreading […]

Evidence-based practice: What it is and how it can be properly utilized? Evidence-based medicine, whose philosophical origins extend back to mid-19th century Paris and earlier, remains a hot topic for clinicians, public health practitioners, purchasers, planners, and the public. What is evidence-based practice? Sackett et al. defines evidence-based practice as the integration of the current best research […]

“I thought only women needed pelvic floor physical therapy.” As a pelvic floor physical therapist, I hear this from my patients almost weekly. Sometimes it comes from men, sometimes from women. Occasionally it’s from other healthcare professionals. While pelvic floor therapy is critical for women, men have pelvic floor muscles, too. They can suffer from […]

Mindfulness. It’s an evocative term, conjuring images of yoga retreats and burning incense. Right here, right now It’s an evocative term, conjuring images of yoga retreats and burning incense. While certain practices like meditation are often associated with mindfulness, they’re neither equivalent nor synonymous. American author and professor Jon Kabat-Zinn, a pioneer in the field […]

Post-Can Kegel exercises help male patients experiencing pain and incontinence after a prostatectomy? Kegel exercises strengthen the pelvic floor, or pubococcygeus (PC), muscles. These muscles contract and relax around the bladder and the bladder opening, which helps control urine flow. Many healthcare professionals and physical therapists agree that pelvic floor exercises before and after prostatectomy […]

In a world divided, World Mental Health Day offers a chance to reconnect and focus on mental health and well-being. The scars left in the wake of the pandemic run more than skin deep. Two years of isolation and uncertainty have exacted a toll, and the world has paid it in increased rates of depression, […]

Pain: it’s just a normal part of aging. Isn’t it? Not necessarily. Pain itself is an indication of an abnormality, and shouldn’t be accepted as an inevitable part of the golden years. Fortunately, there is a growing selection of pain management options for seniors. What is pain? At least one in five Americans over the […]

Pieter de Smidt, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT, MTC, FMS-C, shares his thoughts on the concept and application of movement-based therapy. For many years, physical therapy treatment was primarily directed by a medical diagnosis. Often, protocols were created regardless of the presentation of the patient. Movement-based therapy, on the other hand, uses a comprehensive movement evaluation […]

As COVID-19 moves from pandemic to endemic, mental health care for healthcare professionals is more critical than ever before. Healthcare professionals have long been among the occupational groups most at risk for anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and even suicide. These same healthcare workers have been on the front lines since Day One of the […]