At Desert Hand & Physical Therapy we get to see some incredibly inspiring stuff happen everyday with our patients. Treatment can help many improve or restore mobility and move forward with their lives. This time, we’d like to share a…
Ah age spots. Nothing will give your age away quicker at a first handshake. Those dreaded age spots, also known as liver spots and hyperpigmentation, can make you look older than your years. Aside from the skin around our…
We’ve all been there. It’s time to start your day, you hop out of bed and…ouch! That dreaded pain in the neck stops you in your tracks. A knot in any muscle is annoying to say the least, but it’s…
Have you ever had your foot fall asleep? You know that tingling sensation that makes your foot feel as though it’s detached from your body? It’s not a good feeling. Hand nerve pain can be like that. Did you know…
The DHT Physical Therapy Team Member Spotlight this month is on Physical Therapist, Alicia Austin. Read on to learn which song would be the theme song to her life and when she realized she was meant to be a physical therapist…
What’s so terrible about having poor posture? Sure, your slouchy presence may not present the most poised person, but besides that, not standing up straight could create a domino effect on your health. Your posture can say a lot about…
You may have heard of range of motion exercises before but what are they really and how do they benefit you? Range of motion exercises are performed to help maintain mobility and flexibility to help improve joint function. Range of…
Our thumbs make us very unique creatures. They move in a way that none of our other fingers do and give us the ability to grab and hold things. But what happens when we hurt our thumbs, or get a thumb…
A lot of us basically live at our desks. We’re writing, typing, handling papers or doing other repetitive tasks for hours on end which can put us in the warning zone for developing carpal tunnel syndrome. Think about it. You are…
In this month’s DHT Physical Therapy Team Member Spotlight we’re putting the spotlight on Practice Manager, Jeanette Amado. Learn about her current obsessions and what the best part of her job is. DHT Physical Therapy Team Member Spotlight: Jeanette Amado Position:…