The Dizzying Facts on Vertigo
Do you ever feel unsteady, light-headed, dizzy or nauseated? If you feel like you are swirling round and round in a tornado or that you are moving up and down in a boat, you may have vertigo. This sensation can…
Prevent Hand Calluses When Working Out
Unfortunately, hand calluses are virtually inevitable. Calluses are the result of friction, so as long as you’re using your hands, there’s a good chance you’ll get at least one callus in your lifetime. While there are lots of activities that…
How to Get Younger Looking Hands – Bye Bye Old Lady Hands
As we get older, so many of us focus on preventing the wrinkles on our faces that we forget that other parts of our bodies show our age too. We’re talking about your hands. The same issues we’re concerned about…
What the Heck is K-Tape Anyway?
You’ve probably seen people rocking some k-tape and just didn’t know what it was. Typically, the k-tape strips show up in bright shades of blues or pinks on people’s bodies. What is it? Kinesiology tape, otherwise known as k-tape. K-tape…
Your Wrist Pain May Not Be Carpal Tunnel
With all of that typing and texting every day, wrist pain has become an annoyingly painful fact of life. There are millions of Americans who suffer from chronic wrist pain that can range from tingling to throbbing to sharp and…
How to File Nails the Right Way
There are two types of people in this world: people who care about how their nails look, and people who don’t. It’s true that some of us are born with a biological clock geared towards bi-monthly mani-pedis, but we’d guess…
Combat Winter Dryness with 3 of the Best Hand Creams
Winter is in full swing, and not even sunny Phoenix is immune to the occasional cold front and dry winter air. This season can wreak havoc on your skin, which is likely to dry out and crack if not properly…
Getting Your Hand Moving After a Fractured Wrist
A fractured wrist can bring your life to a screeching halt. Unfortunately , the wrist is also one of the most commonly broken bones in the body. There are four main kinds of wrist fractures which include: Compound or open…
What is a Repetitive Stress Injury of the Hand & Wrist?
Here’s a crazy fact about our hands: there are more than 25 bones found in each hand! They are an intricate array of muscles, nerves, tendons and bones. Hands are truly engineering marvels allowing us to play an instrument or…
How Nutrition Education Can Make Your Physical Therapy More Effective
We all know that there are two main methods of getting into, and maintaining, a healthy fitness level: diet and exercise. It makes sense, then, that physical therapy alone is not enough. While we believe that our services are key…