Do Your Hands Hurt from Typing? There’s a Reason…
It may not seem like it but our hands are actually very fragile. The human body is made up of 206 bones, and there are 27 bones in each hand. That means nearly 25% of the bones in the human body…
DHT Physical Therapy Team Member Spotlight: Alicia Austin
DHT Physical Therapy is celebrating our own physical therapists. They dedicate their time to ensure their clients are safely preventing and recovering from injuries. We caught up with some of our physical therapists to hear what they had to say about their career choice,…
How to Treat & Manage Hand Burns
Accidents happen. Have you ever been cooking on the stove and burned your hand? Hand burns definitely hurt and make you want to jump up and down screaming. Even though hand burns represent a small wound area (the palm of…
Surprising Dog Health Benefits for You
There are a multitude of reasons dogs are called humans’ best friends. When you come home after a long, stressful day to a wagging tail the immediate sense of happiness and calm you feel is incredible. Dogs are funny, uplifting,…
4 Tips for a Healthy Back
We put our backs through much more than they’re supposed to endure. We sit at work for 8 hours a day without breaks, we lift heavy things (like our kids) more often than we should, and we don’t always practice…
Improve Mobility with These Hand and Wrist Stretches
Our hands and wrists do everything for us, but how much do we do for them? From carpal tunnel syndrome to arthritis, there’s a lot at risk for our hands and wrists. When we grip our steering wheel too tight, or…
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…