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Benefits of Dry Needling
Dry Needling to Treat Muscle Pain in Athletes If you are seeking innovative methods to optimize training, enhance recovery, and prevent injuries dry needling may be the answer. Among the plethora of techniques available, dry needling has emerged as a powerful tool...
10 Questions to Ask Your Physical Therapist
Questions to Ask Your PT Physical therapy can help with a multitude of health issues, including knee pain, neck pain, and back issues, among other injuries. How do you know which physical therapist to work with? It is important to find the best McHenry physical...
Healthy Aging
Healthy aging is a continuous process of optimizing opportunities to maintain and improve physical and mental health, independence, and quality of life throughout the course of life. Promoting health and preventing disease across the lifespan is the key to...
How Physical Therapy can help Treat Arthritis
McHenry Physical Therapy Treatment for Arthritis Pain May is national arthritis month. Arthritis may seem relatively benign, everyone knows someone who has arthritis, but here are some numbers that help put the problem of arthritis into perspective: •...
How Long Will It Take To Recover From a Concussion
McHenry Concussion Management and Recovery A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that occurs when the brain is abruptly jolted or shaken. This can happen due to a blow to the head, a fall, or a sudden stop in a car accident. Concussions can range in...
Why Sleeping is Important for a Healthy Body
Healthy Sleeping Habits Strengthen Your Immune System According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in three adults in the U.S. doesn't get enough sleep. Our bodies need sleep in order to properly heal and repair tissues as well as strengthen our...
5 Common Pulled Hamstring Symptoms
What is a Hamstring Strain? A hamstring strain is a common pain that strikes many athletes. At the back of your thigh, there are three muscles that run along from your buttock to the back of your knees. A hamstring strain is the injury or tear of one or more of these...
New Year, New Goal
New Year, New Goal! Often at the beginning of the year, people make a resolution to start working out or to lose weight. This is a great goal; however, people often lose interest, have lack of time, or get busy with other tasks. Here are some tips to keep you...
When Should I Go to Physical Therapy
McHenry Physical Therapy Clinic If you are having issues with your ability to move, limitations or injuries that are keeping you from playing sports or working out, need modifications to your exercise routine to meet your individual situation, or have pain that is...
Working From Home
Healthy posture is important to prevent muscle soreness and common neck, shoulder and back problems. Healthy posture also improves breathing, increases energy throughout the day, improves concentration and balance and boosts confidence. As we all adapt to this ever changing environment, we wanted to offer some tips for those people who are new to working at home. We will discuss some general considerations to help make being in front of a computer more comfortable.