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New York weather is funny. Oftentimes it’s either too cold or too hot to spend outside for extended periods of time. At this time, the needle has moved to the “COLD” setting, and the thought of having to bundle up to go outside to even do something like get groceries can be too much. So… people spend more time indoors [...]

There are times when injuries happen - it can come right out of the blue or it can be something that’s crept up over the years and is finally making day-to-day living miserable. The question lingers though - should a person go to physical therapy or a chiropractor for their problem. Sometimes the situation is solved when they are told [...]

Have you been living in Jamaica, NY for some time? There’s just something about living in the area that’s bustling all on its own and also being a short train ride from Manhattan. Did you go to school in the area or found a job nearby? Did you notice that as time went by, your body began to rebel, especially [...]

Things happen as you get older - you get married, have children, and their needs tend to supersede yours - so you find yourself getting out of shape. One of the first things you feel tends to be lower back pain. So, how do you fix it? While even a young teenager can suffer with back pain, you’ll notice that [...]

You’ve been living your life in Valley Stream, New York as peacefully as you can. You work, raise your family, spend time with your friends… but you also find that as you get older, you get more prone to injuries. It may be because you’ve gained some weight. I may be because you sit for long hours at work… Spending [...]

Are you looking for physical therapy in Bensonhurst? It’s amazing how fast life can seem to go by. It seems like one second you’re graduating high school and going off to college and then the very next one, you’re already in your 40’s and you do not have the same body that you did back then. What was once easy, [...]

Life can move fast, especially once you get out of college and start a career. You may or may not start a family immediately after that, but a lot of other things can happen too. A move may be in the cards too, to a nice area like, say… Park Slope. You do your best to stay in shape, but [...]

You need to see a physical therapist to rehabilitate an injury or get yourself back to speed up post-surgery and we’ve been referred - whether by ZocDoc, Google, our website, word-of-mouth, or from your own doctor. You likely have questions though… mainly, how can our inpatient or outpatient services benefit you? There are several things that you should know so [...]

How Physical Therapy Works Physical therapy includes many disciplines, and it is designed to help you recover after an injury or a surgery. The different parts of physical therapy include exercise, manual therapy and physical agents. Each of these therapy types works a little differently, and you might need one or more types of physical therapy to help with your [...]

Many people wonder, "How can physical therapy help a pinched nerve?" and the answer is that physical therapy helps a pinched nerve in several key ways. A pinched nerve may result from a shifted disc, soft tissue injury or poor ergonomics or posture. Consider these four ways that physical therapy can help a pinched nerve in your cervical, thoracic or [...]