If you’ve been paying attention to fitness trends lately, you’ve probably heard of pickleball. It’s everywhere—and for good reason! It’s fun, social, easy to learn, and appealing to players of all ages. But as participation has skyrocketed, so have pickleball-related injuries. Whether you’re just starting or already playing several times a week, it’s important to
With Fall sports in full swing, now is the perfect time to talk about sports injuries. More specifically, how they can be avoided. Although injuries can look very different from sport to sport, there are more similarities between them than you might think. There are many ways to classify and injury, for sports related injuries
According to recent studies, only 1-2% of cancer survivors are referred to any type of therapy services post-treatment. This includes speech, occupational, and physical therapy. Out of the 18 million cancer survivors in the US, how many do you think report some sort of functional impairment associated with their cancer or cancer treatment? The answer…
In the last few years, the causes, symptoms, treatment, and long-term effects of concussions have thankfully been getting much more attention. Let’s first start out with what specifically a concussion is. Concussions are mild traumatic brain injuries that can occur after major blows to the head, car accidents, or falls. They can present with a
With at least 50 million people (about twice the population of Texas) that run or jog every year in the United States each year, according to 2022 Statistic research, the odds that you, or someone you know, has ran for exercise at some point in your life is high. When thinking about it, running is
BISMARCK, N.D. – Optimum Therapies of North Dakota, a privately owned outpatient physical therapy clinic, is excited to announce an open house event on Aug. 6, 2024, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at our new clinic located at 1040 Canada Ave., Suite 1. This event is open to the public and offers the opportunity
With almost 9 million pickleball players in the United States last year, it has now become the fastest growing sport in the US. Pickleball’s growing popularity may not come as a surprise to many, as this sport has seemingly expanded into many of our local cities and parks. What might be surprising is that its
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. – Optimum Therapies Lake Hallie, a privately owned outpatient physical therapy clinic, is excited to announce an open house and one year celebration event on July 24, 2024, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at our clinic located at 3028 Commercial Blvd, Chippewa Falls, Wis. Additionally, there will be a ribbon cutting
Optimum Therapies placed first in the Volume One Best of Chippewa Valley Reader Poll 2024 “Best Physical Therapy” category. Optimum Therapies specializes in the health & wellness needs of our patients by providing professional physical therapy and medical massage services as well as personal training. We provide customized care for people with back and neck
At some point throughout our childhood, many of us have experienced dizziness after some sort of “spinning” event. Thankfully, those sensations probably wore off after 15-20 seconds. Unfortunately for many people around the world, abnormal dizziness or vertigo can occur for a number of reasons, and linger for days, weeks, or even longer. In fact,
