Explore tips, insights, and resources from our team of physical therapists, massage therapists, and trainers — practical guidance to help you move better, prevent injury, and stay active.
If you leak urine during exercise or when you sneeze, you may have heard that you should do Kegels. But what if you also have pelvic pain, trouble with bowel movements, or symptoms that haven’t improved with the exercises you’ve tried? Pelvic floor physical therapy can help address muscle and
Cesarean sections are major abdominal surgeries, and recovery often involves more than many women expect. Healing is not just about the incision. Your core strength, posture, and overall stability are all affected by both pregnancy and the procedure itself. Many women benefit from pelvic floor physical therapy after a C-section to safely rebuild
Deciding to move forward with joint replacement surgery is a major step. Many patients reach this point after dealing with months or even years of pain, stiffness, and limited mobility. Surgery is an important part of the process, but physical therapy is where much of your recovery happens. At Optimum Therapies, we
You can choose your own physical therapist after surgery, even if your surgeon recommends a specific clinic. Recovering from surgery does not end when you leave the operating room. For many procedures, physical therapy plays a major role in how well you heal. It helps you rebuild strength, improve mobility, and regain confidence in
Pickleball, Smickleball! If you haven’t heard of pickleball, you must be living on another planet. It is one of the most popular sports today for older Americans. It doesn’t take a lot of practice to learn how to play since it’s part tennis, part badminton, and part ping pong. It seems like the perfect activity for weekend warriors to socialize
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
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
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
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.
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 run for exercise at some point in your life is high. When
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
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