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If You Like a Good Bargain, You're Going to Love Physical Therapy!
It's no secret that prices have been going up. Gas is expensive. Food is expensive. The housing market is crazy. If you're looking for ways to pinch some pennies or stretch your dollars, physical therapy might be just what you're looking for.
Physical Therapy Saves Cost
A study that looked at the claims data of 472,000 Medicare beneficiaries with back pain found that when PT was the first treatment, costs were 19 lower than for people who were sent straight to surgery. The study also found tha...
Posted on 2022-05-02
Ankle Sprain and Instability
Welcome to DPT Sport's patient resource about ankle sprain and instability.
An ankle sprain is a common injury and usually results when the ankle is twisted, or turned in (inverted). The term sprain signifies injury to the soft tissues, usually the ligaments, of the ankle.
This guide will help you understand:
how an ankle sprain occurs
how the condition is diagnosed
what can be done to treat a sprain
ANATOMY
What part of the ankle is involved?Ligaments are tough bands of...
Posted on 2022-03-31
Introduction to Alpine Skiing
Physical Therapy in Burr Ridge & Hinsdale for Skiing
Welcome to DPT Sport's patient resource about alpine skiing.There is nothing like fresh powder on the slopes to get the blood of a true alpine skier pumping. Whether you are a weekend warrior who loves the feel of the cold wind in your face as much as you love the warmth of the ski lodge or you are a fierce competitor, dropping from helicopters to the top of a mountain to find the freshest snow, any skier must know that there are ma...
Posted on 2022-02-03
Staying Safe and Injury-Free as a CrossFit Athlete
CrossFit is a relatively new and rapidly-expanding fitness movement that aims to address strength, flexibility, mobility, and endurance together using creative workouts that can be modified to suit the individual’s abilities and fitness goals. CrossFit classes typically include compound lifts, multi-joint and multi-muscle movements that are more functional than your standard machine workouts.
Many times, these compound movements are new additions to an individual’s “ar...
Posted on 2019-12-04
Why You Should Visit Your Physical Therapist Before Your Next Run
Summer is here and that means everyone from the elite runner to the weekend hiker will be out and about trying to shake off the winter blues. As you increase your activity level, you may find that you aren’t as physically capable as you once were, or maybe you have been ignoring a nagging pain for far too long or perhaps there’s a longer race distance looming on the horizon. Whatever the reason, just as a regular oil change promises to keep your car running at its peak performance, a...
Posted on 2017-07-22
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