Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Synergy Health & Wellness will be donating $1 for every Pilates client visit in the month of October to the American Cancer Society for October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Facts and Figures for Breast Cancer Physical therapy involvement with Breast Cancer patients More information coming shortly
The Risk of Falling Requires the Use of an Assistive Device
Reduce Your Risk of Falling with an Assistive Device The elevated risk of falling is a major issue in the geriatric population. Falls often result in hospitalization, surgery, injuries to others, and in a worst case scenario, death. The CDC provides us with the following information: One in four Americans aged 65+ falls each year. Every 11 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency...
Face Masks for Exercise: What Are My Options?
Face Masks are Mandatory Again This past week, the Palm Beach County Commission made face mask wearing mandatory due to the increased number of coronavirus cases since easing of restrictions began 8 weeks ago. Just so you know, we hate wearing face masks too, but we do think it is extremely important to wear them to protect our clients and our staff. We have worn masks for this reason since we...
Total Knee Replacement: Recommended Guidelines From the American Physical Therapy Association
Do I Need a Total Knee Replacement? Not everyone who has knee pain needs a total knee replacement. Many times, your pain can be resolved by conservative treatments that improve the strength of the surrounding musculature, increase the mobility of the joint structures, correct for an irregular walking pattern or decrease the inflammation and pain present in the knee. After reviewing the...
A Physical Therapist with Scoliosis Shares Her Personal Story
A Physical Therapist with Scoliosis I was about 10 years old when I first started to experience back pain. My mother was very concerned since many women on her side of the family had scoliosis. At that time, my mother worked at a skilled nursing facility. A physical therapist co-worker examined my back and confirmed that I did in fact have scoliosis. I went to a physician who was a scoliosis...
Lateral Meniscus Injury From Jujitsu
Dr. Lydia Picard's Lateral Meniscus Injury Recently, I sustained a lateral meniscus injury. As a physical therapist, I am not less prone than the average person to getting injured. Last week my husband and I were practicing Brazilian Juijitsu at home. He tried to swing behind me in order perform a rear naked choke 😑. Unfortunately my footwork was lacking and my body/ thigh rotated...
Knee Pain Relief with Physical Therapy
Case Study in Knee Pain Relief This x-ray image shows a patient's knee pre- and post- physical therapy. The image on the left was taken prior to starting physical therapy. The image on the right was taken after participating in a 4-6 week physical therapy program with the patient reporting knee pain relief. The triangular shaped bone at the top of the image is the patella. It is clear to see...
Functional Strength Benchmarks
"I Want to Bench My Weight" I was recently speaking with a friend of at a holiday party. He described having shoulder pain and even an occasional click as he proceeded to show me several movements that bring on these symptoms. This brief description suggested that he was experiencing either shoulder impingement, mild rotator cuff strain, or both. As we spoke further, he shared that he had...
Synergy Power Hour – Balance and Strength Training Program
Are You Looking to Improve Your Strength and Balance? The Synergy Power Hour is a new balance and strength training program for older adults (55 and up) at Synergy Health and Wellness. Individuals with medical conditions that require modification of the typical exercise programs offered in community gyms will find this program extremely beneficial. We originally developed this program for our...
Gastrointestinal Relief with Visceral Manipulation Techniques
Commitment to Professional Growth The therapists at Synergy are committed to advancing our level of care for the benefit of our patients. Over the past year, our staff completed courses in the Myokinesthetic System of treatment, the use of Pilates for treating scoliosis, John Barnes Myofascial Release classes, and an Orthopedic Certification for one of our Physical Therapist Assistants. We are...
Core Stix for Upright Functional Training
Core Stix: A New Training Option at Synergy Synergy Health and Wellness is committed to providing our clients with access to state of the art equipment to achieve their goals. As a complement to our Align and Define Pilates Studio and the AlterG body weight reduction Treadmill, we recently acquired the Core Stix system. Core Stix was originally created for world-class athletes and has since...
Sleeping Positions for Managing GERD
What is GERD? (Sleeping Positions for Managing GERD, Part 2 of our Sleep Posture Education Series) GERD, also called acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a common digestive disease in which stomach acid or bile irritates the food pipe lining. There are more than 3 million US cases per year. Symptoms include burning pain in the chest that usually occurs after eating...