While massage has long been associated with spa relaxation, its role in addressing pain, mobility issues, and stress is gaining prominence in clinical settings. Learn from licensed massage therapist ...

Myotherapy is a noninvasive therapy that helps treat pain caused by injuries or issues with your muscles or soft tissue. Myotherapists use massage and a variety of other techniques shared by physical ...

Complementary and integrative medicine is a welcome alternative for many individuals who do not experience relief through or oppose the principles of modern medicine. Massage, for example, is widely ...

Neuropathy refers to symptoms caused by nerve damage, such as severe and chronic pain, tingling, numbness, cramps, and weakness. Physical therapy may be able to help reduce the symptoms of neuropathy.

Staying moving is an important part of healthy aging and independence. For many older adults, physical therapy can be a useful resource in this effort. Traditionally, people have viewed physical ...

Heart surgery is a serious and invasive medical procedure, and that can be intimidating for a patient. A new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggests that virtual reality (VR) can be an ...

Early initiation of physical therapy (PT) for U.S. patients with acute lower back pain (LBP) was associated with less health care resource use in the first month and the first year after the initial ...

I used to consider the occasional massage a blissful, self-indulgent luxury. But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve become more and more convinced that regular rubdowns are an important prescription for ...

The future of physical therapy could be getting a lot more virtual. A recent study published in JMIR found that participants using Hinge Health’s digital exercise-therapy program decreased their pain ...

WEST FARGO — In October of 2008, business partners Brooke Erstad and Kameron Ihry Hodem opened their first Apex Physical Therapy and Wellness Center in West Fargo. Fifteen years on, they are no longer ...