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To assess flexibility of the lower back and hamstring muscles, a sit and reach test is a common measure used by physical therapist. This particular test is an important indicator of tightness in the assessed area that is correlated with lumbar lordosis, forward pelvic tilt and lower back pain. This is a widely used test used as an assessment of flexibility.There are some variations of the sit and reach test. The variations involve the differences in the value of the level of the feet. Using …

Auditory Rhythmic Stimulation is one of the more current treatment methods for gait training. This treatment is also know as auditory rhythmic signaling, and acoustic rhythmic cueing. Using this treatment method involves acoustic rhythms produced by metronomes or music that gives the cadence during walking so patients can synchronize their footsteps with the rhythm that is heard.The gait in patients, as a result of this treatment, increases step length, cadence, and symmetry. It also improves th …

There is seems to be a new emphasis on tracking blood oxygen levels now that smart watches can read this metric right from our wrists or from your finger tip using a pulse oximeter. So why are blood oxygen levels so important? Using a pulse oximeter, the blood oxygen level metric (Sp02) places a numerical value on the amount of oxygen that is circulating in our blood. Oxygen is important for our bodies to function. Oxygen enters our bodies via the mouth and nose then into our lungs and …

Physical therapy is often equated with something you need if you have been injured. Physical therapy can be also be a weight management tool. For example, you may have back pain or neck pain that prevents you from exercising. Because you feel like you can't exercise you gain weight. Well, physical therapy can help with back, neck, or many other pains you may have. Once those issues are taken care then exercising becomes more doable and as a result you lose weight.If you've been injured and you'r …

Scoliosis is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. This condition is not diagnosed often in adults, but most often it is diagnosed in childhood or in adolescence. Scoliosis can occur in people with conditions such as cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy, the cause of most childhood scoliosis is unknown. The normal curves of the spine occur at the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions in what is called the sagittal plane. The purpose of these curves is to position the head over the p …