From throwing a football and swimming the backstroke to drying your hair and reaching for that big jar of pickles on the top shelf, the many activities of the shoulder make it one of the most useful but also overused joints on the human body. The mainstay (or backbone, if you will) of the shoulder […]
Do you aspire to climb to the top of Mount Everest? To learn to speak Mandarin Chinese? To run with the bulls in Pamplona? We all have hopes and dreams of experiencing or accomplishing something new and exciting during our time on this planet. (Unless, of course, your dream is actually to travel to another […]
Total Knee Arthroplasty (or TKA) has a longer history than you might think. According to the National Institute of Health, the first knee implants date back as far as the mid 1800s when they “were made from ivory and fixed to the bone using a combination of colophony and plaster of Paris.” Made from ivory. […]
Valentine’s isn’t the only day we should be thinking about hearts this month. Observed in February every year, National Heart Health Month was first established by President Lyndon Johnson in 1963 to address the rise in cardiovascular disease (CVD). According to the World Health Organization, CVDs are the leading cause of death globally. Closer to […]
. They say the only constant is change. That old adage holds special meaning at Southshore Physical Therapy where we each take a moment to sum up our resolutions for the coming year in one word. But we don’t just talk about our resolutions here at the clinic. Like last year, we wear them (literally!) […]
Gaudy tassels, brightly-colored pom-poms, jingling bells and clunky battery attachments that make the whole thing light up like, well, a Christmas tree. There are so many ways to create a tastelessly festive garment especially designed to commemorate the coming holiday season. On Thursday, December 15, this unsightly phenomenon was celebrated at the clinic when National […]
December … it closes out each and every year as the season of giving. Of course, with Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, office parties, Secret Santa swaps and fall graduations, the month can get a little taxing … and hectic … and expensive. But it doesn’t have to be that way. To quote the beloved story of […]
It’s no secret that recognizing and expressing our appreciation to the universe or even just those around us is good for the mind, the body and the soul. Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in life’s big game of comparison. They say the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. […]
Hello SPT Friends! Welcome to our first SPT Newsletter. I’m excited to share a quick recap of everything happening at SPT plus some tips to help you stay on top of your game. It’s beginning to feel like Fall here in the New Orleans area! Fall sports, such as volleyball, football, swimming, and cross country, […]
Think back to being a child and spending time with your grandparents. Gray hair, knitting needles, sensible footwear, housecoats, shawls, comfortable chairs … they were all the rage for the simpler, slower-paced lifestyle that was senior citizenship. The thinking was different. As one of many myths perpetuated in the past, it was once believed that […]