Priority Physical Therapy LLC

Pillow Talk: Too high on your head Next, we often see people who only give their head support. Your neck needs to be on the pillow as well. The pillow is best when it is between your shoulder and your chin and giving your neck and head adequate support.

Pillow Talk: Too Fluffy While a big fluffy pillow may seem luxurious and comfortable you may end up with a stiff neck in the morning as well! However, it will most likely be on the opposite side compared to your flat pillow. Oftentimes, pillows that are too fluffy (or if you are using too many pillows), your head will be too high compared to your neck. This will lead to similar problems of a stiff neck on one side!

Pillow Talk: Too Flat A flat pillow will not give you enough head or neck support. You will find that this will cause your neck to be bent to one side for most of the night. This can lead to the muscles on one side to get tight and the other side to get overstretched. You may find that you are waking up with a stiff neck on the side closest to the pillow.

~The Biggest Mistake You're Making with Your Pillow~ Have you ever wondered what pillow to buy? Do I need an expensive one or is a cheap one okay? Should it be made with feathers or foam? One pillow or two? So many options can make your head spin! This week we will go over some of the biggest mistakes that we all make when picking the correct pillow to use at night.

~3 Signs You're Ready for, or Need, Physical Therapy~ Sign 3: Unable to do something? If you're avoiding an activity you enjoy because of pain or you're afraid you could hurt or re-injure yourself, come talk to your physical therapist! We can teach you how to safely do that activity or help you modify how you perform that activity. We can help get you back to moving and enjoying those activities that make life fun!

~3 Signs You're Ready for, or Need, Physical Therapy~ Sign 2: Prevention A big mistake that we can make when we start exercising or go to change our exercise routine is either doing it incorrectly or doing too much too early. This leads to injury and we end up not doing it again. ... Instead, go see your local physical therapist and make sure you don’t end up with an injury. We can help guide you through appropriate workouts and exercises. We can give expertise on how to progress your workouts and how to challenge yourself even more without getting hurt. We can help you stay consistent and safe!

~3 Signs You're Ready for, or Need, Physical Therapy~ Sign 1: Pain! Pain is an unpleasant sensory experience that is often associated with or related to some sort of actual or potential tissue damage. In general, it is your body’s way of saying something is or could be wrong. It could be an indicator that you have had an injury or it could be your body’s way of telling that injury could happen if you don’t change something. ... This is where we step in. Depending on where your pain is, we will do an evaluation of your body movements and mechanics and see if things are moving correctly. It could be as simple as teaching you to move your arm in a more efficient way or it may involve a more complex treatment such as strength training, stretching, and relearning specific movements. Either way, physical therapy is a great way to address your pain!

~3 Signs You're Ready for, or Need, Physical Therapy~ It is a common misconception that people only need physical therapy if they have an athletic injury or they have undergone surgery. This week, we are going to go over 3 signs that you may actually benefit from physical therapy. The scope of what we can see you for is very large and we want to show you how useful physical therapy could be for your health and promoting overall wellbeing!

Give a helping hand!

Grip strength is one thing we don’t think to work on a regular basis but if you have two golf balls lying around, you can easily strengthen it. Place two golf balls in the palm of your hand and slowly roll them around each other.

Stiff neck? Tension through your shoulders? A golf ball wrapped in a towel or a pillow case could be just what you need! With gentle pressure, you can place the golf ball over your spot of tension or your knot and push into that tissue.You don’t need to do it for too long or with too aggressive of pressure for it to be effective!

Do you ever wake up and have a deep ache in the bottom of your foot? Or, are feet tired and ache by the end of your day? If you take a few minutes every night to roll your foot over a golf ball, this may help alleviate these pains. You have a lot of tissue and soft connective tissue structures in the bottom of your feet and they may just need a little TLC to relieve these aches and pains.

3 Surprising Ways to Use a Golf Ball! There are so many things lying around your house that can be used in a great way to help you take care of your body. This week, we will go over 3 different ways that a simple little golf ball can help make this happen!

3 Facts About Physical Therapy and Insurance: Part 3 Is it more expensive to come to private practice since you are not a part of the hospital system? Actually, it ends up being cheaper!!! The quick and dirty of it; Hospital based outpatient physical therapy is more expensive because they bill as a facility and private practice bills as an office. Facility rates are more expensive than office rates. More often than not, co-pays and co-insurances follow the same rules. Call us today if you have any specific questions about insurance and physical therapy!