BRACHIAL PLEXIS INJURIES

WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient resource about Cervical Burners and Stingers (Brachial Plexis Injuries). Injury to the nerves of the neck and shoulder that cause a burning or stinging feeling are called burners or stingers. Another name for this type of nerve injury is brachial plexus injury. Football players are affected most often. Up to […]

CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY

WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient resource about Cervical Radiculopathy. Neck pain has many causes. Mechanical neck pain comes from injury or inflammation in the soft tissues of the neck. This is much different and less concerning than symptoms that come from pressure on the nerve roots as they exit the spinal […]

Whiplash

WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient resource about Whiplash. Whiplash is defined as a sudden extension (backward movement of the neck) and flexion (forward movement of the neck) of the cervical spine. This type of trauma is also referred to as a cervical acceleration-deceleration (CAD) injury. Rear-end or side-impact motor vehicle collisions are the number one cause of whiplash […]

Scoliosis

What is it? Scoliosis is a deformity in the spine that causes an abnormal C-shaped (one curve) or S-shaped (two curves) curvature. The spine is not straight but curves to one or both sides. There are three types of scoliosis that are categorized based on when it develops. Infantile scoliosis occurs from birth to three […]

Scheuermann’s Disease

What is it? Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s guide to Scheurmann’s Disease. The section of spine from below the neck to the bottom of the rib cage is called the thoracic spine. From the side, the thoracic spine appears slightly rounded. Its shape is like the letter “C” with the opening of the “C” facing […]

Cervical Spinal Stenosis

WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient resource about Cervical Spinal Stenosis. The spinal cord is a column of nerve tissue protected by a bony tube in the spinal column. Conditions that narrow the space in this tube put the spinal cord at risk of getting squeezed. This narrowing is called stenosis. When […]

Viral Arthritis

What is it? Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient resource about Viral Arthritis. We know that some viruses cause joint pain and inflammation (swelling, redness, and heat). Researchers have wondered for a long time whether some kinds of arthritis with unexplained causes may be the result of a virus. So far no one knows, partly […]

Osteoarthritis

What is it? Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient resource about Osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. In fact, more than 75 percent of people older than fifty-five show the joint deformations of OA on X-rays. But most of these people have no symptoms. For people who do have the joint pain […]

Rheumatoid Arthritis

What is it? Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s guide to Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA is a chronic, or long-term, inflammatory form of arthritis. RA is considered an autoimmune disease, in which your immune system attacks the tissues of your own body. In RA, the immune system mostly attacks tissues in the joints, but it can […]

Arthritis

What is it? Arthritis means inflammation of the joints. Inflammation generally includes symptoms of redness, heat, swelling, and pain. Many different diseases can result in inflammation of the joints. Arthritis is therefore a general term that describes more than one hundred different diseases of the joints of your body. In some types of arthritis, the […]