MUSCLE STRAINS

WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s resource on Muscle Strains. Muscles make up over half of the weight of a human body and they are required to make even the smallest of movements such as nodding your head or tapping your toe.  If too much stretch is put through one of your muscles […]

MYOSITIS OSSIFICANS

WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient resource about Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. According to the North American Spine Society (NASS), spinal stenosis describes a clinical syndrome of buttock or leg pain. These symptoms may occur with or without back pain. It is a condition in which the nerves in the spinal canal are […]

MUSCLE CRAMPS

WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient resource about Muscle Cramps.  You have over 600 muscles in your body. These muscles control everything you do, from breathing to putting food in your mouth to swallowing. When it comes to muscle cramps, the most commonly affected muscles are the muscles of your upper arms, […]

CALF STRAINS

WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s resource on calf strains. That sudden pull in your lower leg from walking, running or jumping is quite a common problem. Depending on how badly you have injured your calf, a calf strain can either be a little nagging pain while you walk, or can take you […]

CONTUSIONS

WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s resource on contusions. A contusion is the medical term used for a ‘bruise.’ Contusions can be minor, like the one you get after clumsily hitting your thigh on the edge of the coffee table, to major ones like the contusion you may get across your chest or […]