The HARTZ PT Blog

Are you dealing with a pain in your shoulder during the day and at night? Are you noticing stiffness and decreased motion in your shoulder, making it difficult to perform your daily tasks? There is a chance you may have Adhesive Capsulitis, also known as Frozen Shoulder.

Here are a few tips and tricks to keep you enjoying outdoor exercise throughout winter.

So now you just turned fifty, sixty, seventy or more!!  You may notice that you can’t easily do what you used to anymore or possibly it takes you a little longer to do it.  As we age, we experience a 10% decline in muscle strength and a 3-5% reduction in our resting metabolic rate with each decade!

Do you want to exercise for health reasons, but have a genuine fear of starting a fitness program – fear of the unknown, fear of the intimidation in a commercial gym, or just plain fear of doing something new?

A broken or sprained ankle is one of the most common injuries among all age groups.  An ankle break is commonly caused by twisting/rotating your ankle, rolling the ankle, tripping/falling, or impact from a car accident causing one or more of the ankle bones to chip, crack, or break.

We know physical therapy can be intimidating, especially when you don’t know what to expect.  We are here to help you through it so we’ve answered many common questions that patients who are new to PT may have.

Joint pain can often be caused by Osteoarthritis, which affects more than 3 million people in the US each year.

In recent years, high profile professional sports have made concussions the topic of frequent discussion and helped fuel public interest on their appropriate management.

Pregnant and in pain? You’ve just joined the masses: 80 percent of pregnant women experience pelvic pain at some point in their pregnancy. But what can you do about it?

Have you picked up your child's backpack recently?  Chances are, it feels like it weighs a ton!  Shoulder, neck and back pain in adolescents could be linked to the loads students are lugging around every day. Choosing the right backpack can be crucial to helping students of all ages stay pain free.