Physical Therapy

When you’re trying to manage your household with low vision there are two steps you can take to help make your daily life easier: adjusting your lighting and labeling and marking difficult to read items. Lighting You should always position lighting so that it is aimed at what you want to see, and away from […]READ MORE

Back injury is best avoided at all costs. After the first time you have injured your back, it becomes more vulnerable to future injury. A back injury can alter your entire quality of life and possibly your livelihood, especially if it returns or becomes chronic. The time you take to use the right lifting mechanics […]READ MORE

Every year, thousands of older adults fall and hurt themselves. Falls are one of the main causes of injury and disability in people age 65 and older. Those who have had a stroke or have multiple sclerosis or osteoporosis are also at greater risk for a dangerous fall. Thankfully, there are numerous ways to avoid […]READ MORE

Misleading as the name may be, tennis players are not the only people to suffer from tennis elbow. The condition is most often caused by overuse of the forearm muscles using a repeated twisting motion, and these movements are common to various jobs such as carpentry or plumbing, and many daily activities such as yard […]READ MORE

Dupuytren’s disease is  an abnormal thickening of tissues in the palm that can change how your hand looks and may make it hard or impossible to use one or more of your fingers. The disease causes tissue under the skin of the palm of the hand to thicken and shorten. This can pull and bend […]READ MORE

Dupuytren’s disease is  an abnormal thickening of tissues in the palm that can change how your hand looks and may make it hard or impossible to use one or more of your fingers. The disease causes tissue under the skin of the palm of the hand to thicken and shorten. This can pull and bend […]READ MORE

People with diabetes often have high blood sugar levels. Over time, high blood sugar levels can damage nerves throughout your body resulting in a condition called diabetic neuropathy, or diabetic nerve disease. Patients with higher blood sugar levels, patients who are older or have had diabetes longer, and diabetics who drink too much alcohol are […]READ MORE

Bon Secours In Motion Physical Therapy and Bon Secours Medical Group are proud to present a free evening seminar on May 2nd on “Building a Better Community Through Health and Fitness.” In addition to several expert lectures, we will be offering free Body Fat Analysis and Blood Pressure Screenings, nutritious refreshments and door prizes to […]READ MORE

Treatment for fibromyalgia focuses on breaking the cycle of pain and decreased physical activity due to flare-ups. Home treatments, especially exercise and improving sleep, are usually the most critical methods of coping with the symptoms and pain from fibromyalgia. Regular exercise will help strengthen your muscles, thereby increasing blood flow to the muscles, promoting healing, […]READ MORE

Temporomandibular (TMJ) disorders refer to the conditions caused by  several problems with jaw movement and pain in and around the jaw joints. The jaw joints, or temporomandibular joints, connect the lower jawbone (mandible) to the skull and are used more than any other joint in the body. They allow the jaw to open and close […]READ MORE