*Special thanks to Daniel Lyons, SPT for helping to write this piece. A commonly asked question is how long the healing process takes after injury. While there is no simple answer, the process can be broken down by structure (muscles,…
Bears QB Trubisky left the game early this week after falling hard onto an outstretched shoulder. While the official report on the injury is still unknown, Bears fans are hopeful that an injury to his left shoulder (he’s right-handed) won’t…
We have all experienced it before: the uncomfortable low back ache, the broken bone, the toe you just jammed on the coffee table. Just like death and taxes, there is something else that we all have to put up with…
A Heroic Partnership React Physical Therapy is proud to be an official partner of the Mercy Home Heroes team for the 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Heroes run on behalf of Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, a residential…
Magnetic resonance images (MRIs) can be an invaluable medical tool to help discover serious pathologies such as tumors, developmental anomalies, and other abnormalities. However, they are becoming increasingly overused in orthopedic medicine and can often lead to more problems than solutions. One of the major problems with this imaging technique is that while MRIs are sensitive,…
It is the first time you’ve decided to hit the gym in months and you do way more than you initially wanted to because you are likely trying to make up for lost time being inactive. You leave feeling great…
Your body is built like a machine, and like any machine, it is necessary for all of its parts to work properly in order for the entire system to function at its best. If one part of your body is…
During my time working as a physical therapist, I have heard from multiple patients about platelet-rich plasma injections (PRP) for their knee and hamstring issues. You may have heard of athletes like Kobe Bryant and Tiger Woods pursuing this treatment…
Got back pain? If you do, you are among the almost 80% of American people who experience back pain at some point in their life. Most people attribute their pain to their neck or their low back, forgetting the important…
Many people have a misconstrued perception of what physical therapy is and when it is appropriate to seek care. Physical therapy (PT) is often referred to as rehabilitation. However, rehabilitation is not the only benefit that physical therapy offers and…