When we hear the word “backpack”, we typically picture school-aged children walking to class. However, the truth of the matter is that people of all ages use backpacks every day, whether it be a child walking to school, a man about to venture out on a hike or a woman heading to the gym. So, whether you’re choosing a backpack for yourself or one for your child, there are a few facts that you should be aware of when it comes to backpack safety……Continue Reading
Hand Therapy Week 2016: June 6-12, 2016
Hand Therapy Week is an integrated national program established by the American Society of Hand Therapy. This week is aimed towards raising awareness of the hand therapy specialty among various audiences, including primary care providers, surgeons, referral sources, and the public. This June marks the second year that Tidewater Physical Therapy has celebrated National Hand Therapy Week in order to help bring awareness to the specialty of hand therapy……Continue Reading
Sit-to-Stand Desks
From January to mid-April of each year, accountants and CPAs experience grueling work schedules because of the federal income tax return deadline. It’s “goodbye” to a normal eight-hour workday and “hello” to 12 to 14 hour work days – for months……Continue Reading
Vestibular Therapy Success
It was August 15, 2015 when Preston, Maryland resident Joan Mowbray suddenly woke up in the middle of the night with extreme vertigo and nausea. She knew she needed help right away. She had experienced similar symptoms a few years prior; however, this time the vertigo was much worse……Continue Reading
Getting a Handle on Osteoarthritis
Don’t you love those commercials on TV that show a person with arthritis pain taking an over-the-counter pain reliever and suddenly he or she is playing sports or hiking and happily free of pain? Don’t you wish it was that easy? One pain reliever and you’re cured? If you’re one of the millions of people struggling with osteoarthritis, you know that it doesn’t quite work that way……Continue Reading
What You Need to Know About Lower Back Pain
Are you struggling with lower back pain? You’re not alone. According to the National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases (NIAMS), 65 million Americans, or 8 out of 10 people, have some type of back pain……Continue Reading
Fixing the Myth Madness for National Physical Therapy Month 2015
National Physical Therapy Month is a nationally recognized celebration each October that was established by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). It aims to highlight the benefits of physical therapy and recognize the 88,000 physical therapists……Continue Reading
Balance Awareness Week: September 14-20 2015
In honor of Balance Awareness Week 2015, we’d like to share what this week is about and why Tidewater Physical Therapy is celebrating.Balance Awareness Week is a recognized week that was started by the Vestibular Disorders Association. The goal of Balance Awareness Week is to reduce the time it takes to diagnose a vestibular disorder……Continue Reading
Good Things Delmarva, Hand Therapy 2015
Check us out on Good Things Delmarva for Hand Therapy Week 2015!…Continue Reading
Good Morning Delmarva, Hand Therapy Week 2015
Good Morning Delmarva, Hand Therapy Week 2015……Continue Reading