Apr10th 2023As the cartilage in one’s joints begins to break down with age, the risk of experiencing chronic hip or knee discomfort rises. Anyone can acquire hip or knee pain as a result of excessive overuse, unanticipated traumas, or underlying disorders. While surgery may be required to repair specific disorders of the hip or knee, physical
Nov19th 2021Sciatica is something that many of our patients at Houghton Physical Therapy suffer with, but how do you know when your sciatica/sciatic pain is improving? For lots of people, sciatic pain can be some of the worst pain they have ever felt. When sciatica is at its worst, relief can seem unlikely and nothing will
Sep20th 2021There are few things more frustrating than finding yourself unable to be active. Whether it is due to an injury, illness, aging, or inactivity, when your body no longer lets you do the things you love it can be upsetting, to say the least. Fortunately, for most people, physical therapy offers an effective solution to
Aug10th 2021The knee joint is one of the body’s toughest working parts, which is why it’s so prone to injury. Receiving a knee injury can keep you from your job, or off the playing field if you’re an athlete, for quite some time. Some people opt for medication to help numb the pain, however, there are
