The experts at OneAccord Physical Therapy recognize the importance of preventive medicine in stopping health problems before they occur. Massage offers additional preventive benefits in addition to your preventive health visits. Discover the benefits of including massage as a regular part of your annual wellness plan. Massage 101 With varying...
Dizziness, often called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, can make necessary daily activities burdensome to accomplish. Nausea, vomiting, and difficulty maintaining balance are common symptoms of dizziness, but the causes can vary. Sadly, dizziness can indicate a severe health condition that requires professional attention. If you are experiencing motion sickness or...
If you are like most people with persistent pain, you know how disruptive it can be to your quality of life. In desperation, you have likely tried every common treatment under the sun. Although traditional treatments for pain management can work wonders for some individuals, they often only mask the...
Do you put your feminine health on the back burner because of fear or dread? At One Accord Physical Therapy, we know that a well woman exam is an essential part of maintaining optimal health, but we also understand that the mere thought of a pelvic exam can cause anxiety....
Contrary to their names, the painful conditions known as tennis elbow and golfers elbow are not exclusive to athletes. In actuality, tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow can impact anyone. Although these two orthopedic conditions are similar, it can be challenging to tell them apart. If you are suffering from elbow...
Car accidents are very common; according to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are about 10.8 million crashes every year. Although fender benders are considered to be a minor type of crash, they can cause significant damage to your car as well as your body. Sometimes you may think you are...
Almost everyone has experienced some form of back pain. It is one of the most common reasons that people need to go to the doctor. There are many things that can cause back pain, from poor posture to lifting heavy items incorrectly. Whatever the cause, back pain can be very...
Many tasks that used to be done in person are now completed virtually, resulting in people spending lots of time in front of screens. From writing e-mail messages to posting on social media, all this time on devices can put stress on your eyes, your fingers, and most of all,...
In the busy hustle of life, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by everything you need to do, and you probably feel like there’s never enough time in a day. This can cause you to feel constantly stressed and anxious. Stress isn’t good for your mind or your body, and stress...
Pelvic floor dysfunction is a common but hidden condition: many people who have it don’t know it. Most people haven’t heard of pelvic floor dysfunction, and the symptoms can be overlooked or mistaken for other conditions. The only way to get proper treatment is to get a medical exam and...
When you have experienced an injury, or are recovering from a surgery, you need tools that will help you recover your mobility. Although medications and other treatments can assist, there are some high tech tools available these days that can make your healing and rehabilitation as effective and quick as...
At first glance, a patient receiving dry needling treatment and another receiving acupuncture may look exactly the same. Both methods use fine filament needles gently inserted into strategic locations in the body. The fundamental difference between these techniques is that dry needling is based on human anatomy and the neurophysiological...
Whiplash, a neck injury caused by a forceful and rapid jerking of the neck is a pretty common problem from auto accidents and athletic activity. There are 3 million new whiplash incidents each year and half of those often become chronic conditions. Symptoms can appear weeks or months after an...
If you have vertigo, you know that it can be unsettling. Your world seems to rock and roll beneath and around you, and you can’t keep your balance. The only thing more worrisome than experiencing vertigo may be not knowing the source of it. At One Accord Physical Therapy, our...
A whopping 80% of the population struggles with pain in their lower backs at some point in their lives. When you were younger, these bouts with back pain were often short-lived, and you bounced back to great health in short order. As you get older, however, your body may not...
Did you know that sciatica is heavily influenced by your lifestyle? Most cases of sciatic pain are caused by a herniated disc pushing against the sciatic nerve. The discs in your spine can herniate due to age-related wear and tear, a physically demanding job, carrying too much weight, or sitting...
Do you suffer from chronic arthritis pain? Are you looking for a pain management solution that doesn’t involve narcotics? At One Accord Physical Therapy, with four locations in Arizona, we offer manual therapy services that can give you relief from your arthritis-related pain. Our staff has extensive training in manual...
Even though massage therapy has been around for thousands of years, many people only think of it as a way to relax and relieve stress. While that can be an important aspect of massage, it can also offer several therapeutic benefits as well, including: Treating soft tissue injuries, strains, and...
Is your pelvic pain making it hard to get through the day? Many women experience pelvic health issues connected to their pelvic floor, which connects to the spine and can be the source of a number of different kinds of debilitating pain. At One Accord Physical Therapy in Casa Grande,...
Notice how your neck seems to seize up, with pain shooting up into the back of your skull and down into your spine? It might not just be stress or your boss looming over your shoulder — for more and more Americans, “tech neck” is a very real ailment. Fortunately,...
About 54 million adults in the U.S. have arthritis, according to the Arthritis Foundation, and that number is expected to swell to 78 million in just two decades. Everyone knows arthritis causes joint pain, but unless you have the disease yourself, you probably don’t know how extensive those symptoms can...
When you’re pregnant, it’s easy to think the only change that’s happening to your body is that growing belly. But while your belly might be the most obvious change, it’s absolutely not the only alteration that’s taking place. Your body is being subjected to a slew of hormonal changes as...
Blog Post If you have a sprained ankle or a broken arm, one of the first things you’re told to do is rest the limb: Don’t exercise it or place weight or strain on it. If you fail to follow those instructions, you’ll be risking far more serious injury. When you...
Dry needling might sound a little scary, but it’s actually a safe, effective treatment for pain, especially chronic and recurrent pain and neuromuscular problems. The technique does use needles, but they’re very, very thin — a lot thinner than needles used in vaccinations for instance. In fact, they’re the same...
If you have vertigo, you may feel like you're spinning or like the room is spinning, tilting, or swaying around you when you're standing still. Additionally, it's common to experience nausea and vomiting as a result of the motion sickness that occurs alongside vertigo. Having vertigo is much more than...
Every year, millions of people in the U.S. suffer from concussion injuries. In fact, data shows that as many as three million concussions occur each year just as a result of sports and recreation-related accidents. That doesn’t take into account the concussions that occur as a result of car accidents,...
People love to talk about their "core." Go to any fitness class, and you are almost guaranteed to hear the instructor enthusiastically yell, "Be sure to engage your core!" But there is a reason why core strength is important not only for a flat stomach or six pack abs, but for...
Benefits of Physical Therapy on Spine Health The spinal column supports the body and provides the structural framework for muscles and bones in the trunk region. It is a bony framework that protects the spinal cord, which serves as a channel of communication between the brain and the rest of...
Whiplash is a common condition that many people experience after car accidents as well as slips and falls. This mysterious condition can decrease the quality of life for months or years to come if it goes untreated. Knowing the symptoms of whiplash, the causes of whiplash, and why it's so...
Headache pain can be caused by stress, eye strain, sinus infections, hormonal changes, muscle tension, and neurological causes. Whatever your cause, taking over-the-counter or prescription pain medications to ease your symptoms is only a temporary solution. Not only do they not get at the source of your pain, but they...