After you bring your baby home from the hospital or birthing center, your pediatrician will typically want to schedule a checkup appointment for about a week later. Since this will be a first for both you and your infant, you probably want to know what to expect. Every pediatrician is a bit different, and every baby's need is a bit different, too. In most cases, however, this first visit will involve the following elements.
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Football players need to keep their bodies in great shape to avoid excessive pain but may get in crashes that can cause damage to their backs or other parts of the body. For example, a car crash can easily cause the kind of pressure needed to rupture a disc in the spine, a problem that often requires back and spinal surgery to provide the player with the capabilities to return to the field again.
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If orthopedic surgery could be in your future, you probably know physical therapy will be part of your recovery. However, you might also undergo prehabilitation before surgery as well as rehabilitation after your surgery.
Prehabilitation may not be suitable if you have an injury and need surgery without delay, but prehab might help a routine knee or hip replacement. Here's how prehabilitation with a physical therapist can be helpful.
You'll Strengthen Important Muscles
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If you suffer from chronic headaches, it is important to see a doctor. You want to rule out serious conditions such as brain tumors and infection. Once those causes are ruled out, you can look towards lifestyle remedies and other ways to manage the pain and reduce the frequency of your headaches. Along those lines, seeing a physical therapist can be surprisingly helpful. Here are some of the ways a physical therapist may help you manage your headaches.
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Your ankle is a complex joint, and it is put under strain every time you walk, run, or jump. As such, it is pretty common for arthritis to develop in the ankles as people age. When this occurs, your orthopedic doctor will often recommend a procedure called ankle fusion surgery, which permanently connects two of the bones in your ankle so they no longer move. If you've been advised to have this surgery, here's a brief look at what to expect.
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