http://blog.source1medical.com Source 1 Medical Blog - Physical Therapy Equipment Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:43:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Massage therapists use their skills to help relieve their clients’ stress and physical pain. They will also provide relief of soft tissue injuries with little or no pain to the client. Most massage therapists work not only in clinics, wellness centers, sports facilities and such, but many travel to the private ... http://blog.source1medical.com/equipment-requirements-for-a-traveling-massage-therapist.htm When a person is faced with a deep muscular problem due to an injury or surgery, there are several options they can try to restore muscle tone and lessen any pain. Treatments such as Muscle Stimulators and T.E.N.S. devices are designed to stimulate and exercise the complicated muscle fibers that ... http://blog.source1medical.com/the-differences-between-muscle-stimulators-and-tens-devices.htm Patients who are obese have special needs when it comes to completing physical therapy. This is often the case when an obese person decides to obtain bariatric surgery or other surgical means to reduce their weight. This can cause a challenge for physical therapy clinics as they must have available ... http://blog.source1medical.com/essential-bariatric-products-for-the-physical-therapy-clinic-with-obese-patients.htm Hockey is a rather rough sport, so a lot of injuries can result. That is why you will often find physical therapists ready to take on the players after the game. For those who are injured more severely, they need ongoing physical therapy and massage therapy in order to heal ... http://blog.source1medical.com/physical-therapy-after-sports-injuries-hockey.htm Massage therapy is growing in popularity because of the many health benefits that it contains. However, we the realization of the benefits is not something that is recent. As a matter of fact, massage therapy has been used for approximately 2,400 years. It was actually Hippocrates who noted that friction ... http://blog.source1medical.com/massage-therapy-training-what-does-it-take.htm For decades, massage has been touted as a method of stress relief, but unless you've experienced the benefits of a good massage yourself, you might be skeptical. After all, a decent massage can put a bit of a hole in your wallet, so is it really worth it? Will you ... http://blog.source1medical.com/massage-therapy-a-stress-reliever.htm As our population ages it’s becoming more and more important for medical and medi-spa facilities to be outfitted with the best medical equipment possible. Since a wide variety of care is needed, this also means that both physical and massage therapy and athletic training industries have to be in the ... http://blog.source1medical.com/oakworks-medical-tables.htm A car accident can have a devastating effect on your life and the after affects are not only financially devastating, but physically as well.  This is often times why it is very necessary to seek the attention of a physical therapist shortly after an accident.  The longer you delay treatment, ... http://blog.source1medical.com/physical-therapy-after-a-car-accident.htm Physiotherapy, also known as physical therapy,   is a health related field that strives to enable individuals who were physically injured or whose bodies have degenerated due to aging or disease to function as much as they can without assistance.  This often involves an interaction with the medical practitioner and patient ... http://blog.source1medical.com/what-is-physical-therapy.htm When you’re in the business of physical therapy, it is important that you have the right types of tables. It does not suffice to have just one type of table. That is because your patients come in different types. They come in different shapes, sizes, and conditions. If you have ... http://blog.source1medical.com/what-physical-therapy-table-is-best-for-your-practice.htm