Osteoarthritis of the hands is caused by long-term motion in the joints. A joint is any location where two bones meet and move back and forth adjacent to each other. The joints are covered by cartilage and are housed inside a joint capsule, where synovial fluid lubricates the joints for smooth movements....
At Health Plus Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation, our physical therapists are licensed professionals who help reduce pain and restore range of motion and strength in injured or disabled areas of the body. Doctors frequently recommend physical therapy as a follow-up to many traumatic injuries or disabilities, but you don’t need...
Health Plus Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Center is dedicated to providing integrated, individualized, and evidence-based physical therapy to the residents of Edison, NJ. We understand injuries that may occur on the court, in the field, or at the work place. We devote ourselves to customer service, patient satisfaction. Health Plus...
When we think about baseball and sports injuries, baseball may seem to pale in comparison with other more aggressive contact sports like football, ice hockey, rugby or basketball. But, as with any other sports, it has its own set of injuries associated with the sport, all of which should be...
At Health Plus Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation, Edison, NJ our focus is on educating our patients on healthy lifestyle. Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone, makes too little bone, or both. As a result, bones become weak and may break from a...
Many people spend hours a day in front of a computer without thinking about the impact on their bodies. They physically stress their bodies daily without realizing it by extending their wrists, slouching, sitting without foot support and straining to look at poorly placed monitors. In our last blog, we...
As the swimming season progresses, there is often an increase in swimming-related injuries. Swimming is the most popular low-impact fitness activity in the country, over one million Americans are involved in recreational or competitive swimming, and more than one third of them practice and compete throughout the entire year. While...
Research has warned time and time again that “sitting disease” is real. But if you’re sitting all day at work, you should get up every 30 minutes and move to cut your risk of many health issues, a new study is advising. At Health Plus Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Center...
Summer brings countless opportunities to do outdoors activity and enjoy it, Tennis is a great aerobic activity that works out many parts of the body and can help you stay in shape. Tennis has many proven health benefits, such as improving cardiovascular fitness, balance, motor control, hand-eye coordination, bone strength,...
Instead of hitting the snooze button in the morning, take the extra 10 minutes to stretch. It’s a great way to energize the morning and ease away and stress or tension from the previous day or a funky sleeping position. Try this easy stretching sequence when you wake up to...