We create individualized treatment plans that relieve pain, improve function, and prevent unnecessary surgery, while providing comprehensive support to help you on your journey to recovery.
Victoria LaManna, PT, DPT, CLT October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We at Beyond Basics are working hard to help spread the word on the importance of regular self-examination and early detection. For further review, please see our blog post from earlier this month. In addition to regular self-examination, regular breast massage is shown to …
Continue reading Lymph Drainage Therapy for Breast Health at Beyond Basics Physical Therapy
By: Katie Parrotte, PT, DPT, OCS, CFMT Adapted by Fiona McMahon PT, DPT Low back pain is common. Almost a quarter of the population in a one month period will experience low back pain and 11.9% of people will experience low back pain on any given day. Back pain can be so frustrating both to …
Photo by Valeria Boltneva on Pexels.com[/caption] Fiona McMahon PT, DPT (pronouns: She, Her, Hers)-practices in our midtown office We have talked about prostate cancer many times on this blog. It is an exceedingly common condition and represents 26% of new cancer cases in cis-men, second only to skin cancer, and 14% of cis-men will experience …
Eliza Etter PT, DPT, CLT Sometimes, we all have a little bit of trouble talking about what is going on “down there”. But it is paramount that even from a young age, we learn the proper words for our parts in order to make them more familiar and less embarrassing to talk about. Even though …
Continue reading Pelvic Anatomy and Physiology – A Starting Point for Children
Kathryn Ahuja PT, DPT RYT200 Patients with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) often ask, “Is there anything else I can do?” They have often been living with pain for a long time and are eager to feel better as quickly as possible. The truth is that there is no fast lane to healing CPP. Healing should …
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Photo by Steve Johnson on Pexels.com By Molly Caughlan, PT, DPT (pronouns: she/her/hers) Healthcare equality for the LGBTQ+ community is one area we as a society are significantly behind on and continues to require research, education, and training. For many, access to compassionate healthcare can be challenging, especially to those within the transgender/gender diverse population. …
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Eliza Etter PT, DPT, CLT Do you ever notice at the end of the day your feet or ankles seem swollen? If you were on your feet for a long portion of the day, your feet, ankles, and legs may feel achy or heavy. This is not an uncommon experience and most of us …
Continue reading Do I have Pelvic Congestion Syndrome?
Rachel Clausen PT, DPT Pelvic pain doesn’t stop because of a pandemic. Beyond Basics Physical Therapy wants to make sure you have access to the care you need to stay healthy and feeling good in your body. If you are unable to leave your home because of coronavirus, we want you to know we are …
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Welcome back! In part 1 of this blog we discussed how pelvic pain can affect anyone, regardless of their age or gender. We also discussed that pelvic pain can feel many different ways and may occur in different body locations and be triggered by different activities. Now that we have the basics under our belt, …
Continue reading Pelvic Pain Awareness Month: Part 2: Hope for Chronic Pelvic Pain
The writer of this blog and patient and wishes to remain anonymous. I am a 65-year-old married professional male who resides in NYC. About a year ago, I woke up with pelvic pain and I assumed it was a urinary infection. Immediately I went to my urologist, who gave me a urine test which showed …
Continue reading Hope with Pelvic Pain: A Patient’s Story
