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At Focal Allied Health, your health goals are our goals. We can help you get back to the activities you love faster, and put in place treatments to rehabilitate your condition, reducing the chances of a recurrence. We write about what can cause a certain physiological condition, what can be the best way to target these issues, news, and more on our blog.
Focal Allied Health Blog
1y ago
Back pain and sciatica can be debilitating conditions that impact daily life. Maintaining a strong core can help alleviate symptoms and improve overall back health. Here are some of the best core exercises for back pain and sciatica that can help you achieve relief and improvement. Knee to Chest Stretch This stretch is a great ..read more
Focal Allied Health Blog
1y ago
What does vertigo feel like? It’s a sensation that you might not be able to identify until it happens. Vertigo is when you feel as though you are moving, but really aren’t. This feeling of dizziness and nausea can happen for a variety of reasons, including vertigo from an inner ear infection, vertigo Benign Paroxysmal ..read more
Focal Allied Health Blog
1y ago
It’s hard enough to deal with lower back pain and sciatica without having to worry about sleeping. In fact, poor sleep can slow down healing times and make it harder for your muscles to relax–so getting a good night’s sleep is important. This article will cover the best way to sleep with lower back pain ..read more
Focal Allied Health Blog
1y ago
Do you wake up in the morning with pain in your shoulder? Does it seem like your arm is frozen to your side? If so, then you may be suffering from frozen shoulder. Frozen shoulder, or adhesive capsulitis, is a common problem that particularly affects women in their 40s and 50s. What is frozen shoulder ..read more
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1y ago
A study indicates that even when there is no actual concussion, impacts to the head occurring during just one season of full contact sport such as football or hockey can negatively affect the white matter in the brain, as well as cognitive skills and memory. The study was published online in Neurology, the journal of ..read more
Focal Allied Health Blog
1y ago
In a pair of studies published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, researchers have discovered that even mild blows to the head can cause measurable damage to the brain, even when there are no signs of concussion from the blow. In the first study, published in December 2013, a group ..read more