Hot Tub Hydrotherapy /Right after we got married, my wife suggested we buy a hot tub. She had a hot tub in her backyard growing up, and her family used it regularly as a therapeutic and motivating way to put health and self-care front and center in their lives. Nearly every Saturday morning, they all … [Read more…]

Hot Tub Therapy/Hot tub hydrotherapy can be a luxury you indulge in once in a while or a daily practice to help lower stress, ease physical tension, nurture relationships, and inspire regular self-care. I know that by letting my hot tub stand at the center of my circle of wellness, I cultivate a constant commitment … [Read more…]

Sacroiliac joint tests include discussing your history and pain experience, a physical examination, tests to rule out other sources of pain, like lumbar spine pain and hip pain, and these commonly accepted methods: It’s often difficult to diagnose sacroiliac (SI) joint dysfunction, especially since the main symptom is low back pain, which is common to … [Read more…]

Yeoman’s test is a physical exam performed to determine if a person has sacroiliitis. With the subject prone, the test is performed by rotating the ilium with one hand and extending the hip while the knee is flexed. Pain over the ipsilateral posterior sacroiliac joint area is indicative of sacroiliitis. This also tests for sacroiliac joint sprain or strain. Purpose Tests for Sacroiliac Joint involvement. More specifically, if … [Read more…]

Slump test is a laboratory or at-site test used to measure the consistency of concrete. The slump test shows an indication of the uniformity of concrete in different batches. The shape of the concrete slumps shows the information on the workability and quality of concrete. The characteristics of concrete with respect to the tendency of segregation can be also judged by making … [Read more…]

The Bragard’s sign (also: Braggard’s test) is a manual test to diagnose and used to evaluate whether lumbar and​/or ischiatic pain originates from lumbosacral radiculopathy, disc herniation, sciatica, low back pain, cauda equina syndrome, slipped disc, etc. Meniscal injuries may be the most common knee injury. Meniscus tears are sometimes related to trauma, but significant trauma is not … [Read more…]

Reverse flip test is a manual test to diagnose for PLID, slip disc, disc herniation in lumbar spine while raising the leg, the foot is held in a plantar-flexed position; this will lessen the pain. But if the patient is complaining of an increase in pain, it can suggest malingering. Sciatica is a common complaint … [Read more…]

Bowstring sign is also known as the popliteal compression test or posterior tibial nerve stretch sign. The patient can be examined in sitting or in a supine position. The examiner flexes the knee and applies pressure on the popliteal fossa, evoking sciatica. Some examiners do it after SLRT by flexing the knee to relieve the … [Read more…]

Physical Activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that result in energy expenditure. The energy expenditure can be measured in kilocalories. Physical activity in daily life can be categorized into occupational, sports, conditioning, household, or other activities. Exercise is a subset of physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive and … [Read more…]