Are People with Chronic Pelvic Pain just Crazy, like the medical community wants you to believe? The short answer is absolutely not. And here’s the long answer: Trying to understand why pain becomes chronic in the absence of any objective physical findings, has been on my bucket list of things to crack and understand. Pain scienceContinue Reading »
Do you have an issue with weak or overly tight pelvic floor muscles?Are you anxious about pelvic floor therapy and want to know more about it?And are curious to know whether it hurts?Pelvic floor therapy is a treatment method that uses a targeted form of physical therapy and myofascial release to recondition the pelvic floorContinue Reading »
Muscle strains are among the most common injuries we see at Universus PT. The pain can range anywhere from mild to intense. In most cases, mild muscle strains can be treated at home with over-the-counter medication, rest, and ice packs. However, if there is no improvement after a few days and the pain intensifies, you need toContinue Reading »
My name is Christopher Dinh and I am doctor of physical therapy in Huntington at Universus Physical Therapy & Wellness. I have worked with hundreds of patients dealing with chronic pain and have helped to mitigate their discomfort to live a more active life. I wrote this article based on I hear from patients allContinue Reading »
To restore your sex life to its former glory and treat pelvic pain during sex effectively, you need to find and fix the root cause.When women experience pain in the genital region before or after sex, we call it “Dyspareunia.” This type of pain can be in the vagina, the vulva, the pelvis, or the uterus.ThereContinue Reading »
When we hurt ourselves, we have a tendency to just “rest” and think that not moving, will help our pain go away. Alternatively, we have to MOVE in order to help mitigate the pain and prevent ourselves from stiffening. This is a common misconception among our population, and our team at Universus Physical Therapy &Continue Reading »
Do you suffer from chronic back pain? Have you at some point in your life dealt with some type of back pain and never learned the exact cause? You’re not alone. There are some studies that state up to 23% of adults in the entire world suffer from chronic low back pain. And about 80%Continue Reading »
Movement is medicine, I’m sure you’ve heard that before. And as we age, movement becomes so much more crucial than ever. The moment we start to lose our strength, mobility, and energy is the moment we begin to lose our independence. The longer that we can stay out of a wheelchair or walk without assistance,Continue Reading »
Do you have swollen and painful joints in your hands, feet, knees, or hips or elsewhere in your body?Have you been told it’s arthritis?When you have joint pain and inflammation, we refer to it as arthritis.Arthritis is a degenerative disease with painful symptoms that get worse over time.In some people, arthritis is caused by anContinue Reading »
Aging is an inevitable part of life, unfortunately out of our control. However, how you age and the rate at which you age is determined by how you treat your body and mind daily. Taking control of your aging process can be simple by following some guidelines curated by our team. Universus Physical Therapy &Continue Reading »
