by Body in Balance | May 5, 2017 | Active Aging, Injury Prevention
As we start what’s been known since 1989 as National Stroke Awareness Month (May), Palmer physical therapist Anne Thomas is eager to point out that stroke is a medical emergency that’s highly preventable, and that movement and exercise are keys to such prevention. “As...
by Body in Balance | Mar 7, 2017 | Injury Prevention, Pain Management, Sports Rehabilitation
There’s soreness, and then there’s pain. It’s important to not confuse the two, says Palmer physical therapist Anne Thomas, owner of Body in Balance Physical Therapy. To active people in general and athletes at all levels, the inability to recognize the differences...
by Body in Balance | Feb 7, 2017 | Injury Prevention, Pain Management, Sports Rehabilitation
With basketball season in full swing and winter weather affecting large areas of the country, it’s peak season for ankle sprains, one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries in the U.S. And yet Palmer physical therapist Anne Thomas says incidents of ankle...
by Body in Balance | Nov 8, 2016 | Injury Prevention, Physical Therapy
October is National Physical Therapy month, a time of the year when physical therapists like Anne Thomas of Body In Balance Physical Therapy in Palmer celebrate their profession while educating others about the role physical therapy plays in improving the health and...
by Body in Balance | Nov 8, 2016 | Active Aging, Arthritis, Injury Prevention
While it’s true that arthritis sufferers can find relief through movement and exercise, those living with the disorder may naturally assume such treatments would be painful. But not so, said Palmer physical therapist Anne Thomas with Body in Balance Physical Therapy....
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