ProCare Physical Therapy

01/15/2026

Hip Osteoarthritis:
Clinical Practice Guidelines review all of the evidence on treatments for a specific condition.
The Hip OA has just been updated. To summarize a few points:
Strong evidence for manual therapy.
Strong evidence for individualized exercise program.
Strong evidence for Dry Needling.
Moderate evidence for patient education and weight management.

We're here to help with best-evidence treatment!

Important update for physiotherapy practice! 📚

The APTA has released revised clinical practice guidelines for hip osteoarthritis – the first update since 2017. Physiopedia has already updated our Hip OA page with these latest recommendations!

What's new?
🔹 Manual therapy techniques with strong evidence support
🔹 Expanded exercise prescription including aquatic therapy
🔹 Dry needling now recommended for short-term improvements
🔹 Enhanced patient education strategies

Affecting nearly 1 in 5 adults over 55, hip OA requires evidence-based management. Stay current with the latest guidelines!

Read more: https://members.physio-pedia.com/members-news/evidence-based-care-for-hip-osteoarthritis-gets-an-update-in-2025-clinical-practice-guidelines/

12/04/2025

Walking is good, walking fast is even much better!

11/24/2025

Want to workout but low on time?
10 minute mini-workouts can still have a positive effect!

11/17/2025

For the latest evidence based treatments, we're here for you!

💡 Thoracic mobilization applied in addition to the rotator cuff and scapulothoracic joint-based exercises was found to be more effective in increasing acromio-humeral distance and shoulder function in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome and reducing pain intensity and thoracic kyphosis angle.

👉🏻 This is from the new paper "Effect of thoracic mobilization on acromio-humeral distance, thoracic kyphosis angle, pain and shoulder function in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome: A randomized controlled trial" by Calik et al 2025

📚 Do you struggle to stay on top of new research?

😫 You're not alone!

✅ Physio Network’s Research Reviews make it easy for you to keep up to date and provide better care for your patients. Try it for free for 7 days now.

🔗 https://physio.network/7dayfreetrial

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Disclaimer: Sharing a study is NOT an endorsement. You should read the original research yourself and be critical.

11/13/2025

PT can significantly help women with lumbar and pelvic pain post-partum.

💡 The findings of this study indicate that the implementation of stabilization exercises is associated with a significant reduction in pain severity in the short termin women with lumbopelvic pain in postpartum period, a conclusion that is supported by high-quality evidence.

👉🏻 This is from the new paper "Effectiveness of physical therapy on pain, disability and quality of life in women with lumbopelvic pain in postpartum period: a systematic review with evidence gap map and meta-analysis" by Özyurt et al 2025

📚 Do you struggle to stay on top of new research?

😫 You're not alone!

✅ Physio Network’s Research Reviews make it easy for you to keep up to date and provide better care for your patients. Try it for free for 7 days now!

🔗 https://physio.network/7dayfreetrial

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Disclaimer: Sharing a study is NOT an endorsement. You should read the original research yourself and be critical.

11/13/2025

PT and staying active is good for ALL ages!

11/10/2025

MIGRAINES!
We have great success treating migraines with dry needling.
This study finds kinesiotaping can help those with migraines and neck pain.
We keep up with the latest evidence to provide you with the best treatments and full hour long sessions with your PT.

Background To investigate the effects of kinesiotaping (KT) combined with physical therapy (PT) on pain severity and frequency, pressure pain threshold (PPT), disability, and quality of life (QoL) in migraine patients with neck pain, in addition to pharmacologic treatment. Methods Sixty patients wit...

11/06/2025

Did you know these about PT?

Doctorate level with licensed board exams..
PT is direct access, you don't need a referral..

11/06/2025

Tennis elbow? Don't take drugs to mask it, get PT to fix the problem!

💡 The combination of dry needling and eccentric exercises was more effective in reducing pain and improving hand function compared to NSAID-based interventions. These findings support the use of dry needling as an adjunct therapy to eccentric exercises for the management of lateral epicondylalgia.

👉🏻 This is from the new paper "Efficacy of Dry Needling Combined with Eccentric Exercise Versus Oral and Topical NSAID Treatment in Patients with Tennis Elbow: A Randomized Controlled Trial" by Sánchez-Milá et al 2025

📚 Do you struggle to stay on top of new research?

😫 You're not alone!

✅ Physio Network’s Research Reviews make it easy for you to keep up to date and provide better care for your patients. Try it for free for 7 days now.

🔗 https://physio.network/7dayfreetrial

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Disclaimer: Sharing a study is NOT an endorsement. You should read the original research yourself and be critical.

09/18/2025

Learning about your back pain can help reduce long-term disability. PT is THE most effective treatment. It will also help reduce fear and give you tools to address pain when it does act up :)

Our May determined (with moderate certainty) that an individual based treatment helps patients with chronic reduce long-term disability

Take a look at how the review was conducted and see what other insights the authors gained ➡️ https://ow.ly/Ox8e50VPJx4

08/25/2025

We're big on injury prevention! Athletes, don't be one of these stats. We can set you up on an injury prevention program specific to your sport.

📣 Introducing the SWEREX study 📄

Understanding anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rates in higher-level athletes

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1️⃣ Higher incidence in females 🏃‍♀️
2️⃣ 1.7x higher in second division compared to first 🥈
3️⃣ Incidence varies between sports 🏀 🤾‍♂️

NEW 👉 https://bit.ly/3J3yYap

08/18/2025

You don't need a big gym for a good workout. Here are some great exercises with just a band!