While it’s a comforting thought to know your baby is continuing to grow during pregnancy, the additional weight you’re carrying also means more strain on your spine, which can often lead to back pain. As many as 75% of pregnant women will experience back pain at some point in their pregnancy, and this usually occurs […]

In our last blog, we explained how plantar fasciitis is a fairly common injury that we see this time of year because so many people are getting back into their outdoor exercise routine, especially runners. Another injury that pops up pretty regularly with warmer weather is shin splints, which can prove to be a real […]

With summer-like weather already arriving in Maryland, you can surely count on seeing a whole lot more people outdoors to soak it up with their favorite activity. This is great news for everyone, and the time of year that many of us look forward to the most. But for those of you embracing the weather […]

If asked what types of conditions physical therapy is primarily used to treat, most people would likely assume it to be injuries such as ankle sprains, rotator cuff tendinitis and osteoarthritis. While these and other injuries are in fact some of the most commonly seen conditions, they are just a small sample of the wide […]

March is National Nutrition Month, and our Hyattsville physical therapists are getting in on the action and want you to do the same. Sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the goal of the campaign is to focus on the importance of making informed food choices and developing quality eating and physical activity habits […]

There are about 900 ligaments in the human body, but some are injured at a much more regular rate than others. One of these is the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which gets more than its share of attention, especially in the athletic community. There’s a very good reason for this: the knee accounts for approximately […]

February is American Hearth Month, and the goal of the month-long campaign is to increase awareness on the importance of good heart health and the dangers of heart disease. Through efforts like these, there has been some significant progress in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, and millions of Americans now live healthier and […]

Orthopedics is a branch of medicine that addresses issues related to the musculoskeletal system, which includes the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles. Issues that develop in these parts of the body are usually due to a traumatic incident, overuse or natural bodily changes, and they can be treated in a number of different ways. […]

Here at CAM Physical Therapy and Wellness Services, our primary goal is to improve your overall health with various treatments and other suggestions. So although the bulk of our focus revolves around addressing injuries and painful conditions, we also want to see our patients care for themselves and take advantage of certain healthcare measures. With […]

Although it’s an area of the body that doesn’t usually get discussed a whole lot, disorders of the jaw are actually quite common. These types of issues—which are technically called temporomandibular disorders—affects millions of Americans every year, and go on to cause symptoms like headaches and jaw pain in Laurel. The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is […]