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Practical Tips for Preventing Sports Injuries Among Children and Teens . School is open and it marks the start of fall football, soccer, tennis, cross country, volleyball and golf. It’s also the time for sports injuries. At Barclay Physical Therapy, now is the time we commonly rehabilitate athletic injuries like concussions, broken bones and pulled muscles. Whether you are a Cougars, Falcons, Red Hawks, Colts, Eagles, Chieftains, Yellow Jackets, or any other high school sport’s fan...

  Show Your Family and Friends How Much You Love Them by Taking Care of Your Heart Health Love yourself this Valentine’s Day by taking steps to prevent a heart attack or stroke by joining the Center for Disease Control’s Million Hearts® campaign. We all have been impacted by heart disease in one way or another, as heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US and worldwide. If you haven’t exercised in a long time, now is the time to do so. The goal of Millio...

Consider this, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, "Health care spending per person is expected to surpass $10,000 in 2016 and then march steadily higher to $14,944 in 2023." In reality, the average American spent $10,345 per person in 2016, including the cost of insurance premiums and deductibles (cnbc.com). Ouch! With healthcare costs rising another 5% this year, it’s no wonder that people choose to forgo care. However, there are alternatives. If you are a r...

4 Things You Need To Know About Safely Managing Chronic Pain Symptoms This blog was contributed by one of our readers, Jackie Waters. Ms. Waters is the proud mother of four boys. Jackie has suffered from rheumatoid arthritis since her early 20’s and knows what it is like to live with chronic pain. She is passionate about providing a healthy and happy home for her family, and aims to provide advice for others on how to do the same with her site Hyper-Tidy.com.   According to a ...

Talk to Your Physical Therapist About Protecting Yourself from Falls and Injuries Rich and colorful hues of orange, red and gold painted our beautiful Michigan landscape once more this year. While we’ve been spoiled by unusually warm weather in October and November, we are finally experiencing brisk temperatures and need I say, SNOW!!! Cold weather and shorter days means winter is here .Now is the time to prepare and protect yourself from fall hazards that may take place from slippery i...