1on1 Physical Therapy Asheville Blog

Early to Bed and Early to Rise... Benjamin Franklin had it right! An uninterrupted, high-quality night's sleep is key to making one "healthy, wealthy, and wise." The National Sleep Foundation has found that poor sleep...

Some people have the misconception that osteoarthritis will be made worse by exercise, wearing out the joints in the knees more quickly. However, the opposite is true. The right type of exercise and the right amount of...

Anyone who suffers from migraine headaches will certainly be interested in any treatment that will lessen migraines. Physical therapy can be very helpful, sometimes in conjunction with medications, sometimes instead of...

Everyone knows that exercise is good for your body. Regular aerobic activity, from running to cycling or even practicing martial arts, makes it easier to lose weight, strengthen your heart, and reduce the chances of...

Recent research has shown that being inactive while recovering from practically any condition can actually lead to more harm than good. How Can Bedrest be Harmful? For every day that a patient remains bedridden, their...

  Have you heard the latest health news?  “Sitting is the new smoking,” was the phrase quoted by Dr. James Levine, a professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic, in an interview with the LA Times. Many health experts...

  Hiking Can Make You Happier and Healthier When was the last time you went hiking? According to Lonely Planet, hiking is now the top-rated outdoor adventure for travelers worldwide. It is easy to assume hiking...

    This Back was Made for Walkin’: A Guide to How Walking Reduces Lower Back Pain If forced to make a list of things to avoid, death, public speaking, and pain would most likely be the top 3. The low back of...

What is a Stress Fracture? A stress fracture can refer to small cracks or bruising that develops on a bone, mostly commonly due to overuse of repeated activity. These injuries are incredibly common with over 200,000...

Vestibular Rehabilitation for Post-concussion Dizziness In 2011, Reidar Lystad and his colleagues at the time published an article that was titled, “Manual Therapy with and without Vestibular Rehabilitation for...

    Lower back pain is the top cause of disability globally. As a common treatment for many varieties of pain, prescription drugs are often a go-to solution for an injured or chronically sore back. Patients...

If you suffer from osteoarthritis, you might be able to prevent cartilage damage through physical therapy and exercise. This was one of the findings of researchers at Queen Mary University of London that appeared in...

Symptoms of a pinched nerve run the gamut from numbness in the limb affected by the nerve to excruciating pain in the extremity or along the spine. No matter how your body manifests the compressed nerve, sufferers need...

Should older adults walk regularly? Many individuals in their late age assume that because they are old, it is time to relax and avoid physical activity. However, that isn't the way to keep your mobility and can cause...

    A good night's sleep can be one of the better pain management techniques available to you. Some studies have shown that sleeping extra may reduce your pain by as much as 25%. But falling asleep isn't...