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    What is a Rotator Cuff Tear? The rotator cuff is made to keep the ball of the arm in the shoulder socket. When the rotator cuff is torn, it is typically due to overuse or injury. There are two types of tears that people can have when they injure their rotator cuff: Partial [...]

    If you feel tingling or numbness in your fingers or hand, you may have carpal tunnel syndrome. According to the Rheumatology Research Foundation, carpal tunnel syndrome affects between 4-10 million Americans. Many people can use physical therapy to treat carpal tunnel, and surgery is not always needed. Try these 5 at home exercises [...]

    Pain Relief The first and most obvious benefit of physical therapy after injury is pain relief. Your physical therapist will come up with a list of strengthening and stretching exercises for you to do during your session, and at home.  Some exercises can provide immediate pain relief. Others may strengthen specific muscles to [...]

    Physical therapy, also known as physiotherapy, offers a holistic way to treat conditions like low back pain. Try these tips to treat and prevent your low back pain.      1. Invest in Ergonomic Equipment If you work a normal 9-5 job, chances are you are sitting in a chair for most of [...]

    Brent’s journey at MPOWER began in 2011. Since then, he has unfortunately had to come back and see us due to multiple shoulder injuries. He currently sees Paige Koshar, a physical therapist located in Green Hills, Nashville, TN.     Brent Suffered Multiple Shoulder Injuries Brent has suffered from two separate shoulder labral [...]

Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard chose to seek help from MPOWER Performance Institute after being in a dirt bike accident that damaged his foot and ankle. Hubbard broke a bone on the inside of his ankle and ruptured his Achilles tendon. He first went to see foot and ankle specialist, Dr. Brian Thomson at Elite [...]

  What Is Dry Needling? Dry Needling is a technique used in physical therapy to treat musculoskeletal pain. This process involves sticking extremely thin needles into or around a trigger point to relieve pain and tension. It is called dry needling because there is no transmission of fluid or medicine when the needle is injected.  [...]

Andrew Triggs is a professional baseball player that visited MPower Physical Therapy in Nashville, TN in 2018. In this testimonial, Andrew shares his experience working with the MPower team, including his physical therapist, Kenny Chatman.   What Brought You to MPower Physical Therapy? I had surgery for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome back in September of 2018 [...]

With new technology making strides in healthcare, injury rehabilitation and prevention is becoming safer and more efficient than ever before. Among those advances is an anti-gravity treadmill you can find at MPower Physical Therapy called the Alter-G®. What Is the Alter-G®? The AlterG® anti-gravity treadmill is a tool for injury rehabilitation like physical therapy and [...]

    No Pain No Gain?  We've all heard the saying "no pain, no gain", but is it true? Is soreness the only thing that equates to a good workout? The short answer is no; there are various reasons that you may not be sore from a workout, and it has to do with your [...]