Monthly Archives: November 2016

The Respiratory Diaphragm: The body’s most important muscle | Bellingham Physical Therapy

The Respiratory Diaphragm ~The most important muscle in our body~ (photo courtesy of Essential Anatomy 5 app.  Must have for anatomy lovers) Why is the respiratory diaphragm the body's most important muscle? The respiratory diaphragm is our “breathing muscle” and if it stops working, you won’t last too long without a ventilator to breath. Anatomy: [...]

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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, limb injury, and Vitamin C: What’s the connection? | Bellingham Physical Therapy

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic, difficult to treat, painful condition usually affecting either an arm or leg after an injury or trauma to that limb.  CRPS is thought to be an exaggerated response by the nervous system to the injury. Who can get it? Anyone can be affected by CRPS, but it [...]

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