Shannon Cobb
One Big Reason Your Knee Won’t Bend After Stroke
I am gratefully a member of lots of different Stroke groups online. One problem that I see folks bring up frequently is difficulty with...
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Shannon Cobb
- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
Managing Stroke Spasticity without Pills or Injections-Part 2
There are lots of folks out there who like to do all they can to manage their health without using medications. While for some, this may...
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Shannon Cobb
- Nov 9, 2022
- 2 min
Managing Stroke Spasticity Without Pills or Injections- Part 1
The American Stroke Association states : ".After a stroke, muscles may become stiff, tighten up and resist stretching. This is called...
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Shannon Cobb
- Nov 7, 2022
- 3 min
Why More Walking Isn't Necessarily Better After Stroke
More is better, right? When we think of improving after a stroke the science tells us more repetition is one key to improvement. But,...
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Shannon Cobb
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
Fitness for Stroke Survivors- What do We Know?
“If exercise could be packaged in a pill, it would be the single most widely prescribed and beneficial medicine in the nation.” -Robert...
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Shannon Cobb
- Oct 31, 2022
- 1 min
Stroke Spasticity, Botox and Stretching- Oh My
There are lots of questions out there about Botox and how it can help a stroke survivor. If you want to learn some basics on spasticity...
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Shannon Cobb
- May 9, 2022
- 2 min
What's the Deal with Carbidopa/Levadopa?
I said these words in front of a friend the other day and she said “did you just put a spell on me?” No, but medical words do sound like...
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Shannon Cobb
- Mar 27, 2022
- 3 min
3 Reasons Your Arm Gets Tight When You Walk
Lots of stroke survivors have issues with their arm “drawing” up when they walk. They find that their elbow bends, their arm draws into...
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Shannon Cobb
- Mar 20, 2022
- 2 min
Can Anything Be Done About Neuropathy?
Neuropathy is a problem with the nerves in your extremities. It causes symptoms in the hands and feet/legs such as tingling, pain,...
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Shannon Cobb
- Mar 7, 2022
- 2 min
Could Hiking Poles Help You?
The sun is shining and the birds are chirping down here in South Carolina. It feels like a great time to get outside and soak up some...
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Shannon Cobb
- Feb 13, 2022
- 2 min
1 Key Thing to Help Non-Motor Parkinson's Symptoms
We work with people all the time who are dealing with Parkinson's related anxiety. While it is a non-motor symptom, it does interfere...
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Shannon Cobb
- Feb 6, 2022
- 2 min
How to Speed your Recovery after Joint Replacement Surgery
Almost one million hip and knee replacements are performed in the United States each year. That means that someone reading this article...
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Shannon Cobb
- Jan 30, 2022
- 3 min
How to Stay Fit Into Your 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s
I believe that age is just a number. I have come to believe this by working with so many dynamic and active people in their 80s and 90s....
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Shannon Cobb
- Dec 28, 2021
- 2 min
Tiger Woods and a Leaky Bucket
A few weekends ago I took some time to check out the PNC Pro-Am Golf Tournament. You may have seen it in the news. The big draw was to...
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Shannon Cobb
- Oct 18, 2021
- 2 min
Things You Can Do to Manage a Sudden Knee Pain
Just the other day we had a client have this happen. He was moving around just fine when suddenly he felt a “catch” in his knee that was...
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Shannon Cobb
- Oct 11, 2021
- 2 min
4 Things Your Knee Pain Has You Missing Out On This Fall
There are so many great ways to enjoy the Upstate this time of year. We are getting back to fall festivals, college football, the theatre...
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Shannon Cobb
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
The 1 Sneaky Thing That Can Increase Your Risk Of A Fall?
Falls; they’re only funny when you’re watching America’s Funniest Home Videos and even then they make you hold your breath for a second. ...
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Shannon Cobb
- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
The 1 Thing You Can Do to Limit Physical Disability and Frailty As You Age
Did you know that there is a simple test that can be done to indicate where you stand in terms of likelihood of Physical Disability,...
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Shannon Cobb
- Jun 28, 2021
- 3 min
5 signs your dizziness could be GONE today
A few weeks ago I had a man (let’s call him Doug) come to see me after suffering a fall at home from his chronic dizziness. Due to his...
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Shannon Cobb
- Feb 26, 2021
- 2 min
Want To Know A Key To Maintain Brain Health? (Or- How To Fill Your Leaky Bucket)
All of our clients are interested in having a health brain. Whether they are here because they have a specific problem in their brain,...
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