Dr. Christopher R. Carcia PHD, PT, SCS
Physical Therapist
230 Main St Ford City PA, 16226About
Christopher Carcia is a physical therapist practicing in Ford City, PA. Christopher Carcia specializes in physical treatment to help a patient reduce pain, restore mobility, rehabilitate an injury, or increase movement and overall function. As a physical therapist, Christopher Carcia can treat multiple conditions with exercises, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, joint mobilization, heat, ice, massage, laser or light therapy and more. Christopher Carcia will create a treatment plan based on the patients specific injury or condition, and might target a specific body part or body system based on the individual.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Subtalar Pronation Does Not Influence Impact Forces or Rate of Loading During a Single-Leg Landing.
- Knee joint laxity affects muscle activation patterns in the healthy knee.
- Ultrasound efficacy.
- The independent and interactive effects of navicular drop and quadriceps angle on neuromuscular responses to a weight-bearing perturbation.
- Fatigue, vertical leg stiffness, and stiffness control strategies in males and females.
- Muscle response times between shoe and no-shoe conditions following a weight-bearing rotary perturbation are similar in females.
- The influence of heel height on sagittal plane knee kinematics during landing tasks in recreationally active and athletic collegiate females.
- Presentation and conservative management of acute calcific tendinopathy: a case study and literature review.
- Assessment of scapulohumeral rhythm for scapular plane shoulder elevation using a modified digital inclinometer.
- Validation and repeatability of a shoulder biomechanics data collection methodology and instrumentation.
- The influence of heel height on vertical ground reaction force during landing tasks in recreationally active and athletic collegiate females.
- Reliability and validity of functional performance tests in dancers with hip dysfunction.
- Validation of a new method for assessing scapular anterior-posterior tilt.
- The effect of Astym® Therapy on muscle strength: a blinded, randomized, clinically controlled trial.
- STRENGTH PROFILES IN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS WITH AND WITHOUT SCAPULAR DYSKINESIS.
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