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What Happens to Your Pelvic Floor After Delivery

Vaginal delivery can damage the pelvic floor and reduce your control over urination, defecation, and sexual function. Find out about the complications you might experience due to pelvic floor dysfunction.

Mar 6th, 2023

Why Water Is Your Best Friend When You’re Recovering From an Injury

Physical therapy, immobilization, and other standard treatments can only go so far in injury healing. Learn about the importance of hydration during the recovery process.

Feb 10th, 2023

5 Important Benefits of LGBTQ+ Medicine

Many people take non-discriminatory medical care for granted, but it feels like a luxury for some. Find out why inclusivity in medicine is more important now than ever before.

Jan 1st, 2023

5 Signs You’re At Risk for Chronic Back Pain

Chronic back pain affects millions of adults across the United States, often bringing sleep problems and mobility complications. You might be at risk, and here’s how to tell.

Dec 1st, 2022

When to See a Specialist About Your Shoulder Pain

A painful shoulder leaves you unable to reach upward or outward. In fact, it might limit you more than you expect. But when is it severe enough to call for a specialist’s visit?

Nov 1st, 2022

Athletic Benefits of Blood Flow Restriction

Building more muscle as an athlete is possible without anabolic steroids and other potentially harmful drugs through a process called blood flow restriction. Read on to learn how it works and why it might improve your athleticism.

Oct 1st, 2022

5 Problems You Could Experience from a Weak Pelvic Floor

With a functional pelvic floor, you probably don’t think much about the issues that can arise when those muscles weaken. Childbirth, age, and pregnancy can all shed light on the complications of pelvic floor weakness.

Sep 1st, 2022

What to do About Degenerative Disc Disease

The discs in your spine allow you to bend forward, lean backward, twist from side to side, and make other motions with your back. When discs degenerate, here’s what you should do.

Aug 1st, 2022

Telltale Signs of Arthritis-Related Neck Pain

An aching neck is more of a setback in your day-to-day life than it might seem initially. Could the pain and stiffness indicate arthritis?

Jul 1st, 2022

Struggling to Meet Your Fitness Goals After Muscle Loss? Consider BFR Therapy

Losing muscle mass changes the appearance of your body while contributing to a decline in strength. Consider blood flow restriction (BFR) to bulk back up and rebuild your strength.

Jun 1st, 2022

Warning Signs You Need Rotator Cuff Repair

Rotator cuff injuries can lead to a permanent loss of shoulder mobility without surgery and a patient-centered physical therapy plan. Here are some signs your injury needs rotator cuff repair.

May 4th, 2022

Transgender And Non-Binary Physical Therapy: Implications For Practice

The U.S. currently lacks inclusive medical resources for LGBTQ+ patients. Learn how you can help establish safe physical therapy resources for transgender & non-binary people.

Apr 8th, 2022

Conditions That Can Be Helped With Aquatic Therapy

With buoyancy supporting your weight and easing pressure on your joints, movements suddenly don’t seem so difficult despite any conditions causing chronic immobility. Here are a few of the many conditions that benefit from physical therapy in the water.

Apr 6th, 2022

Recovering From Hip Replacement Surgery

A hip replacement is no minor operation, and the intense surgery has a recovery to match. Here’s how you can get through that recovery as seamlessly as possible.

Mar 8th, 2022

What Every Athlete Should Know About ACL Tears

An ACL tear can happen on a whim while you’re engaging in physical activity, and the immense pain will let you know something’s wrong right away. Here’s what you as an athlete should know about the injury.

Feb 9th, 2022

How Physical Therapy Can Improve Your Strength and Help You Age Well

It’s easy to fall into idleness with age, but a lack of movement may be accelerating the rate at which your body ages. Here, you can learn about how physical therapy can keep you feeling strong and youthful.

Jan 16th, 2022

What Causes a Balance Disorder (And What Can I Do About It)?

A little dizziness might not bother you very much, but a worsening balance disorder puts you at risk of falls and injuries. Find out what causes balance disorders and what you can do to manage them.

Dec 14th, 2021

The Unique Benefits of Aquatic Therapy in Recovering From Sports Injuries

Exercising in water takes some of the stress off your joints and makes movement less painful after an injury. Here’s how aquatic therapy can benefit your recovery after a sports injury.

Nov 18th, 2021

How to Know If You Have a Herniated Disc

Your neck or back pain could stem from a problem with the discs that should cushion your spine. Here are the telltale signs of a herniated disc, or a disc that’s pushing where it shouldn’t.

Oct 7th, 2021

Telehealth: The Advantages of Telemedicine

Struggles to get to the clinic? Trying to reduce your exposure to COVID-19, as well as other contagious illnesses, and still need to see your doctor? Telehealth is safe and easy — receive quality care from anywhere.

Dec 13th, 2021

Get Moving Again: Part 1

As vaccines roll out and people cautiously return to the world, I spend a lot of time thinking about the non-runners. The indoorsmen and women of the world, whose gyms have closed — the people without established home workout routines.

Mar 30th, 2021

Crom featured on BizJournal

Houston Business Journal has placed Crom Rehabilitation among the largest Houston-area LGBT+ Owned Businesses!

Jan 11th, 2021

New Pearland Location

We are happy to announce that we are now open in Pearland! At our new Pearland location, you can expect the same dedication and care that you have come to expect from Crom Rehabilitation.

Jan 11th, 2021

Book PR/announcement

Shantay, You Stay covers the health issues that the LGBT+ community faces and how healthcare providers from all of the healthcare spectrum can help bridge the gap.

Jan 11th, 2021

2020 Best Male Physical Therapist

Outsmart magazine is one of the Houston area’s largest LGBT+ magazines. Every year, they assemble a list of the top leaders in the LGBT+ Houston Community, from TV personalities, politicians to dentists and gyms.

Jan 11th, 2021

Roy Featured on PTO Club

Dr. Roy Rivera, lead physical therapist and owner of Crom Rehabilitation tells us his secret for how he reached those top Google results for “Houston Physical Therapy”.

Jan 11th, 2021

Roy featured on Expertise’s Top 19 Best Physical Therapists

Dr. Roy Rivera, lead physical therapist and owner of Houston’s Crom Rehabilitation has been featured as Expertise’s Top 19 Best Physical Therapists!

Jan 11th, 2021

Roy Featured in Voyage Houston

Dr. Roy Rivera, Jr., PT, PhD, DPT, MCHES, owner and lead physical therapist at Crom Rehabilitation shares his story of how Crom Rehabilitation came to be and a bit about himself and the philosophy he has always maintained.

Jan 11th, 2021

Roy featured in OutSmart Magazine’s “How Has Covid-19 Affected Houston’s Pro-LGBTQ+ Business Owners?

Crom Rehabilitation’s owner and lead physical therapist Dr. Roy Rivera has kept his business afloat during these hard times. Roy thinks of his staff as a family, and was eager to help them through these difficult financial times.

Jan 11th, 2021

Gayest & Greatest

At Crom Rehabilitation, one of our main goals is serving the LGBT+ community and making them feel at ease during their physical therapy, because no one should have to be in pain and impact their quality of life.

Jan 11th, 2021

What Happens to a Physical Therapy Clinic During Covid-19?

Crom Rehabilitation Featured in OutSmart Magazine’s “What Happens to a Physical Therapy Clinic During Covid-19?”

Jan 11th, 2021

Why Is Community Driven Health Care Vital?

In order for healthcare clinics to best serve the community, the community must feel understood and respected.

Jan 8th, 2021

How To Know If Physical Therapy Is Right For You

Knowing if physical therapy is right for you seems like it should be an easy answer, especially if you have just had surgery as a result of an injury or have recently been in an accident resulting in strains and injury.

Jan 8th, 2021

Redirecting a Bad Experience

In any line of work, especially when providing a service, there will always be patients and clients who are difficult or present a challenge. Physical therapy, and healthcare in general, is no exception to having patients that are combative, hostile.

Dec 16th, 2020

What To Wear To Physical Therapy

You’ll want to focus on something that allows for a good range of motion but also supports any equipment or exercises that your physical therapist may employ during your treatment.

Sep 22nd, 2020