Arthritis of the shoulder is common, though not as much as with hips or knees. At any given time, tens of thousands of people have complaints of shoulder pain due to arthritis. Limited reach, painful…
The Arthritis Foundation reports over 30 million people live with osteoarthritis in the US. Nearly 25% of aging adults will develop symptomatic hip arthritis. On average over 500,000 people undergo a hip replacement each year.…
Knee arthritis is a common complaint that walks into doctors offices and therapy clinics across the country. Every person with knee pain over the age of 20 thinks they have knee "arthritis". Many think that…
For nearly a decade now I have pondered the following question. Why do people take better care of their car than themselves? Your car gets treated to oil changes, tire rotations, routine maintenance all on…
Every profession, cause, and random nonsense seems to have a day, week or month these days, so lets make you painfully (pun intended) aware that October is National Physical Therapy (PT) Month. PT...that stands for…
Many of the patients who come to see me with spine (neck or back) problems in particular already had imaging. Most if not all come in saying "I have arthritis" or "I have degenerative or…
Almost every single day I interact with a person who "HAS" arthritis. They say it like it is a death sentence. Like they are doomed to pain and the inability to enjoy life. How does…
It is estimated that at least 1 in 5 people suffer with knee pain. Over 27 million individuals over the age of 45 suffer from some degree of (osteo)arthritis. People scour the internet searching for…
There are many out there and maybe some reading who do not know what a physical therapist does or even why one may need to see one. Even those who have been to PT may…
There is an interesting discussion right now as to the benefits of arthroscopic knee surgery. For this topic of discussion is meniscal surgery worth it? Or can a person be just fine without it? As a physical…
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