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There is a newer buzz in the physical therapy world regarding what we call the pain sciences. This entails educating patients more specifically about how pain is processed by the brain and experienced by the individual. Because pain is an individual experience, it is...
This is a very common question/complaint that I hear as a physical therapist. There are multiple reasons your shoulder may hurt when reaching overhead, but most often it boils down to something we call impingement. Impingement is a condition whereby the tendons, which...
An editorial by Peul in the New England Journal of Medicine got me thinking about the number of (un)necessary spinal fusions that are done in this country every year. There are certainly reasons for fusion especially in the presence of true spinal instability, severe...
Routinely I am asked questions about children and sports. Yes, kids should play sports, multiple sports. It is safe for growing bodies to play sports, just not the same one year-round. Kids playing only one sport are more likely to be the ones I treat at my clinic due...
Again and again, exercise is the drug of choice to reduce the risk of numerous health issues including low back pain (LBP). A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine found a 35% reduction in LBP at 1 yr for those...
For those living with (>200 million Americans) or at risk for osteoporosis (see all aging women and men), physical activity is important. Regardless of what you may have been previously told by physicians or others, physical activity is necessary to provide stress...
I am always interested to read articles, postings and blogs by Dr. Tim Flynn PT, PhD. His take on various topics in the realm of physical therapy are always fascinating to me, and to witness him lecture and teach in person is even more of a pleasure. One of the...