Did you know that direct access to physical therapy can lead to less days in pain? As you may have experienced, the longer pain is around, the longer it typically takes to go away. Traditionally, people “wait and see”, avoiding activity hoping the pain will go away....
The longer an ache or pain is around, the longer it typically takes to go away. With this in mind, it is important to not wait to see a PT. Yet, for many, the wait and see approach dominates a person’s thoughts and actions for weeks or months. WHY? Would it not be...
Any time a person has an injury or is limited they wonder if they are getting good care for their injury. Most want to believe they are getting the best, but are they really? People have a tendency to be nice, but sometimes that comes at the expense of one’s health....
When someone is struggling in pain, they often ask how to find a good Physical Therapist. Some will ask their doctor, others their friends or even crowdsourcing. BUT, how are you to know if the person recommended is good for YOUR problem? A suggestion is to take those...
People often wonder what a Physical Therapist (PT) does and how they might benefit from seeing one. This is an excellent question and will outline the top 10 reasons here. To address a specific muscle or joint ache or pain. PTs are muscle and joint experts who seek to...
Are you someone who avoids exercise because of your knees? Unfortunately, this is an overly common issue today. Far too many people do not exercise due to knee pain. Quite often when someone experiences pain, they start by self-medicating, avoiding activity, and maybe...
So you have been told you have knee arthritis, so what? If you have enough birthdays, you will have arthritis in some joint or another. Arthritis is just normal aging of the joints. Yet, the common belief is that arthritis is something to be feared. Something that is...
Knee pain is extremely common and as such many wonder how they can keep their knees healthy. The answer to this question will be revealed below. But before that happens, understand that even an image of a person’s knee does not determine current or future state of...
As a person ages it is common for changes in the meniscus to occur. At times these individuals are advised on surgery, but is meniscal surgery necessary? The answer is not as simple as just “fix it”. The meniscus is a cartilage structure that separates the 2 main...
For some folks with back pain, the feeling of being bent over is a real struggle. Being bent over could mean either leaning off to one side or the inability to stand tall. In these instances, many are unable to find any good position of comfort to relieve the pain....