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....
Those long-suffering with back pain wonder if back surgery is their only hope. Having tried pain medication, massage, spinal adjustments, therapy, or even injections only to still be in pain. This is a very common story and one where surgery is not necessarily...
Are you someone whose back hurts to walk? Hurt to the point that you cannot walk unless bent over. Hurt to the point that you just don’t want to walk. Know that this is common issue for many individuals. Sitting tends to feel best for these individuals. In fact, the...
For individuals with pain running through the butt and down the back of the leg many wonder whether that is sciatic pain or something else. Often any pain in the butt or back of the leg is often reported as sciatica, but is it really? The answer is no but let’s go...
Statistics tells us 80% of people will suffer with back pain at some point in their life. Data also suggests 90% of that 80% will have at least one recurrence. No one ever said back pain is fun. Each and every person wants it to go away…FAST. Why then do so many...