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...
Physical Therapy
Is this Sciatic Pain or something else
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...
4 Reasons that Back Pain Remains (longer than it should)
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...
Therapy for a Broken Wrist
When a person has a broken wrist, the first order of treatment is often a splint or cast. This is done to protect the bones while they heal. In cases of greater severity, surgery is sometimes necessary to stabilize the bones. But what then happens after the cast is...
Is a Hip Replacement my only Option?
Many adults with hip pain that limits activity wonder if a hip replacement is the only option. Certainly, more information is necessary. However, if proper steps are taken early enough, a new hip is not necessarily necessary. Arthritis happens with age, it just does....
Neck Pain and Headaches
Are you someone who suffers from neck pain and headaches? Those regular annoying headaches that seem to start in your neck and wrap into your head. At times the headache may even be more pronounced than the neck pain itself. This is called a cervicogenic headache...
What Causes Shooting Arm Pain
What is the cause of shooting arm pain? This is often the 1st question asked by someone suffering. To better answer this question, a few more details are necessary. That is because the pain could be coming from either the neck or shoulder. To begin with, does the...
Blind Spot Pain
Have you ever experienced neck pain checking your blind spot? Concerned about your safety driving when you are not able to turn your head without pain? If you answered Yes to either of these questions, then it is time to address these concerns. Everyday thousands of...
My Shoulder Pops- Is that a Problem?
For those individuals whose shoulder pops many are concerned, but need they be? It is not uncommon for a person to experience a “pop” of their shoulder. Routinely this happens at random with a reaching movement. What happens that makes the shoulder pop? Well, there...
What to do when it Hurts to Reach Up
Are you someone who finds yourself saying that it hurts to reach up? Someone who finds yourself reaching with your opposite arm or assisting your arm up? If so, know that this is a very common problem facing many folks. Everyday tens of thousands of individuals...
