It is a common occurrence that people find stretching doesn’t help their back pain. Why is it that stretching doesn’t always work? Well, for one stretching just doesn’t work for everyone. There is no one size fits all approach to treating back pain. And the lack...
When you hear back pain, what do you think about? Do you think of it as an issue that will resolve on its own or one needs some treatment? What if I told you back pain is a major health issue in this country and is a problem that we should not take the wait and see...
Every year millions of individuals undergo a joint replacement (hip or knee). The overall success rate with those procedures at reducing pain and improving function is quite high. That said, limitations following joint replacement surgery (namely running/jumping) are...
Hip bursitis as an injury or issue is a very common complaint. Bursitis is an inflammation or irritation of a bursa sac. These are fluid filled and serve to reduce friction between muscles and tendons/muscle over bone. Quite often any time a person experiences outer...
No one actually wants a knee surgery, but every year over a million opt for it. This includes knee replacements along with other procedures to address meniscal or joint issues (not ligament related). This begs the question – how many are actually necessary? Now each...
Is it a problem if a person can “pop” their shoulder in/out? On occasion individuals have increased mobility in their shoulder. This increased mobility enables them the ability to “pop” it in out (i.e. Mel Gibson’s character Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon)....
Shoulder pain is a common complaint of tens of thousands of people daily. Quite often people will say their shoulder hurts every time they do (fill in the blank). This leave people frustrated and searching for answers. Frequently when searching for answers, people...
People often ask if x-rays are necessary to know how to treat their neck pain. In most instances, outside of some kind of physical trauma (i.e. a fall or car accident) or concern for serious health issue, the answer is 100% NO. But doesn’t the provider need to know...
For individuals with neck pain, it is common to experience referred pain into the shoulder blade region. Descriptors for this pain include: burning, tingling, or numbing. Often the sensations will be intermittent as opposed to constant. While it may be difficult to...
The “I can’t turn my head to check my blind spot (driving)” comment is a common one. And it is not a good one for someone to make. It is rather important to be able to turn your head to look over your shoulder when driving. Safety is paramount and if someone cannot...