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Sciatica – What Everyone Gets Wrong When Treating It (Even Many Physical Therapists)

Below are some of the most common mistakes that the average person and even many health-care providers (including physical therapists) get wrong when trying to treat sciatica pain. 1. Thinking You Have “Piriformis Syndrome” True Piriformis Syndrome is a very uncommon condition where the sciatic nerve is compressed by the piriformis muscle as it passes […]

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The McKenzie Method – Why It Matters to You

Imagine you have the power to control your pain, stiffness and ability to do your work or daily activities. You will not have to spend endless amounts of time in therapy. You will not need to buy or use expensive equipment. You will not have to rely on needles, injections or surgery. You will use

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The McKenzie Method – 5 Most Common Misconceptions

There are many misconceptions associated with the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT). Hopefully today’s post will help to clarify some of these misconceptions and also answer in questions that you may have on the topic. #1 – It is Just a Series of Exercises Although exercises are important, MDT is an assessment

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Low Back Pain – 7 Easy Tips to Get You On the Road to Recovery

1. Make Time to Move Believe it or not, the majority of lower back pain is not caused by “injuries” per se, e.g. falls, ski accidents, etc. What most often leads to back pain are poor movement patterns, unregulated stress, and prolonged static positions, causing what is known as “mechanical pain.” Simply put, evolution didn’t

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Is a Cervical Radiculopathy the True Source of Your Pain?

The term “cervical radiculopathy” is a diagnosis that means that a cervical nerve root is being inflamed, pinched, or irritated as it exits the spine before it moves into the shoulder, arm, and hand. Today we’ll discuss what causes cervical radiculopathy and what your options are for treatment–including whether or not physical therapy could be

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“I’ve Tried Physical Therapy Before and It Didn’t Help”

1. Was your physical therapist specialized to treat your type of condition? It may seem like an obvious point but not all physical therapists are created equal. Just because you saw one therapist and it didn’t help doesn’t mean that physical therapy in general cannot help you. It’s possible you just didn’t see the right

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