1. How confident are you that this surgery will solve my problem? Before undergoing on any orthopedic surgery, it’s natural to have concerns about its effectiveness. By asking your surgeon about their confidence level in the proposed surgery or treatment, you gain insights into their experience and success rates. Their response, on a scale of […]
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When it comes to finding a physical therapist to work with people have found themselves in one of the three following scenarios: Scenario 1: You have decided to give physical therapy a try but are having trouble knowing which practice to choose–there are so many options it can become overwhelming fast! Scenario 2: You are
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I recently had a patient that had been suffering with lower back pain for about 5 years and it started while he was doing a workout one morning. The workout involved kettlebell swings and he felt a pop in his back toward the end of the workout. Fast forward 5 years later, and he still
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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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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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As a physical therapist I have the chance to meet and work with so many amazing people! But sometimes things don’t always start off as expected. Here is one such story. His name was Dave. Despite our now great friendship, it honestly started out a little rocky to say the least. “Don’t take this the
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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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As a Physical Therapist, this is a question that I get asked quite a bit. Many people believe that they cannot or should not come into the office to see me without first going to get diagnostic imaging done. This is due to a belief that 1) it would not be safe to see a
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