We also have house call visits for your convenience
So often I hear my patients tell me that they hurt and the are going to rest for a while and then they should be good to be back to running or playing sports, or what ever they want to get back to doing. Or they go to the doctor and the doctor tells them […]
I can not tell you how many patients that find us and they are told they have arthritis and are not sure that anything can be done about that. It is a word that is all about fear because the patient feels their is nothing they can do about it besides taking medications, getting injections
Did You Get the Diagnosis of Arthritis? Your Pain May Not Be Coming From Arthritis… Read More »
I know we have talked about MRI’s and X-Rays and how this can mislead us in doing a procedure that we may or may not need. For example, you have pain in the knee. Your x- rays show that you have arthritis, the healthcare provider says that your pain is due to arthritis so lets
I get so many patients that have either come into my office after a month of rest and are frustrated that they still hurt. Or they reach out to me to get my opinion on what is going on, and are then told by their doctor that they need to just take some medication and rest or just
So often I see many of my patients that come into my office and they show me what they are doing and how they are stretching and wondering why they are not getting better. Some have pain and others just want to get back to yoga or exercising but feel retricted and this restriction is
Are you frustrated that you have been on pain pills or you had injections and your pain returned? Or worse it did not help much? This is common with people who come into our office. To understand why drugs and injections did not last or work, first, you need to understand the mechanism of pain.
How to Know if Drugs or Injections Will NOT Work For You Read More »
I had a recent patient where the doctor recommended a lateral release surgery to the knee. This patient did not want to have surgery but they were at odds as to what to do. They had tried ART and cupping without success. This patient had been hurting for 8 months and was unable to play
Is Surgery Really The Only Option? How PT Comes Into Play & What You Need to Know Read More »
We have many people come into my office with those nagging Running injuries that don’t go away. I always tell them, if you are having a nagging running injuries from a workout that pops up and stays around for longer than 1-2 weeks, you have a problem. The nagging injuries won’t go away and can
This is a good question. So often I hear my patients tell me they need to get an MRI done first, so it will help me when treating them. Or they want to send me their MRI results, thinking it might help me in my treatment plan. Lets look at the research on MRI’s. To
I have seen several patients this past month with knee pain. I start asking questions to learn more and some things appear to be related and would be plausible that this patient’s pain could be coming from their knee, but other questions do not add up. I always ask if they ever have had any
Why Your Treatment For Your Knee May Not Be Working? Read More »