by admin | May 4, 2024 | Low Back
Home /Low Back Physical Therapy for Scoliosis What is Scoliosis? Scoliosis is a condition involving an excessive lateral curvature of the spine. Scoliosis affects ~2-3% of the general population and is usually diagnosed in childhood or adolescence. Scoliosis can be...
by admin | Nov 12, 2023 | Ankle, Chronic Conditions, Elbow, Hand, Headache, Heel and Foot, Hip, Knee, Low Back, Neck, Pelvic Floor, Shoulder, Thoracic, TMD, Wrist
Home /Wrist How do we track your progress? Patient goals: We define patient-centered goals as what you hope to accomplish from physical therapy. While these are typically activity-specific goals, often patients report they just wish to experience less pain. When this...
by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | Low Back
Home /Low Back You’ve had an x-ray or MRI. Now what? Many doctors are reporting that MRIs and X-rays are overused for lower back pain. Why are they saying this? Unless something serious like a spine infection or what we call progressive neurologic deficits are...
by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | Low Back
Home /Low Back How can exercise help low back pain? There is strong evidence supporting the use of exercise for low back pain. This includes acute (short episodes), chronic (long-term) and the presence or absence of sciatica. The benefits of exercise for low back are...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | Low Back
Home /Low Back Who Benefits Most from Lumbar Strengthening Exercises? As mentioned in the “Treatment Based Classification” section, we are less concerned with identifying the “exact cause” of low back pain as we are looking for clinical features that show a greater...
by admin | Nov 9, 2021 | Low Back
Home /Low Back How stress, poor nutrition and adverse sleep can worsen pain? Believe it or not, pain is not a sensation. Pain is a protective response from the brain when it senses stimuli it interprets as dangerous. Think of pain as like an alarm. Under normal...