One of the most important things to get right when it comes to successfully resolving knee pain is to correctly identify the source. Is your knee pain actually due to a problem in your knee? Or is the root cause of your knee pain coming from somewhere else in your body – such as yourRead More…
Category: Knee Pain
Should You See Your Doctor First for Back or Knee Pain
As a physical therapist I speak to a LOT of people on the phone and over Zoom daily – helping them figure out what to do about their back and knee pain. One of the biggest questions I’ve heard from people lately…. Well, shouldn’t I see my doctor first? This makes sense, right? It’s whatRead More…
Arthroscopic Knee Surgery – Does It Even Work?
You might be aware of this already – but I have a weekly column in the Nextdoor Magazine- and while researching for my latest article – I came across an interesting study titled: “Arthroscopy for degenerative knees – a difficult habit to break”. Don’t worry… anything I write for the magazine I share with you hereRead More…
Common Golf Injuries and How to Avoid Them
There’s been a lot of talk about golf here in the office this past week…. Golf season is officially here in the DMV area. And there is nothing worse than an unexpected injury ruining your season! Just this week – we’ve had many of our regular clients requesting extra “tune-up” sessions – just to makeRead More…
Knee Pain while Running? Don’t blame Arthritis
Spring is officially here and it’s around this time that a lot of folks return to or begin a running program. If you’re over the age of 40 – one of the most common questions I get is… Is running bad for you knees? Does it cause arthritis? The short answer is “No”! If youRead More…
Knee Pain: Top Four Causes and What You can Do
Suffering from on/off knee pain that won’t go away? If so – you’re not alone – it is the second most common complaint of musculoskeletal pain (back pain is number one) and it impacts one-third of all Americans at one time or another. Most of our clients are in their 50’s and 60’s and love to ski, run,Read More…
It’s a “Mental” Pandemic Game Now…
Have you been hoping that once everything goes back to normal, then your pain, stiffness or arthritis will also magically get normal? Well that’s what I heard from one of my clients this week. Connie said that because she was working from home, she explained to herself in her mind, that her knees would beRead More…
Steroid Injections May Do More Harm than Good, Research Shows
Have you been told you need to get a cortisone injection? Have you already tried them more than once? Research is now showing that cortisone injections may hurt more than help in the long run! The results of a recent study from Radiology has raised concerns in the medical community about potentially adverse effects on joints followingRead More…
Research Shows MRI’s Not Reliable For Back Pain
One of the most popular questions and concerns I get from clients is whether or not they need an MRI for their back or neck problem. When you have persistent pain that won’t go away, or shooting pain or numbness down your arm or leg, it’s scary. It makes sense to get a look insideRead More…
New Year New You… right?
If you’re thinking that knee, back, shoulder or neck surgery is the way to kick off your new year so that you can finally tackle that chronic pain or “arthritis” you’ve been dealing with…. THINK AGAIN… Please… I urge you!! Only a very small number of people will actually benefit from the common orthopedic surgeries/arthroscopicRead More…