I’ve been a Physical Therapist for just over 25 years and I’ve seen a lot of changes in my field over the course of my career. One of the biggest (and saddest) changes I’ve seen is the overcrowding of physical therapy clinics. This has ultimately impacted the quality of care you receive. Reimbursements from insurance companiesRead More…
Category: Physical Therapy
6 Reasons Your Back Surgery Failed
Back surgery, often viewed as a last resort for those suffering from debilitating back pain, has become increasingly common in the last 15 years A quick Google search reveals that an estimated 1.5 million spinal fusions are performed annually in the United States alone. When you consider that 70-80% of all back pain is consideredRead More…
Why More People are Paying out of Pocket for Healthcare…even during a recession
If you’ve ever had an injury or dealt with chronic pain, you probably followed a pretty traditional course of action to address it. Basically, you were thrust into the assembly line that has become “modern healthcare”. But did you know that you could bypass all of this hassle – and get faster results – by going directlyRead More…
Three Reasons your Physical Therapy didn’t Work
Have you been to physical therapy once, twice, maybe even three times for the same thing and wonder why it didn’t work? Or perhaps you went to physical therapy and it “worked”, but you’re left with about 10 exercises per day that if you miss… even once… the pain comes right back. (hint – means itRead More…
How Heel Pain Causes Knee & Hip Pain
Let me tell you a quick story about a lady who recently came to see me for her left knee pain… = = = = = = Melissa started experiencing pain on the outside of her left knee about 3 months ago. When I spoke with her about her knee pain, she told me thatRead More…
What If Your Back Pain Is Caused By Your Hips? And Knee Pain From Your Ankles?…
Feel pain when you walk, get out of bed, exercise and go about your day? Something could be out of balance (and it’s probably not what you think!) Here at Manual Medicine, Spine & Sports Physical Therapy we help people daily with lower back pain, neck pain, shoulder, and knee pain… and it’s safe to sayRead More…
Can You Continue to Stay Fit and Active With Long Standing Knee Pain?
Got this question asked in my clinic this week that I wanted to share with you (it’s a common question I get asked often on the topic of knee pain)… “Trupti, I’m desperate to get back into shape after suffering with a bad knee for long time. Can you continue to stay fit and activeRead More…
Can You Continue to Stay Fit and Active When Long Standing Back Pain Still Gets in the Way?
Got this question asked in my clinic this week that I wanted to share with you (it’s a common question I get asked often on the topic of back pain)… “Trupti, I’m desperate to get back into shape after suffering with a bad back for long time. Can you continue to stay fit and activeRead More…