“I have to get surgery for my torn meniscus. I’m going to be out of commission for a while.” “My back problems have gotten so bad that my doctor says I need surgery to repair the herniated disk.” “The MRI doesn’t look so good. Hopefully the surgery will be a quick fix.” Sound familiar? Most of us know someone who has been told that they needed surgery for...
“Lumbar Degeneration” is the intimidating term for a sore and stiff lower back, usually caused by normal wear and tear on the spine. If you have lumbar degeneration, you may have been told that the cause of your pain is arthritis or just aging, and that your only option is to treat the symptoms and cope with the problem indefinitely. However, what many doctors won’t tell you is that there...
We all know the joke: Patient: “When I go like this my arm hurts.” To which the doctor responds: “Well, don’t do that!” In physical therapy, that joke is not as silly as it sounds. In fact, instead of telling the arm-moving subject in the joke to “not do that.” I would say, “let’s do it differently.” People have muscle and skeletal pains most often because of one or more stressors occurring in joints...
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On Sat July 11th, I proudly completed my second half marathon! Not only did I run 13.1 miles on a really hot day in beautiful Portland, ME, but I ran this race with a group of amazing, inspiring, beat-all-odds individuals – my fellow teammates from Team Challenge. Team Challenge is the endurance training and fundraising program for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America(CCFA). Team Challenge teams are formed across...
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