Physical therapy with a trained professional may be useful if pain has not improved after 3 - 4 weeks. It is important for any person who has chronic low back pain to have an exercise program. Professionals who understand the limitations and special needs of back pain, and can address individual health conditions, should guide this program. One study indicated that patients who planned their own exercise program did worse than those in...
Read moreEven back pain caused by a spondylolisthesis and lumbar stenosis can be treated with physical therapy. Because spondylolisthesis and lumbar... Read more »
Human beings are well designed for many things. We have large brains for poetry and quantum mechanics; we are good long distance runners,... Read more »
Now that the weather is turning better and you are starting to shake off those wintertime pains, a walk might sound pretty good right about... Read more »
A recent task force has determined that women are at higher risk for developing neck pain than men. What accounts for this gender... Read more »
I just dug out of bed after too little sleep and a short painful night. I think everyone has experienced at least a few of these miserable... Read more »
According to a new study, hip-strengthening exercises may reduce patellofemoral pain in women runners. This common type of knee pain is caused by the... Read more »
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When the pain of arthritis doesn't go away, replacing the problem joint may be an option. For the knee, the procedure to implant a new joint is... Read more »
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Physical Therapists faced with patients who have knee pain must make sure the problem is really coming from the knee. This is true for all... Read more »
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Imagine that after years of painful knee symptoms, you have a total knee replacement (TKR). Ahhh, relief at last! But within a couple of months, the... Read more »
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Getting your newly replaced knee joint moving may be easier said than done. Sometimes the knee just stiffens up, frustrating both the patient and... Read more »