How Do You Decide When to Stop? Treating chronic pain or other conditions with physical therapy is fundamentally different from using pharmaceutical products or performing surgery. Unlike medication, physical therapy seeks to identify and remedy the body's natural healing mechanisms. Unlike … [Read more...]
Bertolotti’s Syndrome—It May Be the Source of Your Back Pain
Symptoms and Treatment According to statistics compiled by the federal government, about four of every five Americans will seek medical treatment for back pain at some point in their life. In many instances, the pain is the result of a traumatic accident or repetitive stress or motion. There is, … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving 2019
"Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life. Appreciate and never take for granted all that you have." – Catherine Pulsifer … [Read more...]
Understanding Work Conditioning and Work Hardening
Treatment Regimens Designed Specifically to Help You Return to Work If you suffer an injury, you may be surprised to discover that, after healing, you've lost some stamina or strength, making it hard to do your job. It's a relatively common occurrence. When you're recuperating from an injury, the … [Read more...]
Tips for Getting the Most Out of a Physical Therapy Regimen
Strategies for Maximizing Your Recovery from Injury When you've suffered any type of injury, it's common to have a regimen of physical therapy prescribed, so you can return to the same level of activity and functionality you had before the injury. In fact, in many instances, you even may find … [Read more...]
Workplace Injuries and Functional Capacity Examinations
Helping Determine Whether You Can Perform the Duties of Your Job When you've suffered any type of injury, whether it's on the job or not, one of your primary concerns will be the degree to which you are capable of performing the duties of your job. If the injury happened at work, you may be … [Read more...]
Happy Veterans Day 2019
"The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude." — Jeff Miller … [Read more...]
Using a Functional Restoration Program to Treat Chronic Pain
Rehabilitation as a Treatment Option for Persistent Pain When you experience pain on a regular basis and it's keeping you from working, there are a number of choices with respect to treatment. Some involve the use of pharmaceutical products to mask the pain, but the ones that are most effective are … [Read more...]
What Is an Impairment Rating for Workers’ Compensation?
Determining the Degree of a Permanent Disability When you have been hurt on the job, you're entitled to seek workers' compensation benefits. Those benefits take a couple different forms—temporary benefits for any time when you are unable to perform the duties of your job and permanent benefits for … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Biofeedback
Neurofeedback Can Help Lower Blood Pressure and Promote Healing We all know that we have some level of control over bodily movement and functions. Whether it's walking down the street, throwing a ball or working at a computer, there's a connection between your conscious thoughts and physical … [Read more...]
