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Why You Should Seek Treatment While your Insurance Deductible is Met

Jesse Elliott — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 21:52:31 +0000

It’s time to GET TREATMENT now Before the beginning of the year! 1. Insurance Deductibles Are Usually Met by Now: Most patients don’t strategize in regards to their insurance deductibles. Most of us have met our deductibles or our max out of pocket making it a very good time of year to have things taken […]

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3 Ways to Succeed Planning a Surgery

Jesse Elliott — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 22:21:16 +0000

There are many things to consider when planning a total knee replacement, total hip replacement or shoulder surgery. After helping hundreds of patients through this process the top three things we have found to be most helpful are time of year, deductibles and choosing your rehab facility to ensure success. Time of Year: Many choose […]

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Sitting is slowly Killing all of us

Jesse Elliott — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 22:46:57 +0000

Sitting is slowly Killing all of us Things aren’t what they used to be in many ways. We used to fill our days with standing working on crops in our fields, gathering or hunting for our food or standing working in factories or mills. With the advent of computers, TV and desk jobs many of […]

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5 Self Help Tips for Living Better with Arthritis

Jesse Elliott — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 23:57:30 +0000

Ease the Pain caused by Arthritis Arthritis has become an epidemic among Americans and many of us feel the effects of the disease when first get moving in the morning. Most of us know that this is a chronic condition that becomes more complicated as the disease progresses but there are a few things […]

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7 Benefits of Kinesiotaping to maximize performance

Jesse Elliott — Sat, 03 May 2014 01:58:57 +0000

How to Improve your Athletic performance with Kinesiotaping If you have watched sporting activities lately you have probably noticed athletes with colorful tape on their bodies. This type of taping is called kinesiotaping and it is often used with athletes. However, there are all sorts of applications for kinesiotaping. Recently several interesting studies have […]

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A Video about what to expect with joint replacements

Jesse Elliott — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 18:26:42 +0000

I really like the following video narrated by Dr. Mike Evans. He does a great job of laying out expectations for hip and knee replacements. [embedplusvideo height=”480″ width=”590″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1l7wh1w” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/xAL_TrQdtTY?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=xAL_TrQdtTY&width=590&height=480&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep5379″ /] There are several important issues that Dr. Evans points out. First, he lays out several people that you will be working with […]

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Is your knee injury serious?

Jesse Elliott — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 00:04:55 +0000

The following is a great article written by Dr. David Greer regarding knee injuries. In the 7 signs your knee injury is serious article, Dr. Greer notes symptoms indicative of ligament and meniscal tears. The signs that I would like to focus on are the popping, inability to bear weight, locking and specific pain symptoms. […]

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How to Avoid Overuse Sports Injuries

Jesse Elliott — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:52:57 +0000

Overuse Sports Injuries Can Be a Result of Mistakes During Training Overuse sports injuries are a common aliment I see in my practice. They usually occur with some of my most active and “in-shape” people that I see. Fitness programs and health do not always go hand and hand and can lead to overuse sports […]

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Why squatting is important

Jesse Elliott — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:07:36 +0000

We had a conversation today in the clinic that comes up frequently. The question was “should I be doing squats as an exercise.” My response was “absolutely” with a couple of things to remember. Patients are often given advice that they shouldn’t squat past a a certain angle or that they should limit their squatting […]

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Life after a total knee replacement

Jesse Elliott — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:01:26 +0000

There is an interesting article this month in the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy about outcomes after a total knee replacement (link). This article looks at several outcome measures at 3 months and then again at 2 and 3 years after a total knee replacement. These measurements were compared to similar aged people […]

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