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What is the Graston Technique?

Megan Amneus — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 18:54:42 +0000

Benefits of Graston Technique: What are the benefits of your physical therapist using a giant butter knife? Many! We will explain them below. Introduction to Graston: A specially trained medical professional performs the Graston technique with a specifically designed metal tool to focus pressure on the areas that need it most. Graston is a specific […]

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5 Ways to Improve Your Life with Better Posture

Jesse Elliott — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 09:30:41 +0000

Benefits of Good Posture We all know that posture is important but as we sit more in front of our computers, tablets and phones increasing amounts of research is being done on the side effects of poor posture. Hopefully this will cause us to catch ourselves more often and correct our postures. The following 5 […]

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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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Why Things Hurt

Jon Hill — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 15:24:08 +0000

The following video is entitled “Why Things Hurt”. The presenter in the video is Lorimer Mosely who is a neuroscientist in Australia. He describes several interesting pain experiments in which a person’s pain perception is altered by changing the context of pain. Lots of cool stuff here. The highlight for me is the last 90 […]

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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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Best Back Pain Patient Resource I’ve Read

Jon Hill — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 15:44:59 +0000

The Tasmanian Health Organisation South has put out one of the best low back pain pamphlets that I ever seen. It is very simple without any fancy graphics but their message is spot-on. A copy of the pamphlet can be found here. What I like about this information is that it is re-assuring and accurate […]

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Spinal Manipulation for Neck Pain

Jesse Elliott — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 18:59:09 +0000

The Journal of Sports and Orthopaedic Physical Therapy recently published an article regarding spinal manipulations and neck pain. First off what is a spinal manipulation? A manipulation is the same as an adjustment in which a high velocity and low amplitude force is applied to the spine often resulting in an audible “pop”. The article found […]

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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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