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 […]
Does Massage Therapy hurt?
Does Massage Therapy Hurt? Massage therapy should never hurt! It is our job to make you feel better not worse. If pressure is ever too deep for you, you should let the therapist know immediately. We’re here to help you, so by communicating with the therapist we can provide the best treatment possible. Occasionally […]
Life after a total knee replacement
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 […]
A great video about chronic pain
The below video is produced by a multidisplinary pain management team out of Australia called Hunter Integrated Pain Service. [embedplusvideo height=”359″ width=”590″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/4b8oB757DKc?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=4b8oB757DKc&width=590&height=359&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep7087″ /] There are several points in this video that I agree with. The first idea is that pain is a complex phenomenon. I often think about the concept of resource allocation. […]
Whiplash Syndrome
One of the very common conditions that is treated at Siskiyou Physical Therapy is whiplash associated disorder or “whiplash”. The most common cause of whiplash is a motor vehicle accident but it can occur from any accident where the head is thrown from hyperextension to hyperflexion. The exact structures that are affected is variable but […]
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