Physical Therapy

Today I want to talk about how to avoid surgery with physical therapy. One thing I tell all of my patients is you need to act early. If you’ve been having pain for whatever reason, and it’s lasting more than about a week and it’s not on its way to getting better, then I do…

Today I want to talk about how to get faster, better results from your physical therapy. We are strong believers in getting to the root cause of your pain, we want to make sure that we are as effective and efficient as we can be from day one so we don’t waste your time. Our…

Today I want to talk to you about whether you need a referral for physical therapy in California. The good news is in 2014, California was granted limited direct access. What this means is that you can come to physical therapy without a referral from a physician for up to 12 visits or 45 days.…

Today I want to talk about using physical therapy to get to the root cause of your pain. The number one thing that I hear from patients on our evaluation day is that we spend so much more time with them than their doctor. We definitely take what they feel, what they think, and their…

  Today I want to talk about how a healing laser can help improve physical therapy results. We are lucky to have a Class IV laser in our clinic to help our patients heal. The Class IV laser uses light energy to help stimulate the rate of healing at a cellular level. Depending on what’s…

  Today, we’re going to talk about reducing the risk of falls with physical therapy. There’s many things that can lead to falls, and I want to make sure that you know it isn’t always about just being older. Definitely, aging and neurologic changes can lead to falls. However, after injuries or surgeries, even a…

  I want to talk to you about preventing hip surgery with physical therapy. One of our main goals in physical therapy is to get you back to full function as quickly as possible. When it comes to hip surgeries, they usually fall into one of two categories. It’s usually something that’s traumatic and maybe…

  Today I want to talk to you about why PT can provide effective relief for shoulder pain. Many people in our population have shoulder pain. They suffer aches and pains while lifting, reaching behind their backs or into back pockets for wallets for men, or reaching behind to hook or unhook a bra for…

  I want to talk about what you should expect from your first physical therapy visit. Your first visit at our physical therapy clinic can provide us with a comprehensive look at the whole you. We’re going to watch you move. We’re going to incorporate your posture, how you function, and make sure that we…