“I have arthritis in my hip, and I am going to need a replacement within the year.” I have heard this many times during my years as a physical therapist. But in a society where hip replacement surgeries are getting less invasive and more common, they are not always the best – or right option. …
Choosing Physical Therapy Over Surgery for Hip Pain: What You Need to Know Read More »
By Dr. David Bokermann, PT, DPT, C-PSShoulder pain is incredibly common. We see it on a daily basis in our PT clinic. The annual prevalence of a person experiencing shoulder pain lasting 1 month is between 18-26%, which means between 1 in nearly 4 people will deal with shoulder pain at least 1 time per year. …
By Dr. Sarah Greenwell, PT, DPT, CSMPT I listened to a podcast recently where the speaker mentioned that the more invasive a treatment is, the more expectation there is for improvement. In our culture, we generally consider surgery to be the gold standard fix for an orthopedic problem, followed by a shot, a pill, and …
IS SURGERY THE BEST OPTION FOR IMPROVING PAIN AND FUNCTION? Read More »
When many people hear the term “Out-of-Network,” they generally assume that this is not the route for them, and that they must find an “In-Network” provider in order to justify all the money they pay for their health-insurance, and belief me I have also found myself stuck in that mindset at times, BUT… In many …
CAN SEEING AN OUT-OF-NETWORK PHYSICAL THERAPIST ACTUALLY SAVE YOU MONEY? Read More »
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