Research versus Evidence Based Medicine Many physical therapy bloggers talk frequently about evidence based medicine. Often, though, these bloggers don’t agree with each other on treatments. Usually, they seem very focused on the research. While I support reviewing the research, I remember evidence based medicine including more than just research. That’s right, it’s not just […]
Physical Therapy
Cervicogenic Headache: Physical Therapy for your Headache
Headaches can be, well, a real headache. Almost everyone experiences one every once and a while. For some though, the headache can seriously debilitate them. They either suffer constantly or cannot function in their daily lives because of the headaches. The type of headache will determine the correct treatment: cervicogenic headache, migraines, and […]
The Iliocapsularis
The Hip Flexor Group The hip flexor complex has gotten a bad reputation lately. Everybody stretches them, beats them, and digs them with their fingers trying to get it looser. Doing so isn’t entirely invalid. Sitting all day has led to tighter hip flexors causing all sorts of muscle imbalances and cross syndromes. I find, […]
Your MRI does not Define You
Patients with MRIs I often see patients with back pain coming into my clinic who focus solely on the MRI results. Some believe until they have an MRI, physical therapy can’t help. On the other hand, others have MRIs showing severe spinal damage: these people believe they will not get better. This belief plays […]
Is your low back pain coming from your hip? The hip-back pain connection.
Have you gone to physical therapy, massage therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, meditation, and everything else under the sun to get rid of your back pain? I know you heard this line a million times from a million different health care providers promising to cure you. Also, I know you’ve tried it, and it didn’t […]
Fractals and Physical Therapy
What is a fractal?: a math equation. And what does a math equation have to do with your body? It turns out, fractals create almost every aspect of your body. Fractals create patterns that exist throughout nature. This Romanesco broccoli has the same pattern in it if you zoom in as when you zoom […]