I have heard this from many patients. So many people are being told how “bad” their x-rays look by medical providers. Interestingly there is evidence even talking about or showing a patient their x-ray makes them more likely to have a knee replacement.
Author: Albert Pannone
Your Pain Often Isn’t Where Your Problem Is Part 2
When we are treating someone experiencing pain, it’s crucial to know two things. The first is to have an idea of what hurts. You don’t have to be exact, in fact therapists are known to be terrible at identifying the structure causing back pain, for example. You just need to have a general “working diagnosis” of what is going on. If a problem in the leg is coming from the back you need to know that much, as discussed in our last post, here.
Your Pain Often Isn’t Where Your Problem Is
One error I see all the time when patients or therapists aren’t having success in treatment is that they “treat the pain” as in, they focus on the part of the body that hurts. This is tricky since the pain your brain outputs isn’t always the same place as where your nociceptive input is coming … Continue reading Your Pain Often Isn’t Where Your Problem Is
What is Functional Manual Therapy?
Put simply, Functional Manual Therapy (FMT) is a treatment philosophy from the Institute of Physical Art that recognizes that the body is intricately interconnected and in order to treat effectively, we as physical therapists need to acutely understand the interaction between all the body systems. FMT is a foundational part of the Institute of Physical … Continue reading What is Functional Manual Therapy?
Habit Stacking
Here we are in mid-February and many people are evaluating how their New Year goals for 2023 are coming along, many of which include building healthy habits. I think one of the best way to build healthy habits is called Habit Stacking. I recently read about habit stacking from the book Atomic Habits by James … Continue reading Habit Stacking
5 Exercises to Put Myself Out of Business
If you’ve ever had physical therapy, your therapist has probably sent you home with an exercise program to follow along with your hands on PT sessions. These usually target the area you’re working on and they make a huge difference to the success of your overall therapy. When patients see the success of their home … Continue reading 5 Exercises to Put Myself Out of Business
Why Did I Become a PT
https://youtu.be/njdK9xQw8sQ Digging a previously unaired video out of the archives to celebrate my first year in business with Synaptic Physical Therapy! Thank you all for being here as this business grows. I’ve enjoyed meeting so many new people and have been honored to be trusted by so many of you to help you get moving … Continue reading Why Did I Become a PT
Treatment Table Talk – Pain
Today we’re hopping on the yoga mat to talk about Pain. A lot of patients come to me because they’re in pain. I think it’s important for patients to understand almost as much about pain as I do. Pain is a very unique thing. I tell a lot of patients right off the bat (and … Continue reading Treatment Table Talk – Pain
Can Physical Therapy Treat Headaches?
YES! Headaches are one of my favorite things to treat in fact. There are many types of headaches and many can benefit from PT intervention. The first type of headache that benefits from PT is called a cervicogenic headache. “Cervico” means neck and “genic” means stemming from. In this form of headache the joints in … Continue reading Can Physical Therapy Treat Headaches?
What is that Clicking in my Jaw?
Fun fact about the jaw - between your jaw bone and your skull there is a small disc. This disc cushions movement at the joint and allows the joint to move smoothly. Most of the time when you hear or feel a click it is related to this disc. A good rule of thumb is … Continue reading What is that Clicking in my Jaw?
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