Who Is Your Physio?
“PT Over Pills” is a nationwide initiative to prevent the widespread use of pain killers to treat pain in favor of physical therapy. This article is part of a series on the history of the nationwide pain killer crisis For those not directly affected by it, the pain killer crisis sounds like a faraway problem. […]
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1 out of 4 of the patients who receive prescription painkillers on a long-term basis for noncancer pain in a primary care setting ends up struggling with dependence or addiction. And those who are addicted to prescription opioids are 40 times more likely to develop an addiction to heroin. This puts patients who receive prescriptions […]
Read MoreSo often, our patients feel alone, awkward, ashamed, and embarrassed when they come to us seeking treatment for urinary incontinence. But it doesn’t have to be that way – for most people, it’s totally treatable and manageable, and you’re certainly not alone in it. According to the National Association for Continence, more than 25 million […]
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Aside from all the holiday cheer in the air this time of year, some of the most common messages we hear on the radio or see in the news involve New Year’s resolutions to get healthy or prompts to take early advantage of discounted gym memberships. And while we, of course, always support the idea […]
Read MorePretend with us for a minute that you roll over next Tuesday morning and feel a twinge in your back. As you get up and get moving, that twinge continues to persist, even worsening throughout the course of the day. That evening, you take a few ibuprofen and head to bed, hoping that in the […]
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