What is Pain?
Despite being a universal human experience, pain can vary greatly in intensity, quality, and duration from person to person. The exact same stubbed-toe might be described as aching, burning,
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07, 2022
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06, 2022
Is Plantar Fasciitis Killing Your Sole
Summer feels like it’s finally here, and for some, the season brings with it an onset of foot pain. Physical therapists often see an uptick in foot pain during
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06, 2022
Injured? Try a little PEACE and LOVE instead of RICE
For decades, the conventional wisdom for treating new strains and sprains due to injury was to administer Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation (RICE). In researching this column, I discovered
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05, 2022
Are you looking to level-up your Pickleball game?
I moved to the area in 2005 and it was my first full year as a practicing clinician. During that year, I had several patients tell me about how
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04, 2022
Advice for Female Runners Over 25
Physical therapists, and most medical professionals for that matter, often see fluctuations in patients seeking care for certain problems. For example, we might not see a patient with TMJ problems for
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03, 2022
Maximizing your Mobility: Spring Cleaning and Elbow Pain
As we approach the spring clean-up season, I’ll be bracing myself for a rush on people coming to our physical therapy clinic with elbow pain. Whether its scrubbing floors,
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03, 2022
No Pain, No Gain, Right?
One of the most common questions physical therapy patients ask goes something like this: "My _____ always hurts when I _____. I usually just try to ignore the pain
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02, 2022
Can Robotic Spine Surgery Improve Your Outcome?
You may have heard of “robotic” assisted surgery for procedures such as a knee replacement. Ongoing advances have seen this technology spread in application to other types of surgeries
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01, 2022
Clear That Snow Without Wrecking Your Body
The snow has finally settled into northern Michigan, and that means our physical therapy offices are about to see a patient or two every week that injures themselves when
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01, 2022
Don’t Let Your Taxes Become a Pain in the Neck
Tax season is upon us, and whether you’re a tax professional or just working on your own personal finances, chances are good that you’ll be spending some extra time