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13 Tue

TENS and back pain

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TENS and back pain Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI The other day a patient with back pain came in to see me. She had been under my care for about a month now and her symptoms and pain intensity were decreasing. Previously, she had...

Tags: back, e-stim, electrical stimulation, pain, Paul Kochoa, TENS

30 Tue

How to avoid luggage overload

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How to avoid luggage overload. Written by: MICHELLE MILLNER, PT, DPT, OCS Backs and necks are often particularly at risk when traveling because of all the lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying done during a vacation. Between getting bags up and down stairs, in and out of cars, and...

17 Wed

Summer Travel Part II: Tips for long plane and car rides

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Summer Travel Part II: Tips for long plane and car rides WRITTEN BY: MICHELLE MILLNER, PT, DPT, OCS We love to sit. The problem is we aren’t designed to sit for very long periods of time. Our joints stiffen up, muscles get weaker, our lungs can’t expand as they...

Tags: back, exercise, joints, Michelle Millner, posture, sitting, stretch, stretching, travel

29 Sat

What’s the core?

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What is the “Core”? Written by: Michelle Millner, PT, DPT, OCS Did you like to play with blocks when you were a kid? Do you remember how they needed to be balanced just right when you built a tower otherwise it would all come crashing down? Human vertebrae...

Tags: back, back pain, core, health, lumbar, Michelle Millner, muscles, pain, posture, spine

26 Tue

Lower Crossed Syndrome

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Lower Crossed Syndrome Written By: Dr. Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Sitting. We all do it. But sitting too long can cause problems. One of them is lower crossed syndrome. It’s analogous to the upper crossed syndrome that I mentioned in my previous post. Basically it’s an...

16 Wed

My Favorite Exercise

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My Favorite Exercise Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Let me tell you about one of my favorite exercises. First of all, a good exercise should accomplish what it’s supposed to do, get a part of you stronger. Second, it should ideally include multiple joints at...

04 Fri

Pelvic Floor Strengthening

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Pelvic Floor Strengthening written by: Dr. Yuchin Chang PT, DPT, OCS Kegel exercises are well known as strengthening exercises for the pelvic floor muscles, which support the bladder, rectum, and uterus, as well as maintain continence. Several factors such as aging, childbirth (tear, episiotomy), and surgery can weaken...

23 Sun

Gifts for people with back pain

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 30% of American adults currently suffer from back pain, and 80% of adults will experience back pain at some time in their lives. This holiday season, get a gift for that special someone – that “someone” with back...

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