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Pain, like food or music, is perceived differently by everyone. This poses an especially unique challenge for health care providers when it comes to assessing their patients and determining the [...]

The aging process is inevitable and one that we cannot totally control. Sure we can eat right, exercise, make good health choices like choosing not to smoke and limiting our alcohol intake, [...]

There is a fine line between falling for the delusion of the next ‘magic pill’ and getting excited about the promise of the newest medical technologies. There is a risk in thinking too [...]

There has been a long-term debate about the use of heat or ice post injury. There has been much confusion surrounding the issue and health care and sports medicine practitioners have spent years [...]

Most of us live with some minor aches and pains, some more persistent than others, but all too often they go untreated. These relatively minor issues can easily devolve into something more [...]

Low back pain is the single most common musculoskeletal ailment in modern times. Statistically it is estimated that 80 percent of all people will experience low back pain in their lifetime. Think [...]

When I was working with my patients this week, I was reminded of a blog post by a fellow physical therapist who wrote about the increasing impatience of so many of our patients. At one time, I [...]