If you have been diagnosed with Spondylolisthesis, you are going to want to listen to this episode. We talk more about unique, and often misdiagnosed back problems and what you can do to start healing your back problem so you can get back to doing what you love, without being hindered by this back problem.
This is part II of the interview series where we had our PT Dr. Sam came on and shared how she has been enjoying working for El Paso Manual Physical Therapy. She has been with us for a few months now and she has grown quite a bit as she found her love for the individualized approach we offer here in our clinic.
In this episode, our new Physical Therapist Dr. Samantha Hinnant came on to share her experience with us, and how she went from a traditional physical therapy setting into our unique, and individualized manual physical therapy setting.
The biggest concerns people often have, in terms of getting injections, is if they would need to continue getting injections every few months just to keep the pain away. This of course is quite concerning because injections are really not solving the underlying problem, they are more like a band-aid, and if the underlying problem is not addressed, then yes, it is quite likely that more injections are needed.
In this episode i talk more about this and what would be appropriate to start addressing the underlying problem so you can avoid injections, or any additional injections in case you have had them in the past.
One question we often get from patients who are experiencing pain in their buttocks is if it is sciatica or piriformis. Many who are experiencing this type of pain, often write it off as sciatica, not even knowing about piriformis, or the other way around. This can be quite confusing because the pain is similar and the piriformis can set off the sciatica and vice versa.
In this episode I shed some light on these two symptoms to help you get a better idea of what to look out for in case you are dealing with this type of pain in the behind, or even know of someone who is wondering what is causing their discomfort.
If you are experiencing sciatica pain, or have in the past, you may have tried all sorts of things to find relief. You probably also tried stretching and it may have felt pretty good at the moment, but what many don’t realize is that even though it may feel good when you first stretch out your muscles, is that the sciatica nerve really doesn’t like to be stretched. Nerves in particular don’t like to be stretched because it can aggravate the nerve even more.
I’ll go into more detail about why that is and why stretching can make sciatica pain worse. I also share what to do instead.
If you are dealing with a rotator cuff tear but you don’t want to have a surgery, or even get injections but you want to find a way to naturally heal your rotator cuff tear then this episode is for you.
One question that keeps coming up is, can you really heal a rotator cuff tear naturally? And the question is yes, it depends. Of course, in some cases, it may be best to go ahead and let a surgeon fix a rotator cuff tear that is just too extensive, but if it's not that bad, you may be able to use these tips I'll share in this episode to start healing your rotator cuff naturally.
What to do if your elbow hurts? Could it be tennis elbow? That's one of the questions we sometimes hear from patients. Or even, why is it called Tennis Elbow, if they don’t play tennis? In this episode I shed some light on how a tennis elbow happen, what are the common causes for your elbow to start hurting, and i'll go over a few home remedies that you can try if you have pain in the elbow.
Have you ever experienced wrist pain without knowing where the pain came from, and what could have caused the pain if you didn’t fall, had an accident, or hurt your wrist in any way that you can remember.
We sometimes have patients that come to us for wrist pain and they too wonder about the same question, which is why I thought it would be highly beneficial to talk about it on this podcast. In this episode I talk about the most common causes for wrist pain that you should know about.
If you have ever dealt with lower back pain, you most likely have tried different things to ease the pain, some may have worked, others maybe not so much. We often get asked about natural remedies for lower back pain, so in this episode, Ill go over a few natural remedies you can try to ease your lower back pain.
These remedies are especially helpful if you want to avoid taking pain medications all the time, avoid getting an injection, or worse, having to have a conversation with a surgeon about surgery. We definitely want to avoid any of these often unnecessary procedures and treatment methods, if you can get by with the natural options I will share in this episode.
When dealing with a neck and shoulder problem, one of the things that can help so you at least can get a better night's sleep is to find a pillow that is just right for you. But often the question is, what type of pillow is best for me? What type of pillow should I get? And also the question about softness, hardness, shape and form, is what many are challenged with to find the pillow that will help them get better sleep at night.
One thing that many who are suffering from neck pain are challenged with is their quality of sleep, they often toss and turn because their neck keeps bothering at night. We see that with our patients all the time, which is why in this episode, i'll go over a few things you must know in order to pick the right pillow for your particular neck and shoulder problem.
Having a rotator cuff tear can be quite debilitating, and frustrating, when all you want is to find relief, but you don’t want to get injections all the time, or worse, have surgery to fix your rotator cuff problem. Of course, there are times when getting an injection, or considering surgery might be the better option, but in this episode, I’ll share some natural remedies you can try at home to start getting relief from your rotator cuff problem, so you can avoid getting that injection, or surgery.
We often get patients that come to see us because they have been dealing with lower back pain for quite some time. They have tried different things, but whatever they had tried, didn’t quite give them the relief they had hoped for, at least not long term relief. Most often, it wasn’t that what they were doing was the wrong thing, some of the things they did, were actually the right thing to do, but they either didn’t do it long enough, didn’t progress, or they didn’t have the right insights into fixing their lower back problem for the long term.
In today’s episode I'll go into details on how to start fixing lower back pain to get lasting results, not short term, but real results, long term.
Do you suffer from frequent headaches or migraines? Are you looking for natural remedies so you don’t have to rely on pain medications, or worse, potentially having to get injections to help you cope with your headaches and migraines? Too many people come to see us for frequent tension headaches, and they often also complain about migraines that interfere with their daily life. Usually when they get an episode of headache or migraine, they simply are not very productive, they just want to lay down, close their eyes, and they are missing out on life.
In today’s episode I’ll share 9 natural remedies you can try to help reduce the frequency of tension headaches, and hopefully eventually even get rid of it for good.
Are you suffering from frequent tension headaches and migraines? Have you wondered what is causing these types of headaches, and most of all, what you can do to ease the pain and discomfort? If you have any of these types of headaches or migraines, then this episode I will give you more clarity as I'll share with you the top eight reasons for tension headaches and migraines.
Are you dealing with lower back pain and you think that it might be degenerative disc disease? Have you had an X-ray or an MRI, and have been told by a physician that you have degenerative disc disease? Sometimes they call it DDD for short. Most people dealing with degenerative disc disease, don’t get a full explanation on exactly what it is and what to do about it. In this episode I give you some insights into what Degenerative Disc Disease is, and how you can know if that is what you have.
Our PT Student Kevin just spent the past 12 weeks with us and he shared about his experience when he first started his internship with us, and also after his time with us. One of the things he said was that “it was not what he had expected”. Of course in a good way. But tune in to hear about his experience learning about Manual Physical Therapy and how it has impacted his experience.
Knee cartilage problems often cause achiness, pain, crunching sensations, grinding sensations, those types of knee cartilage problems are completely fixable.
Now I'm not saying that the crunchy or grindy can go away, but it can reduce in pain and discomfort. You can reduce any swelling that you've got going on. And most importantly, it is possible to get back to exercising, to going up and down steps, and doing the things that you love to do without worrying that you're going to end up having some surgery later on.
Unfortunately, a lot of people in the medical field don't believe that it's even possible to fix a knee cartilage problem. And often when patients go to see them, they resort to fixing this type of knee cartilage problem with medications, injections and surgery.
I'll be talking to you today about the three most important exercise tips when repairing knee cartilage problems.
Oftentimes people with knee cartilage problems run into achiness, crunching, grinding and stiffness in their knee. They're having trouble going up and down steps, getting out of bed first thing in the morning is extremely painful and stiff for some of these people.
And treating knee problems like this is confusing. They just don't know where to get healthy people will go find their doctors and they'll recommend medications and injections. In today’s episode, I'm going to be talking to you about the secret knee cartilage repair exercise so you can start improving your knee health.
Waking up in the morning with stiffness in the lower back is not a great way to start the day. In fact, it can be quite debilitating if your back is hurting, if you need to take things slow because you are too stiff to get moving.
This often happens if you have arthritis in the lower back and in this episode I share some helpful tips to help with lower back arthritis.