Low back pain patients who underwent early physical therapy reportedly had better outcomes than those who did not. Early physical therapy was also more cost-effective, according to researchers.
In the study, published recently in the journal Spine, researchers studied the effect of early physical therapy on 220 patients with low back pain, with respect to both outcomes and costs.
Will physical therapy work for your back pain due to sciatica? Our patient Maria would tell you that the answer is a definite YES!
After her stay with us for physical therapy, she can confidently say that her back pain is gone. And now she’s starting to get back to enjoying the outdoors, right in time to start enjoying the wonderful spring weather.
When a patient comes in for sciatica physical therapy in the Elizabeth or Jersey City clinics, we always give each patient a personalized home exercise program. Numerous studies show that physical therapy in conjunction with a consistent home exercise program has the best results with getting rid of sciatica pain. But many patients often have the same, burning questions:
How often should I do my exercises? And do I need to do them forever?
It goes without saying that we LOVE all of our ROCKSTAR physical therapy patients in Elizabeth and Jersey City. We try as hard as possible to build a comfortable little community in our physical therapy clinics, where patients can not only feel great after seeing us, but also feel great when they’re in the clinic as well!
When neck pain sets in, it can disrupt every activity, every aspect of our everyday lives. But with physical therapy, you can easily and quickly get rid of your pain and regain your regular movement so that you can get back to your life before you know it!
When it comes to high performance athletics, we know that we’re always willing to go the extra mile for our patients. From our AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill to personally doing research for each individual patient in order to find the right combination of physical therapy treatments, we’re always willing to do whatever it takes. And it shows in the results of our physical therapy patients.
There are many reasons that our patients come to us for physical therapy. Many come due to a sports injuries, neurological conditions, and post surgery physical therapy. Right up there at the top of the list is injuries sustained as a result of a fall. When it comes to falls, age, gender, or activity level all do not matter. Falls can really cause a lot of damage to the human body. Luckily, physical therapy can easily help you get back!
Has knee pain been wrecking your new year? With millions of Americans suffering from knee pain every year, the #2 reported ailment behind back pain, it’s time that you did something about it!
In my last blog post, I went over my 3 steps to maintaining healthy knees. In particular, steps 1 and 2 stressed strengthening certain muscle groups, namely the muscles around the knees. But if you’ve never done this before, it can be difficult to figure out which muscles and specific exercises to start with. So let’s begin with two great starting points, shall we?
For many people, knee pain can be a way of life, limiting their ability to climb stairs, squat down to get something off the floor, enjoy long walks, shopping and a host of other daily activities. Just like taking care of your heart, your joints need attention to maintain a healthy state. Here are easy ways for you to take care of your knees, avoiding arthritis and other joint problems.
