For high level athletes, returning to sport as efficiently and effectively as possible is of the utmost importance. In Alaine’s case, her elbow and hamstring injury had severely impaired her ability to compete as a world class judo competitor. But on the recommendation of her brother, also a high level judo competitor as well as a former patient of ours, she got into the clinic right away and, with the guidance of Dr. James, got right back to wor
Sometimes, when physical issues happen, it’s the mental rigors of an injury that can be more challenging than the physical ones. With Gloria, it was no different. After suffering from multiple physical issues, including low back and leg pain, Gloria’s anxiety about getting through each and every single day had increased significantly.
With Jennifer, although she did experience an unfortunate bout of back pain which then moved into her shoulder and neck due to overcompensation, I am happy to report that with Physical Therapy, we were able to help her rid her life of back pain symptoms completely!
Living with pain is not fun at all. It’s exactly the reason why the first phase of Dr. Asha’s 3 Phases of Healing in Physical Therapy is to get rid of any pain, numbness, and tingling symptoms that you are experiencing.
It’s easy for me as a Physical Therapist to tell my patients that they’re lives are about to be completely changed for the better because they’ve made the decision to come in for Physical Therapy. But it’s even easier for me to prove my point when they actually begin their Physical Therapy, because it’s one thing to say it, but another thing completely to see it working on yourself day after day.
Have I really made sure that my patient has all of their questions answered? Do they feel secure about this visit? These are questions that I’m always asking myself when my patients are progressing through their Physical Therapy visits.
And this is exactly why we, as a group of Physical Therapists, have made it our company culture over the past 13 years to make sure that we take our time with our patients, and that all their needs are met during each and every visit.
When back pain hits, it can be very hard to think of what to do first. All of my Physical Therapy patients display the same feelings of shock, confusion, and depression over not being able to do the things that they were normally accustomed to doing.
For Jaimele, that was playing football. As a competitive weekend warrior athlete, his participation in his football league was interrupted by severe back pain due to a fall.
There’s nothing worse than suffering an injury. Besides the pain aspect, an injury can really derail your active, daily life, preventing your from doing the things that you are normally accustomed to doing, which can be really frustrating.
Surgery in general can be a very emotional experience. And to have major surgery, that’s just as emotional as it comes. So I and my partners know that it’s important to make sure that the patient is not only physically getting better, but that they are doing well emotionally as well.
We couldn’t have asked for a better outcome for someone who became a part of our family. Congratulations to Jackie!! (Tip: When you watch the video below, you might want to have a tissue handy.)
Russell came to us after a snowboarding accident left him with severe back pain, with nerve pain radiating down through his legs. The condition left him unable to continue with his daily life normally, including participating in sports, sitting for long periods of time,
Now, we’re happy to report that he can continue with skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, and ultimate frisbee with minimal discomfort. In addition, he’s able to sleep, stand, and work with little to no problems! Congratulations, Russell!
