Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries – Primary Problem Spot and Treatment

by | Jun 10, 2008 | back pain, Car Accident, Health and Wellness, Integrative Manual Therapy, MVA, Physical Therapy

by: Danielle Emhof, MPT Motor vehicle accidents are a very common reason for referral to physical therapy.  More often than not, patients complain of neck pain. In my early years as a PT, I would of course go directly to the area of pain for treatment. This often...
A Safer Alternative to NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)

A Safer Alternative to NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)

by | May 23, 2008 | chronic pain, Fish Oil, Health, Health and Wellness, inflammation, Joint Pain, NSADs, Nutrition and Diets, Physical Therapy, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Supplements

by: Sally Skurdahl, MPT Most people have heard the term “inflammation” and associate this phenomenon with pain and injury. Inflammation is the human body’s reaction to injury or infection. This involves an influx of chemicals/ specific cells to the...

Common Causes of Knee Pain ? and an Integrative Manual Therapy viewpoint on Knee Pain.

by | May 7, 2008 | back pain, chronic pain, Health, Health and Wellness, Integrative Manual Therapy, knee pain, Nutrition and Diets, Physical Therapy

With a diagnosis of knee pain there are many things to consider. I?m going to go over some of the more basic things first and expand from there to a more detailed and whole-body assessment in looking at the knee. One of the basic ideas in physical therapy in general...

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