by Ralph Havens -- PT, IMTC & Certified Integrative Manual Therapy | Jun 25, 2008 | biomechanics, Health, Health and Wellness, Integrative Manual Therapy, Marathon Runners, Physical Therapy, Pilates, running
Being a runner for the past 30+ years and treating runners for the past 20+ years, I’ve studied running biomechanics from both angles; both to improve my running and to figure it out for my clients. And, I’ve found some interesting things. What I found was...
by Ralph Havens -- PT, IMTC & Certified Integrative Manual Therapy | 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...
by Ralph Havens -- PT, IMTC & Certified Integrative Manual Therapy | May 26, 2008 | Health and Wellness, Integrative Manual Therapy, Physical Therapy
Some interesting questions come up when we use Integrative Manual Therapy to help our patients. Most times people just want to get rid of their pain and get on with their life; doing the things they had been unable to do or were limited in doing, due to pain and...
by Ralph Havens -- PT, IMTC & Certified Integrative Manual Therapy | 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...
by Ralph Havens -- PT, IMTC & Certified Integrative Manual Therapy | 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...
by Ralph Havens -- PT, IMTC & Certified Integrative Manual Therapy | May 2, 2008 | chronic pain, fibromyalgia, Health, Health and Wellness, Integrative Manual Therapy, Nutrition and Diets, Physical Therapy
Over the 22 years I have been treating people with chronic pain, I have noticed an interesting phenomenon. About 2 years ago I noticed an alarming trend. More and more of our patients were showing signs of gluten sensitivity. Where as in the past some people needed to...
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