by Ralph Havens -- PT, IMTC & Certified Integrative Manual Therapy | Sep 3, 2008 | chronic pain, Health, Integrative Manual Therapy, Physical Therapy
Have you heard yourself, or someone you know, say “Well, it must be because I am getting old”, or “It is to be expected if I am going to continue to be as active as I want”, or “I guess it will go away eventually if I just leave it alone”, or “I can’t do (insert...
by Ralph Havens -- PT, IMTC & Certified Integrative Manual Therapy | Aug 25, 2008 | Health, Health and Wellness, Integrative Manual Therapy, Physical Therapy, Vertigo
It seems that we have recently had an influx of people with “vertigo” or balance issues. Many are unaware as to the cause of balance impairments. There are three components of balance control: vision, somatosensory and vestibular. They each give us meaningful...
by Ralph Havens -- PT, IMTC & Certified Integrative Manual Therapy | Aug 4, 2008 | chronic pain, CRPS, Health and Wellness, Integrative Manual Therapy, Physical Therapy
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), commonly referred to as reflex sympathetic dystrophy or RSD, is a syndrome in which pain, usually burning type, is out of proportion to the injury (either nerve or no nerve involvement). The pain may spread through the entire...
by Ralph Havens -- PT, IMTC & Certified Integrative Manual Therapy | Jul 8, 2008 | Health and Wellness, Integrative Manual Therapy, physical therapist, Physical Therapy
Get Treatment Early! I have been practicing physical therapy for 7 years. One of the biggest recommendations I have for people who are having physical pain is this: GET HELP EARLY! Treating an acute injury is so much more effective, and recovery is much quicker. Many...
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...
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