Your MRI shows a herniated disc. Your back or neck pain radiates down your arm or leg. You’re experiencing numbness, tingling, or weakness. Your surgeon has mentioned that surgery is an option, and you’re trying to decide what to do. The diagnosis sounds serious, and surgery seems like the definitive solution. But here’s what you […]
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As June 2025 ushers in warm summer days, people look forward to enjoying outdoor activities like strolling through parks or spending time with family or playing tennis. However, chronic back pain can make these moments uncomfortable, limiting mobility and dampening enjoyment. Physical therapy offers a safe, effective way to find relief from persistent back pain.
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Our backs are the workhorses of our bodies. They allow us to bend, twist, and lift, carrying us through our daily lives. But back pain is also incredibly common, affecting millions of people each year. In fact, according to the American Chiropractic Association, back pain is the leading cause of disability among adults under 45.
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When struggling with back pain, it’s hard to enjoy your life. You feel as though each movement has become more cautious because you’re worried that one wrong move could make the pain worse — which you don’t want. Suddenly, you feel yourself holding back because of your back pain. You start saying “no” when you
Low back pain is the number 1 most common orthopedic injury. Whether you are a gardener, dancer, gymnast, weight lifter, construction worker, office worker, or physician, you may have at some point in your life felt a twinge in your back. It’s important to pay attention to the aches and pains that may arise and
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