Archive - March 2018

In keeping with this month’s theme of busting top physical therapy myths, today we’re going to discuss a common idiom that is responsible for a common misconception: slipping a disc. The truth is, you can’t slip a disc. Your spine is made up of discs, but there isn’t a physical way for them to pop out. Here’s what’s actually going on: What are discs? Your spine has 33 bones called vertebrae, and between each one is the saucer-shaped fibrocartilage known

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If you’ve ever had a backache, you know how much it can interfere with your day to day life. In fact, the American Physical Therapy Association estimates that two-thirds of adults in America have back pain that interferes with their ability to take part in daily activities. At Core Physical Therapy, we have an entire program dedicated to helping people improve their spine health. In spite of its prevalence, back pain has a number of misconceptions surrounding it. Today, we’re going

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Most people associate physical therapy with athletes who have experienced injuries, or those who have been in accidents. However, there are a number of vexing conditions that physical therapy can eliminate. In keeping with this month’s theme of dispelling myths, we’ve listed some common ones below: Headaches. There are a wide variety of things that can cause a headache, from neck tension, poor posture, stress, muscle tightness and so on. For some people, headaches are a constant

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If you ever enjoyed the Discovery show Mythbusters, you’re going to love our series of blogs for the month of March. We’ve decided we’re going to bust some of the more common misconceptions about different physical conditions that we treat, in the hopes that we might be able to help a few people feel better. We’re going to start this series off by busting myths about physical therapy itself: Myth 1: You have to be injured to receive physical therapy. Physical therapy

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