Back Pain And Sciatica Treatment Options
Stop Spending Money on ineffective treatments and gadgets when managing pain. Costs of Surgery 100-300K+ (Insurance will cover this if your deductible is Met) Cost of Injections $150-400/injection ( Short lived and causes more damage) Cost of Going to The Dr first for Pain (Time, waiting for medications to work, time off work, time back […]
Temporary Back Pain Relief
All too often people suffer from low back pain. The first step to treating the back pain is to find a pain relieving position. The pain relieving position is the foundation upon which we can build our exercise routine. No matter the type of back pain, the position as shown above tends to calm down […]
TMJ Prevention techniques
How to Prevent TMJ If you don’t have any of these symptoms, let’s keep it that way! There are some simple things you can do at home or work to prevent TMD from occurring in your jaw joints: Relax your face – remember the rule: “Lips together, teeth apart” Avoid grinding you teeth Avoid constant […]
Body Pain is Your Trigger to Seek Treatment
Pain Is Your Brain’s Way Of Telling You Something Is Wrong, Not Unlike The Check Engine Light In Your Car When the check engine light comes on in your car, you immediately know that the car engine needs your prompt attention in order to prevent further, often bigger, issues. In order to ensure the safety, […]
Treatment for Spinal Stenosis
Choose Physical Therapy first for Spinal Stenosis Here is a good article that shows that Physical Therapy treatment for Spinal Stenosis is as effective as the more popular decompression surgery. In healthcare today, surgery seems to be the first option. If you are looking to prevent or fix your spinal stenosis without an expensive surgery […]
Myofascial Release Therapy
Myofasical Release Benefits Myofacial Release is a technique used to help relief pain. In 90% of our Physical Therapy patients we are seeing improvement in pain with as little as one treatment of myofasical release. What is fascia: fascia is found in every body. It is like the covering/casing that is common when we eat […]
Can seeing a Physical Therapist first save me money?
The answer is “YES” At Stretch Physical Therapy & Total Wellness we are saving people money everyday. How? It’s easy: Call our office at 513-874-8800, we can typically see you within 24 hours. We will perform a comprehensive exam on the pain you are experiencing. We will let you know immediately if you need to […]
Fall Prevention
Are your parents as Risk for Falls? Here are some simple tests! Can they stand with their feet together for greater than 10 seconds without holding on? Can they stand Tandem ( one foot in front of the other) for greater than 10 seconds without holding on? Can they stand on 1 leg without the […]
Yoga vs Stretching
Should I attend a yoga class to improve my flexibility? I am getting more complaints from patients that are coming in for shoulder pain and back pain after being told by their doctor to start Yoga. Flexibility is one of the 4 recommended components of a well rounded exercise routine as you age. Although most […]
Back and Hip Pain
Back and Hip pain that limits you from walking. Are you having pain in your back/leg or hip when walking long distances? Back pain and hip pain are the top 2 reasons that people reach out to our clinic for physical therapy. We are seeing an increase in back and hip pain with patients over […]
