What Helps With Muscle Recovery?
The main way to maximize your overall muscle recovery is by living a fairly healthy lifestyle. You do not need expensive supplements to maintain your lifestyle and to see the best benefits. Sticking to the basics is a perfect way to help muscle recovery and you don’t have to spend so much money on supplements.…
Lower Back Pain Relief
What Causes Lower Back Pain? A common way one may get back pain is a muscle strain, poor posture over time, lifting heavy things, and sports injuries. When you try to lift heavy weights too soon at the gym or when you do a sudden movement and you feel a strain in your back muscles.…
Do I need an MRI for low back pain?
When Do I Need An MRI for Low Back Pain? I had another patient tell me on the phone they are waiting to start physical therapy until they get an MRI, because “that way you’ll know what to treat.” I see the logic in this patient’s thinking. It makes sense. How could we possibly know…
Sciatica Symptoms In Leg
We’ve been seeing lots of patients at our clinic Preferred Physical Therapy in Arizona with extreme back pain caused by sciatica, with pain shooting down the back of their legs. Check out this new low back pain program that you can complete from the comfort of your own home. Low Back Pain Elimination Course. Do…
can sitting for long periods of time affect your body?
Sitting too much can be bad for you and most of us do feel a little guilty after a long tv binge, but what I wanted to do was to give you a little insight into “What exactly goes wrong in our bodies when we sit down for long periods of time?” The best way…
Protect Your Joints From weather
There’s no denying that it’s officially winter here in the southwest with this cold weather we’ve been having the last couple of weeks. And because of this drop in temperature, we’ve had a lot more people struggling with aches and pains in their joints. Have you been feeling the cold in your bones too? If…
Why Back Pain KEEPS Occurring…
Recently I reached out to my patients to inquire about what their biggest health challenge is that they are currently facing during these unprecedented times. I have taken the time to review the answers with great care. And here are two of the many responses I received all about back pain! “Nick… How do you…
What Is Myofascial Release?
From time to time a patient will come to see us with back pain that just won’t go away. Their doctor says there is nothing wrong structurally and it is just “aches and pains”. They have tried massages, pain medication, and exercises the doctor gave them but to no avail. Some of these patients have…
Low Back Pain? Try Therapeutic Yoga
In the US yoga has risen in popularity over the past decades, to become a staple in the fitness industry. The trend has been incorporating yoga into the physical therapy model as it can benefit patient mobility and strength. To get even more specific, there has been more interest in using yoga as a tool…
Can A Weak Core Cause Back Pain?
Have you ever heard the saying “You need to strengthen your core.”? Why do I want a strong core for my lower back pain? Having a strong core does not only mean having “six-pack abs” or looking good on the beach. Your core is not only what you see on the front of your stomach,…
