3 Common Reasons Your Knees Hurt

Spring is officially here and it’s around this time that a lot of folks who set out to start running or exercising again at the New Year are starting to complain of their knees hurting. If you’re over the age of 40 – one of the most common questions I get is… Is running bad…
knee Pain Treatments

Did you know almost 40% of the U.S. population over the age of 45 suffers from some degree of knee osteoarthritis? This knee pain is one of the leading causes of disability? It’s also something we treat daily in our clinic. Not all knee pain is the same nor do people respond to the same…
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…
How To Exercise with Arthritic Hips & Knees

Exercising with Arthritic Hips and Knees is something you can do. And biking is something everyone can do at any age. One of the biggest health mistakes that people make during this time (while the gyms and fitness centers are closed) is to think that walking or jogging is the only way to exercise while…
What If Your Knee Pain is Caused by Your Ankles?

Are you ignoring that pain when you walk? When you get out of bed and continue to go about your day? At Preferred Physical Therapy we help people with lower back pain, neck pain, shoulder, and knee pain daily… and it’s safe to say that imbalances or “asymmetries” in the body are the number one…
Are My Ankles Causing My Knee Pain?

Feel pain when you walk, get out of bed, exercise, and go about your day? Something could be out of balance (and it’s probably not what you think!) At Preferred Physical Therapy we help people daily with lower back pain, neck pain, shoulder, and knee pain… and it’s safe to say that imbalances or asymmetries…
3 Things You MUST Know About Knee Pain – If You Want Lasting Relief

The other day I was on the phone with Robert, one of our regular patients suffering from knee pain, He’s aged 62 from Peoria, and said… “I was making the most of the weekend by visiting Sedona and walking around Baldwin Trail. I was fine when I got home, but then in the morning when…
Can Knee Replacement Surgery be Avoided?

Most people think that when they get Knee Pain, it’ll eventually “ease off” and go away on its own. That they’ll wake up one morning and like “magic”, Knee Pain will be a thing of the past… But then 6 months later you’re still living with the discomfort of knee pain. Often even worse than…
7 Reasons You Should Stop Living With Chronic Joint Pain

If you’ve been suffering from Chronic Joint Pain and you’re wanting to break free and: …And honestly, I could go on! The effects of chronic joint pain leak into every aspect of life. Living With Chronic Joint Pain is Awful. And getting RELIEF from chronic joint pain is Awfully Wonderful. People come to us…
What To Do To Keep Up With Exercises When In Pain

One of the biggest health mistakes that people make during these cooler fall months is to think that walking or jogging is the only way to exercise while enjoying the fresh air. Yet, the health benefits of doing something like cycling are endless. Cycling regularly can help improve physical fitness, ease stress (due to the…