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Physical Therapy BEFORE Surgery

By Christopher Taylor, PT / May 22, 2016

How important is physical therapy BEFORE having surgery? We are frequently asked by clients if it is important to have physical therapy before surgery. Many people feel that if they are going to have therapy AFTER surgery, why have therapy before? This may sound like a clear cut answer, but…

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What is the BioQPulse?

By Christopher Taylor, PT / January 15, 2016

What is the BioQPulse? The BioQPulse is a revolutionary device that can relieve pressure points in as little as 5-minutes. Many pressure points in the hand are directly linked to problems in the entire body and by relieving them your blood circulation improves, stress improves, swelling improves, and more.  Whether your problem…

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Neck Osteoarthritis (OA)

By Christopher Taylor, PT / January 13, 2016

What is Neck Osteoarthritis (OA)? Arthritis is defined as the presence of swelling, effusion (The escape of fluid into another part), or the presence of 2 or more of the following signs: limited range of motion(ROM), tenderness, pain on motion, or joint warmth. In this article we will specifically discuss neck…

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What is osteoarthritis anyways?

By Christopher Taylor, PT / January 7, 2016

What is Osteoarthritis? Have you ever wondered “what in the world is osteoarthritis?” Osteoarthritis has many different names including OA, degenerative joint disease, osteoarthrosis and degenerative arthritis. As some of those names allude to OA is degenerative process that continues to progress with age, wear and tear. The process is a breaking down…

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Finally: Help with Joint Inflammation

By Christopher Taylor, PT / November 2, 2015

At last, overcoming Your Joint inflammation The longer you cope with joint inflammation, the more you are needing to locate brand-new means to fit your problem. In order to proceed doing the important things you like to do, some adjustments might be needed. If you use some of the guidelines…

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5 Natural Inflammation Remedies

By Christopher Taylor, PT / October 20, 2015

5 All Natural Ways to Soothe Joint Inflammation So you suffer from arthritis or some other form of joint inflammation, but you are unable to take medication or undergo surgery to alleviate your pain.  What can you do?  This short article will provide you will 5 suggestions for cooling inflammation…

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Back Pain: Not Just for Adults

By Christopher Taylor, PT / October 4, 2015

When we think about back pain, we tend to think that adults are the only ones suffering from it. But that just isn’t the case, and it’s time we start paying attention because back pain is not just for adults. Every school year, millions of children walk to, from, and around…

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Sitting is slowly killing us

By Christopher Taylor, PT / October 1, 2015

Sitting is slowly Killing all of us Things just aren’t what they used to be in many ways. As a culture, we used to fill our days with standing, working on crops in our fields, gathering or hunting for our food then later came standing working in factories or mills. With modern advances…

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Dry Needling Q&A

By Christopher Taylor, PT / August 23, 2015

Common Questions about Dry Needling Answered: Q: How many needles are you going to use? A: Depends on the area to be needled and how you feel about needles; as little as two needles to as many as 10. For problems such as sciatica more needles are used in order…

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How does Dry Needling Work?

By Christopher Taylor, PT / August 19, 2015

In the last blog post, we described what Dry Needling is and who it could be for. This week we are going to discuss how Dry Needling works. Dry Needling can stimulate the healing process by improving blood flow, nerve conduction, and/or structure of the tissue around the injured area…

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