When patients ask me “why do I get neck pain?” it can sometimes be difficult to answer. Not because I don’t know how to ease neck pain, but because I don’t know their personal circumstances. What I can suggest however, is that it could be your nighttime routine that is causing your neck pain. Why, […]
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Today I wanted to talk about why knee pain can get worse at night, and how to ease it. This question was sent to me yesterday by a reader suffering with knee pain, let’s call her Joan: “Jennifer, I’ve suffered on-off type knee pain now for more than a year. What I can’t put my
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It is very frustrating to find that knee pain can get worse with exercise or by trying to do the “right” thing . Let me help explain by telling a common story. I got this question sent to me yesterday by a “confused” reader of my newspaper articles suffering with knee pain, let’s call her
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Knee Pain: How To Stop Arthritis Before It Stops You Many people just like you are becoming victims of knee pain. This is FAST becoming one of the most common things we see at Penrose Physical Therapy, but before I tell you why, have a look and see if this sounds familiar. There’s a
How to fix knee pain! Read More »
This week I wanted to focus on the type of knee pain that slows you down in life, niggles when you walk up and down the stairs, hurts every time you bend down, aches when you sit and just generally leaves you feeling frustrated wondering when it’s finally going to wear off… If that’s the
3 things that could be making your knee pain worse! Read More »
I know how frustrating it can be when you’re not sure what you’ve done to hurt your knee, and even more frustrating when everything you’re trying to do to get rid of the problem – doesn’t do a thing to make it feel any better. So, I wanted to tell you about the 3 most
3 quick fixes you think help knee pain – but don’t! Read More »
Hellen is a nurse who recently finished therapy with us for her knees and can now take stairs 2 at a time!! Before her doctor sent her to physical therapy she didn’t think she really “needed” us. She had accepted that knee pain and some loss of ability was her “new normal.” You see
After a total knee replacement AND a menisectomy on the other knee! Read More »
Written November 2017 on Thurston talk: Dawn Hill has been battling foot pain while walking due to plantar fasciitis for almost 25 years. It started on a vacation in Scotland where she spent most of her two weeks hiking. “Every day I’d limp in, but I wouldn’t give up my hike the next day,” says
Want to walk again? Read Dawn’s story about tendonitis here! Read More »
Knee pain is not always arthritis. It can be a simple tendonitis that is easily resolved with physical therapy. Read about tips for knee pain and Nancy’s story here.
Knee pain! It may not be arthritis! Read More »
Were you told by your doctor to increase your impact and weight lifting exercises and yet don’t do anything too strenuous or you might suffer a fracture? Did you leave the office confused wondering what you should and shouldn’t do? We hear that story all the time. We don’t fault the doctors; the healthcare system
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