Dr. Sisson / March 24th, 2022
If your back went out recently, you know how painful it can be.
What DOESN'T Throwing Out Your Back Mean?
When you throw out your back, it doesn't mean that your back has gone out of place or that you've slipped a disc.
Discs don't actually "slip" out of place.
People use the term "slipped disc" to refer to a herniated disc. However, throwing out your back doesn't necessarily mean you've injured a disc.
Throwing out your back doesn't usually mean that ...
Posted on 2023-03-24
Dr. Sisson| March 6, 2023
Are you dealing with an injury to your shoulder, knee, or back from exercise?
We know that recovering from a strain or sprain is often a long road.
It can take time and lots of trial and error to get you back to the level of activity you used to have which can feel never-ending.
However, taping is a solution you may not have considered before but has been used for decades in physical therapy, and by athletes as a way to speed up recovery and support weakened muscl...
Posted on 2023-03-06
How Can You Relieve TMJ Headaches?
Dr. Arnan Sisson, PT / January 23, 2022
TMJ can cause headache in a number of ways.
However, from treating numerous patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ / TMD) over the years, I've found that these are the three most common ways to prevent these headaches.
Correct Posture
Let's start with the third cause that we discussed above as the first solution: posture.
Correcting your posture is one of the easiest ways to relieve both headac...
Posted on 2023-01-23
Dr. Arnan Sisson, PT / Jan 20, 2023
What Does Life After Chronic Pain Look Like?
When people have lived in chronic pain for a long time, they tend to only think about the pain, but not what comes next. When you're just focused on getting rid of the pain as your end goal, then there's a slim-to-none chance of you ever getting there.
Your brain replays the pain over and over, and reinforces the thought that "I'm in pain," or "This pain is really bad", or "What if the pain never goes awa...
Posted on 2023-01-20
Dr. Arnan Sisson, PT| January 12, 2023
Are you worried that you’re not moving around as easily as you used to?
Losing mobility as you age is a scary thought for some people.
Not being able to do basic things such as walk the dog, jobs around the house and going out with friends is a huge loss to someone who has been independent for many years.
However, it’s not all doom and gloom!
We’ve spoken to hundreds of patients who have experienced poor mobility and have been to...
Posted on 2023-01-12
