Dr. Arnan Sisson, PT | August 24, 2023
A patient came into the clinic last week limping with knee pain and asked:
“I’ve had this knee pain for a few weeks now, I’m not sure what I’ve done to it but I’ve tried taking Advil and that didn’t help.
I was trying to rest it so that it wouldn’t hurt, but whenever I stood up and started moving, it hurt again so I had to sit down.
Now I’m wearing a brace to see if that helps, but I can still ...
Posted on 2023-07-24
BY DR. ARNAN SISSON July 7th, 2023
When folks first come into my practice, they usually sit back and relax for a bit in one of our big comfortable chairs. And Hannah and I love to offer them warm ciders, teas, fresh iced water, or more often than not a nice freshly brewed cup of coffee. Aside from making people feel more at home, giving my clients coffee has some great positive effects.
The first is the fact that coffee affects your energy levels. There are several chemical rea...
Posted on 2023-07-07
BY DR. ARNAN SISSON PT (June 23, 2023)
A common statement that I hear from my clients is, “How did I get this crazy shoulder pain? It came out of nowhere.” Believe it or not, folks can get shoulder pain from lifting something heavy and also dropping it, moving the wrong way or even from an accident that affected the shoulder itself, but, more often than not, most folks don’t know how it started. The thing about the shoulder joint is it’s basically a ‘golf ball ...
Posted on 2023-06-23
BY DR. ARNAN SISSON PT (June 19th, 2023)
I have to say the second most common ache or pain I see in the clinic is that dreaded neck pain. And when folks come into the clinic they usually ask, “where did this come from?” This is the million-dollar question.
From what I’ve seen in the clinic, some folks lift something heavy, move in an odd direction, and develop pain. But more often than not the cause is unknown. This is because most neck aches develop overtime from bad hab...
Posted on 2023-06-19
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
