Big Questions on Gabapentin Pills
By: Dr. Arnan Sisson
There’s usually one large blaring goal for most folks suffering from back pain. It's fairly simple, getting rid of all pain pills!
Clients dislike or an even better word would be hate pain medication. This is due to the fact that higher-level pain medications can be addictive. They can have some nasty side effects such as constipation, dry mouth, or even stomach ulcers with simple pain medications such ...
Posted on 2023-10-30
BY DR. ARNAN SISSON
If you’re a frequent reader of this column you may have noticed that I put a little phrase at the end of most columns that says, “movement is medicine.” At first glance it may seem that it’s just a good catchy phrase to wrap up everything. But I’d say it’s the basis of what I do to get folks back to playing with their grandkids, walking with their husbands or wives again, or just avoiding a painful/invasive surgery. It is somewhat of a G...
Posted on 2023-08-04
Dr. Sisson/ May 22,2023
We’ve been hearing a lot of complaints lately about shoulder pain. Your shoulder joint is one of the most complex and mobile joints in your body. It’s made up and supported by an intricate structure of bones, tendons, ligaments, muscles and connective tissue. They all work in unison to keep it functional.
You’ve got the head of your shoulder joint (looks like a round ball) inserting into a socket within your shoulder blade (your “wing”). ...
Posted on 2023-05-22
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
Dr. Arnan Sisson, PT / December 7, 2022
Wonder If It's Safe To Exercise With A Rotator Cuff Injury?
Is It Safe To Exercise With Rotator Cuff Injury?
The short answer is: You can exercise with a rotator cuff injury safely.
The longer answer is that it depends: Some exercises are almost always safe to do, some are sometimes good to do, and there are some exercises to avoid with rotator cuff injury.
If you're an active person and you enjoy exercising, you may ...
Posted on 2022-12-07
