PCP NEWS

by Dorian Campisi DPT According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about half of the world’s adult population has had a headache at least once in the past year. For many people these headaches do not often affect daily life, but what about when your headache occurs frequently or is so severe it prevents you from going about your day to day activities? Good news - certain types of headaches are successfully treated and managed with the right interventions! Primary headaches occur without [...]

by Laurel Sampson MPT Last time I shared a very basic introduction into how pain works and upregulated nervous system associated with chronic pain. Let’s review ways that you can help with bringing that elevated nervous system / sensitive alarm system down. Spoiler alert! These are going to be all the lifestyle changes that we all know we should do. The goal is to both decrease the amount of input coming from the body that the brain is determining as a threat as [...]

by Laurel Sampson MPT Has anyone explained to you how pain works? Pain is a very complex process. Pain is a life saver that prevents injury and harm. If we did not experience pain, we could hurt ourselves carrying the box that is too heavy for our back. Or we might not know to pull our hand away from the heat of the stove top or fire and severely burn our hand. Pain becomes an issue when it becomes chronic – lasting longer [...]

by Tara Albright DPT You are scheduled to have your total knee replacement (TKA) but you have to wait a month or so before you can have it. If you’re like me, you’ve already begun to plan and are wondering what you can do to “stack the deck of cards in your favor”. According to the most recent physical therapy clinical practice guidelines published by the APTA, it is strongly recommended that patients begin a preoperative exercise program with both strengthening and flexibility [...]