People who have trouble lifting their arm above their head, have trouble when putting on a jacket or have trouble sleeping at night because of shoulder pain, physical therapy instead of surgery may be the answer. The cause of the pain may be rotator cuff impingement and physical therapy using joint mobilizations on the shoulder may help restore proper function of the rotator cuff without having to resort to surgery. This article goes into detail about the healing potential of

The results of a study published in JAMA indicates that patients with non-obstructive meniscal tears may be able to avoid surgery by following a physical therapy protocol which consists of 16 sessions of exercise therapy for 8 weeks focused on coordination and closed, kinetic chain strength exercises. The study, conducted by Victor A. van de Graaf, MD, and colleagues randomly assigned 321 patients with nonobstructive meniscal tears to undergo either arthroscopic partial meni

A new book by investigative journalist Cathryn Jakobson Ramin, “Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery” concludes that there is little evidence to support the standard medical interventions of surgery, injections and opoid medicines. The book takes a hard look at that the $100 billion back pain industry. Over 77 million people in the United States have been treated with the standard procedures and Ramin says that about 20% of patients t