Physical Therapy Annika Petrich

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Saturated fat does not clog the arteries: coronary heart disease is a chronic inflammatory condition, the risk of which can be effectively reduced from healthy lifestyle interventions Coronary artery disease pathogenesis and treatment urgently requires a paradigm shift. Despite popular belief among doctors and the public, the conceptual model of dietary saturated fat clogging a pipe is just plain wrong. A landmark systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies showe...

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Why Most People Are Deficient In Magnesium: The Signs and What You Can Do Most people are unaware that their ailments are actually magnesium deficiency...

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Prescribe exercise not drugs for lower back pain, say US health chiefs British GPs have come under pressure to stop handing out painkillers for people with lower back pain after American health chiefs said patients should be prescribed exercises first.

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: 5 Tips to Avoid Chronic Pain

APTA's campaign raises awareness about the dangers of prescription opioids and encourages consumers and prescribers to choose safer alternatives like physical therapy, consistent with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines released in March 2016 urging nondrug treatment for most chronic pain conditions.

Below are 5 tips that I provided the APTA to help consumers know how to avoid the development of chronic pain

1. Know Pain, Know Gain. There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that understanding how our pain systems work is an excellent strategy in managing it. The great news is that you don’t need to know a lot! Simply knowing the basics of how our brain and nerves work, and their role in pain, can help reduce your chance for developing chronic symptoms.

2. Keep moving. Gradually and steadily. Living an active, healthy lifestyle not only improves our general well-being and health, but can also reduce our chances of developing chronic pain. Our body was built to move, and we need to understand that not all aches or soreness is cause for concern.

3. Spend time with a good PT. If you experience an injury, or develop the onset of pain, seeing a physical therapist (PT) early on can help address and manage your symptoms. PTs are movement experts who can diagnose and treat injuries and help you identify strategies to better manage your pain. The earlier you seek care, the better the chances you have for not developing chronic symptoms. And there’s no reason to wait: you can see a physical therapist without a physician’s referral in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

4. Don't focus on an image. While most of us want a diagnostic image (ie, x-ray, MRI) to tell us “why we hurt,” images actually give us little information about what’s causing pain. A study performed on individuals 60 years or older, who had no symptoms of low back pain, found that more than 90% had a degenerated or bulging disc, 36% had a herniated disc, and 21% had spinal stenosis. What shows up on an image may or may not be related to your symptoms. Once imaging has cleared you of a serious condition, your physical therapist will help guide you back to the life you want to live!

5. Addressing depression and anxiety helps. Your chances of developing chronic pain may be higher if you also are experiencing depression and anxiety. A recent study in the Journal of Pain showed that depression, as well as some of our thoughts about pain prior to total knee replacement, was related to long-term pain following the procedure. Make sure that you talk to your medical provider about your mental health throughout your treatment; it can help make your journey go much more smoothly following an injury or surgery.

Authored by Joseph Brence, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, COMT, DAC

Anxiety as cause of physical pain and vice versa... This article gives a nice approach how to deal with it

IT’S HARD TO OUTSMART ANXIETY

People aren’t good at calming down. Most people usually try to outsmart their anxieties, and it rarely works.

* We tell ourselves to “get over it,” and that really doesn’t work.

* We apply logic and reason, telling ourselves that it doesn’t make sense to be so anxious, and that doesn’t work either.

* We seek out the logic and reason of others, of friends with perspective and experts with authority, and that usually doesn’t work. We still worry, we still feel jittery.

* We try to distract ourselves, and sometimes that sort of works — but only temporarily.

* We try to sweat it out with exercise, and that may be the best solution that many people use. But it can still be unsatisfying. It takes a good chunk of time and energy, it doesn’t always work, and you can’t exercise all the time.

Episodes of anxiety are an almost universal human problem. There are many flavours of it and triggers that start it, and the severity ranges from mild to life-threatening, but nearly everyone gets them. And, by nature, you just can’t easily think your way out of anxiety. It’s like telling a depressed person to “think positively” — if they could do that, they wouldn’t be depressed!

Read more:
https://www.painscience.com/anxiety

~ Paul Ingraham, PainScience.com

Why my needles help and what they do to you :-)

Is This Healthy? Dry needling is gaining popularity with elite athletes. But what exactly is it, what does it feel like, and what can it do for common sports injuries? Read on and find out.

To all my dear clients,

I am both happy and sad to tell you that due to a life changing decision, I will follow my heart and I am moving to the Netherlands.
My clinic will stay open till the 24th of June for treatments and if you wish I can also suggest a suitable referral for further treatments.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your loyalty and support over the years.
I am wishing you the very best for the future and if you are ever stuck for a treatment in the Netherlands I would be very happy to look after you.

Best wishes.

Annika & Luna

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Can't emphasize this enough! There is a very poor correlation between the pain felt and the corresponding MRI scan.

Should we be providing epidemiological information with the results of back scans?

... and even more important than quantity is the fact, that you are enjoying whatever exercise you are doing!!

Only quantity of exercise for back pain produces better results Studies of exercise for low back pain are often a bit underwhelming: some of them show some benefit, but it’s never a big deal. We’re always left wondering if another way of exercising (or testing)…

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Control Ain't the Goal - Jems Movement We see a lot of injured physiotherapists and Pilates teachers in our clinic. Many of them have turned to Pilates...

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Turning chronic pain into a distant memory. Working, working, learning.

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Can't emphasize this enough: Our believes have a huge influence on our pain perception.

Back pain beliefs are related to the impact of low back pain — Pain-Ed A developing area of research related to low back pain (LBP) is the impact of back pain beliefs (BBPs) on disability. BBPs have been found to be a significant modifiable factor which affect the bodies response and sensitivity to pain. BBPs appear to revolve around the cause of pain, future of the co…

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Dry Needling Is The Next Big Thing In Physical Therapy Here's What You Need To Know... 1. The practice of Dry Needling has been around for decades and continues to improve Neuro-Musculo-Skeletal function. As these techniques, methods improve, so do the practitioners skill set, making this treatment strategy one of the most effective in the world of reha…

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