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Blog Category – Back Pain Sciatica

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Why FREE Exercises Don’t Work! (And why I still give them out anyways…)

Apr 8, 2020

A lot of people who come to Gordon PT for their physical therapy are looking for lasting, permanent pain relief…

Now, when it comes to lasting pain relief, especially for those people who’ve been dealing with pain for a long time, it’s very rare that any combination of “free exercises” will give them the type of relief they’re looking for…

If that’s the case, then why are so many “experts” offering up free advice and free exercises…?

In fact, I’m one of those “experts”! Why in the world am I offering people FREE exercises, when I know it won’t get them the results they’re looking for?

It almost seems mean, doesn’t it?

But wait! Don’t despair just yet! There’s a very good explanation for all this, I promise you!

In today’s video, I’ll explain 2 things to help you understand what I’m talking about…

“Why does my Pain Relief only last 3 days?”

Apr 3, 2020

A lot of people are frustrated by TEMPORARY pain relief, when what they’re really looking for is PERMANENT, lasting pain relief…

This was highlighted recently by a young woman I was working with, when she asked me this question: “Why does my pain relief only last 3 days?”

I of course had a very good clinical explanation for her, and it reminded me of 2 very important key points that you need to understand about pain relief, particularly if you’re looking for lasting pain relief.

I’ll explain these 2 key points in detail in the video, and I’ll summarize them in the text below…

Uncovering the TRUE Root Cause of Back Pain & Sciatica

Dec 13, 2019

If you’ve read some of my other blog posts about back pain and sciatica, you might already be familiar with what I call the “Top 3 Causes” of back pain and sciatica…

Today’s video is a bit different…

Sometimes, figuring out which of those 3 things is causing your issue isn’t enough information. That’s because you may have overlooked the “true root cause”.

Check out the video below to learn more about how to uncover the TRUE Root Cause of your back pain and sciatica.

Lessons from my Wife…About Back Pain & Life in General

Nov 27, 2019

Do you ever feel like a big part of life is learning the same lessons over and over again, until you reach a certain point and the lesson finally sticks? Recently, I had the chance to re-learn several things from my wife that I think you’ll find interesting…

Back Surgery: Is It Right for You? Or Can You Avoid It?

Sep 23, 2019

This is the fourth article in this series of blog posts about common types of surgery. So far, we’ve talked about shoulder, knee and hip surgeries, and I’ve saved my least favorite for last: back surgery.

If you’ve had any of these types of surgeries before, you can probably appreciate the idea that surgery is always the last option. It’s the option you choose when you’ve tried everything else, you’re still in significant pain, and you’re realizing that the pain is causing you to miss out on the things you enjoy in life.

In today’s post (video at the bottom), I’m going to describe the most common types of back surgeries, and I’ll follow it up with some important tips and advice to help you figure out the best course of action.