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Top 5 Exercises for Knee Pain (Patello-femoral Joint Pain)

Dec 15, 2017

Patello-femoral (PF) joint pain is the most common cause of knee pain that we help people with in the clinic. The PF joint refers to your kneecap (the patella) gliding up and down a shallow groove in your thigh bone (the femur).

In today’s blog, I’ll give you more background on the various causes of PF joint pain, as well as some simple tips to start reducing your pain.

At the end, I’ll also share a video demonstration of the top 5 exercises for helping eliminate this pain.

“My Doctor Says I Have Arthritis (Neck), and There’s Nothing I Can Do About It”

Dec 10, 2017

Several weeks ago, I was talking with a pleasant gal at a Senior Resource Fair about her neck pain (let’s call her Sherry).

As we got to talking about her pain, how long she’s been dealing with it, and what she’s done to deal with it, she mentioned this dreaded statement:

“My doctor says I have arthritis in my neck, and there’s nothing I can do about it.”

I cringe every time I hear this…

It’s the equivalent of being told “You’re just getting old. Pain is normal. Just deal with it.”

How Your Shoulder Causes Neck Pain & Headaches

Dec 1, 2017

Years ago, I was working with a young man who had upper neck pain, as well as constant headaches…let’s call him Nick.

Nick was about 24 years old and a high school music teacher. We was having significant neck pain and headaches along the left side of his neck, up towards his skull.

After working with Nick for about 3 weeks, he just wasn’t getting better, despite my best efforts to treat his irritated muscles.

And it wasn’t until he had a consult with a different PT that I realized that I was missing something: his shoulder was the ROOT CAUSE of his neck pain.

4 Reasons Your Neck Pain & Headaches Aren’t Getting Better

Nov 26, 2017

If you’ve already been trying everything you can think of to alleviate your neck pain and headaches, you might find yourself thinking something like “What am I doing wrong?”

Or maybe a better question is “What I am missing?” More than likely, you’re just one small change away from finally starting to ease the tension in your neck and shoulders and reducing your headaches.

The trick is just to figure out this one small change and stick to it over a period of time.

In the video below, I’ll explain the 4 most commonly overlooked reasons why people aren’t able to get on top of their neck pain and headaches, despite their best efforts with things like improving their posture and performing stretches and exercises.