How to prepare for your first physiotherapy visit Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Physiotherapists are skilled medical professionals and movement specialists that are trained to reduce pain, improve function, and can even help you avoid the need for surgery and medication. In many states, like New Jersey, you can go …
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How your warm up can save your knees Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, CKTP, CGFI To continue with a previous post, how you warm up can really help protect your knees from injury. An article in the New York Times outlines how a specific warm up program can protect athletes, especially female athletes, from …
After rehab ends, the work keeps going Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI After an injury or a surgery, physiotherapy is usually prescribed for athletes or weekend warriors. Exercise and rehabilitation can get you back into the swing of things, but a big part of the work relies on you, the …
Exercise can block out back pain Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Yet another article about back pain and exercise. I’ve written about this before. But this one also touches on a point that I’ve gone over with many of my patients: pain can change the way your body experiences your world. …
Guidelines on how to treat low back pain Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Low back pain affects up to 80% of Americans. Chances are pretty high that you have had back pain or you know of someone who has had back pain. What do you do to treat it? Well, …
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Don’t use that leg extension machine in the gym Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Some patients with knee pain ask me if they can go back to the gym and work out. I say, “Sure, but stay away from that knee extension machine.” This machine is found in virtually every …
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Spinal fusion surgery Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Let’s say you have some back pain, you go see a specialist, perhaps an orthopedic surgeon, and discuss your back pain. The doctor mentions surgery. What do you do? For many patient with back pain, this can result in major problems on …
Neck surgery and physical therapy Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI This week, a patient of mine mentioned that her husband recently started having neck pain with numbness and tingling going down his arms. As we talked more, she then stated that when he went to go see a doctor, the doctor …
Got knee pain? Think Twice Before Going for Surgery Written By: Dr. Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Last week, a whole bunch of media outlets were picking up on a study that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study was entitled, Surgery versus physical therapy for a meniscal tear and osteoarthritis. The results …
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