Spring is here and we’re all hoping to get back to so many activities we may have missed out on last year. To ensure that you have the best Spring ever playing golf, tennis, running, gardening, vacationing and spending time with your family, it is important that you address that ache in your back, even …
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What is a Doctor of Physical Therapy? A Doctor of Physical Therapy is a qualifying degree in physical therapy. Specifically in the United States, it is a doctoral degree that includes training in all areas of musculoskeletal treatments and doctoral-level research. Doctors of Physical Therapy are day and life makers. Their sole responsibility is to help …
Strength training through back pain Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Back pain is common. So common that I have a high confidence that inevitably, if you’re reading this, you have, or had, or will experience…. low back pain. Athletes who go through rigorous weight training regimens are just as at risk as a …
The cure for back pain Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Back pain is very common. It affects up to 80% of Americans every year. How can we cure it? Very easy. With exercise. A study published in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal in January 2016 investigated the results of previous studies regarding low …
Physical therapy never really ends Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI I was reading an old New York Times article about back pain and read an interesting quote. It was about posture control and back pain. Ray Bingham, a board member of Oracle, saw Esther Gokhale (the posture guru of Silicon Valley) for classes …
Physical Therapy is just as good as surgery for a common back problem Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI In a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in April 2015, physical therapy can be just as good as surgery for spinal stenosis. So you can avoid the knife and get rid of …
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Back Pain and Tiger Woods Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI I’ve been following the news reports about Tiger Woods and his back pain. I recently read an article by another physiotherapist who wrote about his treatment and the media coverage that followed. Interviews were done and second-guesses were made. But one thing …
Exercise and the intervertebral disc Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI I’ve written about discs issues and back pain before, and by now, you’ve probably realized that I’m a big proponent of movement and exercise, so this next post should be no surprise. Out of Gothenburg, Sweden was a study presented at …
Holiday gifts for people with back pain Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 30% of American adults currently suffer from back pain, and 80% of adults will experience back pain at some time in their lives. This holiday season, get a …
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Why your low back hurts in the morning Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Lower back pain is a common condition that can affect most people. It can start as a dull ache, a sharp pain, numbness or tingling, tightness, soreness, or can even include pain in the buttocks, hips, and legs. …
