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Low Back Pain? Make PT Your First Stop… The Sooner the Better

Low back pain?  You’re not alone. Low Back Pain (LBP) is common, costly, and debilitating.  “Epidemic” is a word commonly used by experts. Lifetime prevalence of low back pain (LBP) is about 70%.  LBP alone accounts for 2.5% to 3% of all physician visits annually in the United States. It is the most common reason …

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Rethinking Movement: Why You Should See A Physical Therapist Every Year

Why is it that superbly fit athletes can find themselves in as much back, knee, or neck pain as their flabby fans, who sit at desks all day long then watch sports from overstuffed sofas? “When you do an activity over and over again, your body adapts to that activity,” warns Dr. Shirley Sahrmann, professor …

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