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One of the most important things you can to to cure your neck and shoulder pain is to be consistent with a home exercise program that includes an effective self massage routine.
And the winner of the $30 gift card for checking into Facebook during your PT appointments is……….(click the video below)
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Best in Health
Chris
After you complete your physical therapy, you have a lot of options to maintain your health and wellness.
We want to provide you with an affordable option to make the OrthoWell Wellness Program your FIRST choice.
You trust us with your health and you trust our ability to medically manage a team approach to your wellness…and a team approach is what we are offering.
Your Wellness team would include your physical therapist as well as our in-house massage therapists and personal trainers. Click HERE to meet our team.
You no longer have to worry whether your massage therapist or your personal trainer know what’s wrong with you or what things to avoid so they will not hurt you.
Our commitment is to KEEP you healthy and pain-free.
Click HERE to read more about the Wellness Program.
More than 80% of us experience low back pain at some point in our lives. In most cases, the pain goes away on it’s own or with a little “help” from the internet, yet recurrence rates of low back pain range between 24% and 80% within the first year.
A literature review by Steffens and colleagues summarizes the benefits of exercise and education for low back pain. The types of interventions included in the studies were patient education, core stabilization exercises emphasizing exercises for the back and abdominal muscles, stretching and spinal range of motion exercises as well as general aerobic conditioning exercises.
The reduction in recurrence rates of low back pain was impressive at 25% to 40% in the short-term.
The effects in the long term were more uncertain. Several studies showed no decline in recurrence rates after one year.
So what does this mean?
More than likely, the participants felt better and they stopped doing their exercises. Sound familiar?
In order to prevent recurrence of pain or injury in the future, it is crucial to continue with an exercise program that includes core stabilization training, flexibility and spinal range of motion exercises and general aerobic conditioning.
Don’t delay. Get a refresher from us ASAP or refer a friend or family member who is in pain.
Check out the link below or send it to a friend.
Study shows 41.7% drop in average treatment cost with early physical therapy intervention.
As a physical therapy professional, I’ve always believed that PT is under-prescribed. Then a colleague shared an article from St. Lukes Rehabilitation Institutute. The article featured a table (below) comparing costs for patient care with two randomly assigned back pain groups – one group of early physical therapy intervention (HR-I), and another group of non-intervention (HR-NI).
The early intervention group average cost per patient was 41.7% lower than the non-intervention group.
| Cost variable | HR-I | HR-NI |
| Healthcare visits related to low back | $1,670 | $2,677 |
| Narcotic analgesic medicine | $70 | $160 |
| Psychotropic medicine | $24 | $55 |
| Work disabilty days/lost wages | $7,072 | $18,951 |
| Early intervention program | $3,885 | $N/A |
| Totals | $12,721 | $21,843 |
Although many physicians are in the clinical habit of delaying referral to physical therapy for those presenting with acute episodes of lower limb and back, pain, this report may deserve your consideration for recommending earlier physical therapy intervention.
Don’t forget about our FREE Injury Screenings and same-day appointments. The injury screening is the best way for you to determine what is wrong and how we can help.
And the winner of the $30 gift card for checking into Facebook during your PT appointments is……….(click the video below)
Don’t forget to tell a friend about us.
Share this link with them and I will introduce OrthoWell.
Thank you SO much for spreading the word
Best in Health
Chris
