While taking new patients medical history, we frequently hear a phrase in our Carol Stream clinic: “I’ve had a bad back ever since I slipped a disc.” This is really an interesting way of communicating a complex system of the body. While providers typically don’t always agree with how patients and society word or phraseContinue Reading »
5 Do’s:1. Do understand your pain is very realOftentimes, persistent pain involving the lower back is quite complex. This can be caused with or without the presence of tissue damage. Since our tissues might not incur any new damage, this can lead many people suffering with back pain to feel as if their pain isn’tContinue Reading »
“We have to get our athlete’s into BEAST MODE during physical therapy & recovery, otherwise, we are NOT challenging skeletal muscle nearly enough.”Johnny Owens, DPT Owens Recovery Sciences When we first introduced Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) to our patients, invariable, the question came up: “What is this doing?” Blood flow restriction is a novel, albeit not new,Continue Reading »
