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Learn about common pain-causing health conditions, their progression paths, their causes, and effective treatment options. Our blog offers valuable information to people who experience pain and anyone who wishes to learn more about long-lasting, safe, and noninvasive treatments.

These articles also explain how Superior Physical Therapy addresses these common health problems through an innovative approach called the Superior Method. This approach aims to accurately identify the underlying cause of pain in order to develop a more tailored and collaborative treatment plan.

Guide to Hip Pain Relief: Part 3

7 Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing Hip Pain Treatment 1. Seeking Unqualified Providers A recent study in the Journal of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders indicated that experienced physical therapists had higher levels of knowledge in managing musculoskeletal conditions than medical students,...

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Guide to Hip Pain Relief: Part 2

Six Costly Misconceptions About Hip Pain Relief and Treatments 1. Seeing the right surgeon promises better results. I recently saw an ad for a new hip procedure where a women was out walking her dog weeks after hip replacement surgery....

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Guide to Hip Pain Relief: Part 1

Hip Pain Relief and Treatment Part 1: How to Avoid Four Treatment Rip-offs 1. HAZARDOUS IMAGES: Why You Do Not Need—or Want—an MRI or X-ray Anywhere people fancy high technology—South Korea is a good example—MRI units are humming, and hip...

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Healer of All Shoulder Pain!

Ben Fuson Doctor of Physical Therapy Healer of Shoulder Pain Let's take some time and get to know one of our shoulder pain experts! And who better to brag about him than the patients he has helped find pain free...

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Therapist Extraordinaire and Foot pain Specialist

Nick Hawkins Doctor of Physical Therapy Therapist Extraordinaire and Foot pain Specialist Through the view of many of our past patients we get to know Nick Hawkins, host of this weekend's Achilles Tendonitis and Plantar Fasciitis Workshop. If you haven't...

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Three Exercises to Hit the Golf Ball

With the sunny weather coming on strong we're getting antsy to hit the golf course. So, Keith Bandli figured we should share our favorite three exercises when the pain comes on after a day on the course. Keith is an...

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Keith the Movement Specialist

Keith the Movement Specialist "Stay in Motion, Always Be in Motion" Keith Bandli has been with Superior since the beginning. Always telling people, "I was Andrew's first employee if you don't count his wife Erin." In that time, Keith has helped...

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5 Reason Why Your Lower Back Hurts When You Walk

5 Reason Why Your Lower Back Hurts When You Walk As a lower back pain specialist who has worked with thousands of people suffering with lower back pain and having experienced over a year of lower back pain myself and...

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The Runner's Guide to Injury Prevention

Though spring hasn’t quite sprung, the past couple of weeks have certainly had some signs. Many of you are surely taking advantage of this beautiful weather, getting out there for a walk, maybe some skating on the still frozen bay...

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Pain Free Shoulders

Words From the Patient In this week's blog we're letting our past patients brag about how we helped them find pain free movement, specifically in their shoulders. At 55 years old, I have a history of challenges with my shoulders...

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Number One Biggest Mistake Foot Pain Sufferers Make

Number One Biggest Mistake Foot Pain Sufferers Make In this week's Vlog we're going to learn about the number one mistake that people make when suffering from foot pain. If you'd like to learn more, be sure to join us...

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Pain Free Motion: Shoulder Impingement

The most common cause of shoulder pain is called impingement syndrome. Impingement of the rotator cuff tendons inside the shoulder joint is a problem experienced by people typically when they attempt to reach overhead. Often the symptoms of shoulder pain...

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