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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.

The Body is Designed to Heal Itself

  99% of back pain goes away if you do the right things. The body is designed to heal itself. But an environment must be created to allow for healing.   Watch the Video: https://youtu.be/sCOmenC5NbY   We’ve talked in other...

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The Three Most Dangerous Back Pain Treatments

  The three most dangerous back pain treatments are also the most common. They are medications, injections, and surgery. Unfortunately, patients (and most healthcare practitioners) don’t realize these treatments only mask the pain for a while. They don’t treat what’s...

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Ways to Handle a Back Pain Problem

  Ways to handle your back pain include finding the root cause, not ignoring or altering their back pain like most patients do.   Watch the Video: https://youtu.be/psUc65BQNM4   There are three ways to handle any problem: Ignoring Altering Solving...

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Day-to-Day Activities Sciatica Sufferers Should Avoid

  Today we are talking about a question we get asked by a lot of patients who are suffering from sciatica and low back pain. They want to know what day-to-day activities sciatica sufferers should avoid?”  That’s a logical and...

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Get Moving Again without Back Pain

  My goal for patients is to get them moving again without any pain. That's the key. It's not enough just to make them comfortable, I want them to be strong and fit and enjoy life fully. But that takes...

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Free Assessments for Physical Therapy Month

We're giving away free assessments for National Physical Therapy Month. We want to celebrate our profession and your wellness! You can be well and physically fit!   A movement assessment can tell a therapist how well a person's body is...

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Moving Isn’t Important, Until You Can’t

  Many of our patients are doing a great job of trying to stay fit. They are exercising, walking or running, or even training with a fitness coach or personal trainer.  That’s fantastic. But what if you have some underlying...

Read More

Movement Assessment is Key to Good Health

If we don't move, our bodies will make us better at not moving! A movement assessment is a key to good health. When it comes to assessments in healthcare, there is a saying: “If you’re not assessing, then you’re guessing.”...

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Surprisingly, Everyone Benefits from a Functional Movement Assessment

A functional movement assessment should be part of a complete care plan for any patient that wants pain-free movement in their everyday lives or athletic activity.  The Superior Method provides a complete functional movement assessment, which aids therapists in developing...

Read More

Shoulder Pain Relief Strategies

Shoulder Pain Relief Strategies Last time we talked about how physical therapists know that most shoulder pain is cause by a root musculoskeletal dysfunction elsewhere in the body. These dysfunctions can cause shoulder impingement or tears in the shoulder structures....

Read More

Secret Causes of Shoulder Pain

  Let’s recap what we’ve been talking about this month on how to relieve Shoulder Pain and the causes of shoulder pain even your doctor doesn't know.   The 3 main diagnoses a doctor might give as a cause of...

Read More

Shoulder Pain- The Real Causes

Shoulder Pain- The Real Causes Shoulder pain can be one of the most frustrating problems to deal with because it is very difficult to treat your own shoulder. This inability leads to frustration, increased pain, lack of sleep, decreased activity,...

Read More
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The Body is Designed to Heal Itself

  99% of back pain goes away if you do the right things. The body is designed to heal itself. But an environment must be created to allow for healing.   Watch the Video: https://youtu.be/sCOmenC5NbY   We’ve talked in other...

Read More
The Three Most Dangerous Back Pain Treatments

  The three most dangerous back pain treatments are also the most common. They are medications, injections, and surgery. Unfortunately, patients (and most healthcare practitioners) don’t realize these treatments only mask the pain for a while. They don’t treat what’s...

Read More
Ways to Handle a Back Pain Problem

  Ways to handle your back pain include finding the root cause, not ignoring or altering their back pain like most patients do.   Watch the Video: https://youtu.be/psUc65BQNM4   There are three ways to handle any problem: Ignoring Altering Solving...

Read More
Day-to-Day Activities Sciatica Sufferers Should Avoid

  Today we are talking about a question we get asked by a lot of patients who are suffering from sciatica and low back pain. They want to know what day-to-day activities sciatica sufferers should avoid?”  That’s a logical and...

Read More
Get Moving Again without Back Pain

  My goal for patients is to get them moving again without any pain. That's the key. It's not enough just to make them comfortable, I want them to be strong and fit and enjoy life fully. But that takes...

Read More
Free Assessments for Physical Therapy Month

We're giving away free assessments for National Physical Therapy Month. We want to celebrate our profession and your wellness! You can be well and physically fit!   A movement assessment can tell a therapist how well a person's body is...

Read More
Moving Isn’t Important, Until You Can’t

  Many of our patients are doing a great job of trying to stay fit. They are exercising, walking or running, or even training with a fitness coach or personal trainer.  That’s fantastic. But what if you have some underlying...

Read More
Movement Assessment is Key to Good Health

If we don't move, our bodies will make us better at not moving! A movement assessment is a key to good health. When it comes to assessments in healthcare, there is a saying: “If you’re not assessing, then you’re guessing.”...

Read More
Surprisingly, Everyone Benefits from a Functional Movement Assessment

A functional movement assessment should be part of a complete care plan for any patient that wants pain-free movement in their everyday lives or athletic activity.  The Superior Method provides a complete functional movement assessment, which aids therapists in developing...

Read More
Shoulder Pain Relief Strategies

Shoulder Pain Relief Strategies Last time we talked about how physical therapists know that most shoulder pain is cause by a root musculoskeletal dysfunction elsewhere in the body. These dysfunctions can cause shoulder impingement or tears in the shoulder structures....

Read More
Secret Causes of Shoulder Pain

  Let’s recap what we’ve been talking about this month on how to relieve Shoulder Pain and the causes of shoulder pain even your doctor doesn't know.   The 3 main diagnoses a doctor might give as a cause of...

Read More
Shoulder Pain- The Real Causes

Shoulder Pain- The Real Causes Shoulder pain can be one of the most frustrating problems to deal with because it is very difficult to treat your own shoulder. This inability leads to frustration, increased pain, lack of sleep, decreased activity,...

Read More
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