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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.

Why Back Surgeries Fail

Why Back Surgeries Fail and Physical Therapy is Often a Better Option   Back pain is one of the most common health issues, affecting millions of people worldwide. For some, the pain becomes so debilitating that surgery seems like the...

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How to Tell if Your Back Pain Can Heal

How to Tell if Your Back Pain Can Heal In 2013 more than 2.3 million patients were hospitalized and almost 10 million patients were treated for low back pain at an emergency department. Include visits to a physician office for...

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Post-Pregnancy Incontinence: How Physical Therapy Can Help

Post-Pregnancy Incontinence: How Physical Therapy Can Relieve Pelvic Pain and Restore Bladder Control   Many new mothers experience unexpected physical challenges after childbirth, and post-pregnancy incontinence is one of the most common yet often misunderstood issues. Though it’s a frequent...

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Aging and Bladder Health: Proactive Measures to Maintain Bladder Function

Aging and Bladder Health: Proactive Measures to Maintain Bladder Function   As we age, changes in various bodily systems can significantly impact daily life, and bladder health is no exception. While bladder issues are common among older adults, they aren’t...

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Surprising Connection: Impact of Inflammation on Incontinence

Surprising Connection: Impact of Inflammation on Incontinence   Incontinence, the inability to control the bladder or bowels, is a condition that affects millions of people worldwide. While it can be caused by a variety of factors—age, childbirth, surgeries, or neurological...

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Life with Shoulder Pain

"Life with Shoulder Pain" is an excerpt from Dr. Andrew Gorecki's & Dr. Ben Fuson's book, The Truth Unveiled: Secrets to Shoulder Pain Relief.  See below on how you can request your FREE Copy.   Pain, a relentless companion, has...

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Plantar Fasciitis: Will Physical Therapy Help My Foot Pain?

Plantar Fasciitis: Will Physical Therapy Help My Foot Pain? If you’ve been experiencing sharp, stabbing pain in the bottom of your foot, especially when you first step out of bed in the morning, you might be dealing with plantar fasciitis....

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The Shocking Truth: Ignoring Foot Problems Could Be Worsening Your Pain from Head to Toe

The Shocking Truth: Ignoring Foot Problems Could Be Worsening Your Pain from Head to Toe   When we think about pain in our bodies, we often focus on areas like the back, shoulders, neck, or knees. But what if the...

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Walking Pain Free - Treating Plantar Fasciitis

Walking Pain-Free: Treating Plantar Fasciitis In our last blog post on Plantar Fasciitis, we covered the symptoms of Plantar Fasciitis and how to identify this painful heal condition.  We also talked about the causes. Now let’s talk about treating Plantar...

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Is Foot Pain Sabotaging Your Entire Body?

Is Foot Pain Sabotaging Your Entire Body? Discover the Hidden Connection and Find Relief Now! When your feet hurt, it’s more than just an inconvenience—it could be a signal that something much deeper is going on in your body. Foot...

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Walking Pain Free - Understanding Plantar Fasciitis

Walking Pain-Free: Understanding Plantar Fasciitis Plantar Fasciitis is a strange medical term and not well understood by the average person. But it can cause a lot of pain and decrease quality of life quite a bit. In Understanding Plantar Fasciitis,...

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It's all about the Foot

Resolving Foot Problems for Good Health   Often overlooked in rehabilitating and relieving body pain is the benefit of resolving foot problems. Resolving foot problems cures body pain, because its mechanics effect the entire body as a kinetic chain.  When...

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How Piriformis Syndrome causes Sciatic Pain

As a physical therapist in Traverse City, MI, I work with a lot of people who have sciatic nerve pain or irritation and have been told they have piriformis syndrome, but they have no idea what that is. So today,...

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Shoulder Pain Types- The Most Common

Shoulder Pain Types- The Most Common  80% of all shoulder pain falls into three types. In this blog we will discuss what those types are and what it means to you. Let’s talk about what you might hear when you...

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Google Review Contest Rules

  Here's your chance to win a $500 Gift Certificate to the Grand Traverse Resort! We value your comments so much, that we'd love for you to leave a Google Review in August. When you do, you will automatically be...

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Let’s Talk about Incontinence

It’s one of the biggest problems facing women. Statistics show that one in three women suffer from some level of urinary incontinence. Incontinence is defined as any involuntary loss of urine. That does not mean that you have to completely...

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Read This Before Your Next Golf Game

If you're somebody who has had pain during or after your golf game, now is the time to get serious about improving the mobility and stability of your body so you can get out there and enjoy golf again. The...

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