If you’ve had a cortisone shot for shoulder pain, there’s a good chance it worked. For a while. Then the pain came back, maybe worse than before, and you found yourself wondering whether to get another one. The short answer is: probably not, and here’s why. What cortisone actually does Cortisone is an anti-inflammatory. It’s […]
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If you’ve been told you have a rotator cuff tear and surgery was presented as the obvious next step, it’s worth pausing before you book the OR. For the majority of rotator cuff tears, physical therapy produces outcomes comparable to surgery. Not slightly worse. Comparable. And PT doesn’t come with the recovery time, the cost,
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Written by: Dr. Jonny Blue, DPT If you’ve been dealing with golfer’s elbow or tennis elbow, you’ve probably already tried the obvious stuff- rest, ice, a brace, maybe some forearm stretches. And it probably helped a little. Until you picked up a golf club, grabbed a barbell, or spent a weekend doing yard work. Then
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Written by: Dr. Jonny Blue, DPT If you’ve had plantar fasciitis before, you already know the routine. It hurts for a few months, you rest it, maybe do some stretching, it gets better. And then about six weeks after you start running again, it’s back. Same heel, same morning pain, same frustration. This isn’t bad
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