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  • Headache, Neck Pain / June 30, 2019

    The New Way to Manage Neck Pain (That Decreases Opioid Prescriptions and Lowers Cost)

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  • Back Pain, Physical Therapy / May 26, 2019

    The Crazy Thing Research is Telling Us About Spinal Stenosis

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  • Back Pain, Hip Pain, Physical Therapy, Uncategorized / August 4, 2019

    The Forgotten Condition That Could Be Causing Your Hip Pain

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Which Nerve is Causing Your Pain?

Knee OA? New study Confirms PT is Better than Shots

Disc Injury? Here’s What You Need to Know

Knee Arthritis? Study Shows You Have a Very Good Shot at Avoiding Surgery with Physical Therapy

How Much Pain is Too Much to Keep Riding?

Top 3 Things to Keep You Cycling Longer

Is This Pain on My Bike Normal?

More is Not Always Better: Study Shows “Cascades of Care” are Harming Patients, Providers.

Physical Therapy First for Low Back Pain Reduces Opioid Prescriptions by 85%

What Everyone With Spinal Stenosis Needs to Know: Mike’s Story
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2512 E. Vistoso Commerce Loop, Ste 180
Oro Valley, AZ 85755
(520) 389-5311
Monday: 7am-5pm
Tuesday: 7am-5pm
Wednesday: 7am-5pm
Thursday: 7am-5pm
Friday: 7am-12pm

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🤩 A clinic designed for you. This is the craz 🤩 A clinic designed for you. This is the crazy idea we had. Drop by anytime and experience the environment in the clinic (we have free 15-minute discovery sessions) and see why our 💯 + 5⭐️ Google reviews keep mentioning us as “the best physical therapy experience I’ve ever had.” #tucson #orovalleychamberofcommerce #exercise #movementismedicine #physicaltherapy #rehab #pickleball #cycling #massage #acupuncture
Working hard - finding the hardest thing that you Working hard - finding the hardest thing that you can do WELL - is part of an effective recovery plan in #physicaltherapy Here, working on awareness of one’s body in space and generating force in a position not dissimilar from what he has to do on his bike. #cycling #exercise #movementismedicine
Tired of going to healthcare providers with a conc Tired of going to healthcare providers with a concern and leaving without any awareness of what is going on? We hear you. Our clinic is specifically designed to spend time with you, identify the root cause of your problem, talk (sometimes extensively) about what that is and how to fix it, and then develop an individualized plan of attack. This sort of approach requires a certain time comittment, which we do with a full 60 minutes 1-on-1 with the same PT. Every. Single. Time. #chronicpain #pain #hiking #running #pickleball #accident #physicaltherapy #choosept #rehab #injury #exercise #massage #yoga #chiropractic #healthcare
Our own Dr. Seth Peterson is headlining the #ortho Our own Dr. Seth Peterson is headlining the #ortho track of the Fall Conference for @aptaaz Roger Kerry is a UK physio who will come in virtually to discuss cervical vascular conditions and the updated guidelines (there are some big changes)
📆 SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday August 31st at 12-1 📆 SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday August 31st at 12-1 PM we will have a live Healthy Movement seminar with: 🧘‍♀️#yoga extraordinaire Amy, owner of @flourish.yoga.tucson 🏋️‍♂️Chris Litten, owner of Body Basics personal training, 🥗💉Dr. John Tait owner of Origen #orthopedics and 💪Dr. Seth, #physicaltherapist and owner of @themotiveaz DM and we will send you the link! #orovalley #tucson #health #movementismedicine #running #hiking #pilates #exercise #weightloss #lifting #regenerativemedicine #physicaltherapy #injuryprevention
😊 Exercise doesn’t need to be boring. Moving 😊 Exercise doesn’t need to be boring. Moving your body 30 minutes a day can help maintain your health. Emphasizing things like mobility with some #yoga (as pictured) can be an added bonus!
One thing we believe in: listening and being fully One thing we believe in: listening and being fully present with our patients. Glad to hear it’s making a difference! 😊 #physicaltherapy #physio #exercise #moveit #manualtherapy #listening #communication
🏓 Pickleball paddles 101: what should you consi 🏓 Pickleball paddles 101: what should you consider when looking at a paddle? How heavy are they and how does the grip influence things? #pickleball #tennis #pickleballislife #physio #physicaltherapy #getoutside #exercise #exercisemotivation
🎆 Happy Fourth of July 🇺🇸 Next time you 🎆 Happy Fourth of July 🇺🇸 Next time you think you have it tough, just remember the brave soul Joey Chesnut “eating through injury” to down 63 dogs today. 😂
⭕️ The body is complex and interconnected. T ⭕️ The body is complex and interconnected. This week, the American Heart Association included #sleep for the first time on its list of life’s “essential 8” checklist for heart health. 👉 Not getting enough sleep can increase your weight and blood sugar, both important factors for the heart. We also know not getting enough sleep is one risk factor for chronic pain. Get your 💤 ! #choosept #physicaltherapy #heart #hearthealth #exercise #exerciseismedicine #physio #hiking #yoga #pilates #pickleball
This could be a modern Norman Rockwell painting. J This could be a modern Norman Rockwell painting. Just two kids taking a selfie with their dog. @drkatierose
THANK YOU 🙏 to all the patients and people who THANK YOU 🙏 to all the patients and people who were present over the past week to help Matthew Tejido, PT, DPT, OCS a board certified PT spending time in the clinic during the tail end of his fellowship program in orthopedic manual therapy. 💪 We strongly believe in developing rockstar PTs all across the country and Dr. Tejido made the trip from Illinois. We wish him the best and again thank everyone for their willingness to help while on their own journey toward recovery. #physicaltherapy #choosept #education #fellowship #learning #community #lovewhereyoulive #arizonadailystar #arizona
👉 We’re not symmetrical on the outside - and 👉 We’re not symmetrical on the outside - and we’re not symmetrical on the inside. ❤️ That’s fine. You’re still a wonderful, beautiful person just the way you are. And we’re here for that. 👏 #physicaltherapy #physio #rehab #exerciseismedicine #exercise #manualtherapy #osteopathy #chiropractic #chiro #choosept
✌️ THE 2 WEEK RULE for deciding whether to see ✌️ THE 2 WEEK RULE for deciding whether to see someone for a problem. 👇If you can, if the problem doesn’t start to improve by the first two weeks, try and get in to have someone take a look at it. Most problems do start to improve quickly but if they don’t show signs by 2 weeks, being seen by someone to help coach you toward how to manage it and things you could try or we could do can reduce the chance that it becomes chronic or a tougher thing to get rid of. 🚩 There are other reasons to immediately seek care, but providing advice on that isn’t the intent here. If you have any questions shoot us a DM #physicaltherapy #physio #physiotherapy #choosept #exercise #exercisemotivation #massage #yoga #health #hiking #pickleball
🍭 Remember candy land? It was a fun game! You w 🍭 Remember candy land? It was a fun game! You would roll the dice and go from different places like the Gingerbread Plum Tree or Molasses Swamp. After the game was over, everyone wanted to play again.   🤕 The route people take through healthcare is often just as windy as the route in Candy Land. When you’re beat up, you don’t really want to go to all of those places. For some reason, it’s just not quite as fun when you’re in pain. You just want to go to the end – the place where you feel better.   💡 Most people don’t know that you usually don’t need a referral to see a physical therapist. In the bottom picture here, it shows a study that demonstrated large cost savings and faster improvement in people that skipped all the unnecessary tests and time-consuming visits and just went straight to where they were going to end up anyways – physical therapy.   There aren’t a lot of situations where you can skip all the middle part and get to the end part. You definitely can’t do that in Candy Land.   But you CAN do that when it comes to #physicaltherapy and you health. Remember you can #choosePT. #exercise #yoga #pilates #rehab #movement #movementismedicine #getmoving #hiking #exercises
This research paper (led by our own Seth Peterson, This research paper (led by our own Seth Peterson, DPT) has been 8 years in the making. While working at another clinic, Seth led an educational program to improve how people with knee replacement surgery were managed by physical therapists after surgery. The results were amazing!   BEFORE the program, about 1 in 10 people seen after knee replacement had an adverse event (type of problem with the recovery)   AFTERWARDS, there were ZERO for 3 YEARS.   While many PTs are nice and can give you decent exercises that help most people after the surgery, going over how to identify early signs that something was amiss was a huge leap for many in this program. Nevertheless, because of this program, there were likely many people who might have had blood clots or a knee manipulation who were prevented from doing so.   This program and its core tenents are common practice at our clinic. If you or someone you know is considering having a knee replacement, consider having them drop by to check out our space and chat with a PT.   #kneereplacement #kneerehab #rehab #physicaltherapy #physio #exercise #exerciseismedicine
⭐️ If you want pain management tools - even if ⭐️ If you want pain management tools - even if you have complex pain - we’re the place for you #orovalley #tucson #physicaltherapy #review #choosept #hiking #running #exercise #exerciseroutine #cycling #pickleball
A review from Aziz making us remember what we’re A review from Aziz making us remember what we’re really here to do – and what makes us stand out from your other options for #physicaltherapy and #rehab in #Tucson.   We are a 1-on-1 physical therapy clinic. Our providers spend time diagnosing your problem and tailoring a program that fits your specific needs. Then, you see the same physical therapist for every appointment thereafter – giving us a really unique ability to have the focus and attention to be able to respond to any developments in your condition over time.   #orovalley #sports #azsports #tennis #arizona #lowback #lowbackpain #neck pain #choosept #rehab #exercise #exercises #health #yoga #pilates #healthyliving
Time for an overview of a tricky condition to have Time for an overview of a tricky condition to have: lumbar spinal stenosis. Our PTs have published research on this and continue to so we can get a little bit wiser here. Overview 👉LSS is an imaging diagnosis. The symptoms often associated with LSS are pain/tingling/numbness in the buttock or legs, which is called neurogenic claudication. We think this occurs because of a lack of blood flow and probably some swelling at the nerve root as it comes out of the lateral canal.   For most people, it exists without causing any problems. Like any condition, it can wax and wane or come and go over time. When it does come on, which his only in about 20% of people who have it, then there are some key nonoperative things to do.   First of all, we need to ensure you understand this really isn’t that serious. Some research shows there is a big threat value associated with stenosis in people who have had surgery and they don’t get a lot of education from doctors. How do you control the symptoms throughout the day? There are simple tricks.   Manual therapy and exercise also appear to work pretty well, but this can be a tough condition to crack. Combining multiple interventions and even sometimes medication or anesthetic injections can help. Surgery should be reserved for those with severe neurological compromise and who have not responded to conservative treatment! #backpain #pickleball #hiking #walking #exercise #tucson #choosept #physicaltherapy #yoga #pilates #exercises
Great to drop into AT Still University this mornin Great to drop into AT Still University this morning to give a talk about what to do with unusual patient presentations and how to become a lifelong learner!
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