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We have a new Physical therapist. Check out this episode to learn more about Cory and how she made her way to Dallas. Why she became a physical therapist and what brought her to our clinic! Just like many other physical therapists, with reimbursement going down in clinics and expenses going up, that means you have to see more patients in an hour to make enough money to cover all the expenses! It i...

Headaches that give you that low level pain that is exhausting. You feel like you are just living to work because all you want to do is go home, not talk to anyone and then go to bed and wake up doing this all over again. You do not want to do anything with your friends and family… You have tried everything and nothing seems to work, doctors just throw pills at you or eventually think you are craz...

We get this question all the time… I go and get a massage for my neck pain, or back pain, or hip pain and it feels good (in a painful way). I feel better after the massage, but my pain returns within hours to days later. Why does this happen? I am told by a doctor that I just need a massage for my neck pain or back pain? I keep having to do massage 2 times a week and it helps, but I can not keep t...

What is a runner's knee? What is one thing that most healthcare providers miss in treating knee pain? What is joint mobility and why is it so important? That is what we are going to talk about.. Plus stay to the end as you will get 2 mobility tests that no one does that can create knee pain! As a runner, it is frustrating because doctors want to tell you to stop running without any great advice on...

Who do you know that has chronic headaches and are looking for a lasting solution? When you get headaches, you will be exhausted. The pain literally takes up the space in your head creating brain fog and only wanting to come home to veg on the couch and do nothing. For you then to go to bed and do it all over again the next day.. You literally are living to just work and not enjoying any time with...

Do you have a or know a small to midsize business who is frustrated with the worker’s compensation process or maybe you are self insured or not insured looking for a better way to keep your workers productive without an injury that slows them down or takes them out of work altogether. Losing staff means losing money or even losing projects. Here are the frustrations with workers compensation… The...

In this episode we are going to talk about: How we feel back pain, Common sources of back pain, why other healthcare providers are not getting to the source of your back pain, and simple exercises that can give you results today. Back pain is a billion dollar business, yet there seems to be no solutions… Patients seem to be going for injection after injection without getting lasting results. Or go...

Karen has had back pain for years. She is a marathon runner and like many of our clients she was getting pain and the only option given to her was the injections. Well they worked but only for a short time, literally after 3 injections to help her through a marathon, she literally had her pain return during her marathon.. The doctors told her that there was nothing else she could do. That physical...

If you are getting headaches, neck or shoulder pain or some combination of this, and you are fatigued by the end of the day, have brain fog, and literally want to go home and do nothing but veg on the couch and sleep to wake up and do it all over again the next day.. Then this is the talk for you! We will get into why these areas are linked. Why injections and medications will not help you but the...

In this episode we talk with DR Anthony Vasile of Texas Chiroheath of Lakewood on how his office is more than just a Manipulation. “You have to treat the whole body, nutrition, mind and body” We both have similar approaches to health and are so glad there are other healthcare providers out there that look at the whole body. We always say you have to get the mobility back before you can work on str...

We get this question all the time. Clients not wanting to have surgery on their knee if they do not have to. But they are told that the meniscal tears are a part of the cartilage and that will not heal on its own. So how do some people heal from a Meniscal tear that is shown in an MRI and did not have to have surgery and other people have surgery for this same issue. It can get confusing in the me...

When clients have neck pain and they think that is just muscle tension from stress so they will go get a massage and it does not work! The pain returns within hours to days later, so they get another one and the same thing happens. This is so common. So how does a good physical therapist that specializes in the Neck and Shoulder help get you out of the cycle of needing so many massages? And how is...

Listen to Christina’s story. She was fearful of not being able to stay active as she was getting older. Going to the orthopedic surgeon’s office who said she has arthritis and is going to need to go down the path of injections and surgery to help her knee pain. The Doctor said you can try physical therapy, but you will eventually need injections and surgery. She also has been through numerous doct...

You are not going to want to miss this information. I go into what happens with herniations, how you feel depending on where the herniation is, how to know what to do when you have a herniation. How a ruptured disc presents very differently than just a herniation which CAN BE RESOLVED without Surgery or Medications. You will get a full understanding of what I draw out for our clients every day exp...

When you go to a doctor as a woman knowing that something is off but you can't pinpoint it. You start to have symptoms of lack of sleep, low energy, hot flashes, brain fog, leaking and even pelvic pain and all you might get from the doctors is that is just what happens as we get older. I am here to tell you, that is not true. There are things you can do and medications and surgery should be the la...

Listen to Jims story... Jim came to us after having his prostate removed. As is typical following this surgery, he was having a difficult time controlling his bladder. This was making it difficult for him to travel and play golf, which he thoroughly enjoys. Jim was fearful that he was going to have to live with this lack of control for the rest of his life. Following his surgery, his prostate doct...

CBD is from a Hemp plant that has natural sources to help clients with anxiety, sleeping, pain, improved immune system, and getting the body back in balance. Most of the time doctors will prescribe some pretty harsh medications for these conditions, that have massive side effects and honestly do not have the same results as high quality CBD products. Summer started CBD House of Healing and is a Re...

Foot Pain is something that when it happens, it can disrupt your life. You literally need your feet to be able to walk around doing daily activities to traveling and even running. This client has been waiting to do a ½ ironman competition for 3 years. For those who do not know what that is, you swim a long way (1.2 miles).. Bike a long way (56 miles)…. And run a marathon (13.1 miles). She had a hi...

You are frustrated that you are gaining weight, getting hot flashes, not sleeping very well and having more fatigue and brain fog as well as a host of other symptoms. You can tell something is off, but all you get from the doctors is that it is normal to get those symptoms as you age. Or you are getting a pill for not sleeping, a pill or potion for hot flashes, how to lose weight, etc. Without rea...

TMJ is an area that is so mismanaged. The issue is our healthcare system does not look at your body as a whole, so key pieces to the puzzle are missed like her TMJ! We are here to help you avoid the long, expensive, frustrating journey through the healthcare system by figuring out the source of your issues. Your dentist will look at your teeth & bite and see that you are grinding or clenching. The...

TMJ is one of the most miss managed joints in the body. We often hear from patients that they are told they just have to live with the pain. That night guards are the only option for them and they are not working. They are still getting grinding marks on their mouth guards. It is exhausting because you get a low grade headache making it hard to concentrate, not wanting to participate in social act...

Back pain is a billion Dollar business. 80% of the population will experience back pain in their lifetime. One surgery will lead to a second and third back surgery. We do 200% more back surgeries in this country compared to other countries. We need to stop the madness. With so much money spent, there does not seem to be any real resolution for people. This is why we are putting this podcast out. T...

When clients come to us trying other physical therapy offices, we can pretty much predict what exercises they are given. There is no true evaluation to get to the source of the problem. Which is why so many people do not get full resolution from their back pain. Our healthcare system is a mess and no one is spending time with the patients to do a full evaluation to get to a solution. I do not unde...

We interviewed Dr. Reuben Elovitz of Private Health Dallas about why he started his practice. Why the healthcare system is a mess and probably not going to get any better. With doctors getting timed with each patient and only able to spend 10-15 minutes with patients, this does not lead patients down the path of providing education and a solution to follow up to their problems. Literally helping c...

Listen to Matt' s Story of hope. He had a pretty big herniation in his back that stopped him in his tracks. The doctors did not have any solutions for him other than surgery which he knew he did not want. So he went to a chiropractor's office to do decompression therapy which helped but he still feared that if he moved wrong that he would be back in the same spot when this first started. He was no...