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April 26, 2023 Great News for Runners

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It is common knowledge that exercise improves joint health. However, there is still a myth circulating in the health and exercise community that running causes or exacerbates arthritis by supposedly "wearing down" the cartilage around the joints. Some doctors and physical therapists recommend that t...

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Hi, everyone! Dr. Orit Hickman here from Pain Science Physical Therapy. I wanted to talk about a concept, one that we work with patients who’ve been experiencing persistent pain with something that we have to work really hard to help them understand about why it is they’re experiencing per...

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Hi, everyone! Dr. Orit Hickman here from Pain Science Physical Therapy. I wanted to address a really quick question that patients will ask me all the time. When I-we have patients who have persistent pain. One of the things they’ll say to me is, “Why am I feeling so weak, and why have othe...

March 7, 2023 Sacroiliac Dysfunction

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What is Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction? The sacroiliac (SI) joint is a joint between the sacrum and the ilium, otherwise known as pelvic bone. Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) dysfunction is a lower back/pelvic condition that, in most cases, really should be termed "SI joint pain.” For the very rare case, SIJ...

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Hi! My name is Dr. Orit Hickman of Pain Science Physical Therapy. I’d like to address a question that came up with one of my patients recently. If you’re a patient-if you’ve ever been a patient of ours, one of the things you know is that I don’t do a lot of core strengthening and […]...

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Hi, everyone! Dr. Orit Hickman here from Pain Science Physical Therapy. I wanted to do another video on how to treat your sensory system. So, in one of my previous videos, I talked about that one of the things that happens with persistent pain is that your sensory system and your motor system are no...

February 18, 2023 Warm Up in Spring

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The first day of spring is just right around the corner. As the weather gets warmer, you might be tempted to shorten or completely skip your exercise warmups and cool downs. You might be thinking that your pre and post exercise stretches and movements are only super important to complete in the wint...

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Hi, everyone! Dr. Orit Hickman here from Pain Science Physical Therapy. In some of my earlier videos, I talked about this concept of cortical smudging which is where your sensory system is not behaving properly, and so that impacts your motor system’s ability to function. And, from a practic...

February 8, 2023 Treating Pain with Graphesthesia

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Hi, everyone! Dr. Orit Hickman here from Pain Science Physical Therapy. If you’ve been watching my videos, you probably have seen one where I talked about that one of the things that happens with persistent pain is that you’ll end up with what’s called cortical smudging where your sensor...

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Hi, everyone! Dr. Orit Hickman here from Pain Science Physical Therapy. If you’ve been watching my videos, you probably have seen one where I talked about that one of the things that happens with persistent pain is that you’ll end up with what’s called cortical smudging where your sensor...

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