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Migraine, Tension or Neck? Telling Headaches Apart
Three common headaches, three different mechanisms, and only some of them belong in a physical therapy clinic. Here is how the sorting works.
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The Jaw and the Headache: What the TMJ Has to Do With It
Temple headaches, a jaw that clicks, and a neck that is always tight tend to arrive together. They are more connected than they look.
Read the articleFrozen Shoulder: The Three Stages and What Helps in Each
The single most useful thing to know about a frozen shoulder is which stage you are in, because the right treatment in stage one is the wrong treatment in stage two.
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“Shoulder Impingement” Is a Description, Not a Diagnosis
Being told you have impingement is roughly as informative as being told your shoulder hurts when you lift it. Here is what to ask next.
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A Rotator Cuff Tear on the Scan: Surgery or Not?
A tear on an MRI is a finding, not a verdict. Whether it needs repairing depends on things the scan cannot show.
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Why Your Shoulder Hurts Most at Night
Night pain is the symptom that finally brings people in, and it is also one of the more informative things a shoulder does.
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Tennis Elbow That Will Not Settle
Nine months of a sore elbow is not bad luck. It is usually a tendon that was rested rather than loaded, and that is fixable.
Read the articleGolfer's Elbow vs. Tennis Elbow: Inside or Outside
Same mechanism, different tendon, two different programs — and one of them has a nerve running right beside it.
Read the articleWhy Carpal Tunnel Wakes You at Three in the Morning
Night symptoms are the classic presentation, and the reason for them points straight at the treatment that helps most.
Read the articleHip Pain at Night: What the Side You Lie On Tells You
Pain on the outside of the hip that wakes you when you lie on it is one of the most recognizable presentations in the body — and one of the most commonly mislabeled.
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Bursitis Is Rarely Just Bursitis
The bursa is a small sac of fluid that reduces friction. It is almost never the reason your hip, shoulder or elbow hurts for six months.
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Why Your Knee Pain Might Be a Hip Problem
The knee is caught between the hip and the foot, and it takes the blame for what both of them fail to control.
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