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Did
you know,
50%-80% of adult
population will
experience back
pain at some
point in their
life?
However only
25%-40% seek
healthcare
for their
back pain.
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Office
Locations
Schenectady
1533
Union
Street
Schenectady,
NY 12309
(518)
381-9166
Scotia/Glenville
42
Saratoga
Rd.
Glenville,NY
12302
(518)
399-6861
Rotterdam/Guilderland
3434
Carman
Rd.
Schenectady,
NY 12303
(518)
356-7445
Clifton
Park
1
Halfmoon
Executive
Park
Dr.
Clifton
Park, NY
12065
(518)
371-6777
Latham
1182
Troy
Schenectady
Rd
Suite
LL02
Latham,
NY 12110
(518)220-9705
Troy
564
Hoosick
St.
Troy, NY
12180
(518)
273-2715
West
Sand
Lake
43 Mall
West
Sand
Lake, NY
12196
(518)
674-1744
Amsterdam
178
Clizbe
Ave.
Amsterdam,
NY 12010
(518)
842-1425
Tamarac
Tamarac
Plaza
PO Box
118
3991
State
Rte. 2
Cropseyville,
NY 12052
(518)
279-4610
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Hand Therapy at
Guilderland
Accepting New
Patients
Located within
our
Rotterdam/Guilderland
office is Hand
Therapy at
Guilderland.
Sheryl Sturn OTR/L,
CHT is available
for all hand
therapy needs.
Call 630-6167
to schedule
an
appointment
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Does A Disc
Really Slip? |
The short answer is
NO ! Many patients
come to us with back
and neck pain
and report that they
have a "slipped
disc". First be
assured that the
discs in your spine
do not slip in and
out of place. They
are anchored
securely to the
vertebra (bones) of
you spine.
Your discs have a
gel-like center
called the nucleus
pulposis. This
nucleus is
surrounded by rings
of cartilage, much
like rings around a
bulls-eye on a
target.
What can happen
when there is
injury to a disc
is that the gel
can move out
toward the outer
wall of the
disc. If it
moves out far
enough to reach
the outer wall
it can create a
"bulge" or
pocket in outer
wall of disc. If
this bulge tears
it is referred
to as a "herniation".
If the
herniation
worsens the disc
can rupture or
prolapse. This
is the most
severe type of
disc injury
and could
require
emergency
surgery.
Most disc
injuries are
treatable with
physical
therapy. Various
modalities
(heat/ice, E-stim,
Ultrasound) may
be
employed along
with specific
exercises to
mobilize and
strengthen your
back/core
musculature. The
best tool
we have as
clinicians is
education about
the types of
activities or
postures
that increase
your risk of a
disc
injury. Sedentary
lifestyles,
prolonged
sitting, working
in forward bent
 postures
for long
stretches of
time, and
repeated
bending/lifting each
place excessive
loads on the
disc and could
lead to injury.
A physical
therapy consult
can determine
the best course
of treatment for
your specific
injury.
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Want To Hear From
You |
We want our
newsletter to be
specific to the
needs of our
clients.
We would
like your help
to do this.
Please feel free
to email any
requests for
specific topics
to be addressed
or questions you
might have
regarding
physical therapy
and we will do
our best to
address them in
upcoming
newsletters.
Email requests
to
ptrotterdam@aol.com
attn. Kevin
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"Being pain free
is a rare gift",
so states a
recent report in
the Journal of
Rheumatology. A
recent study in
the Northwest UK
found that only
17% of the
general reported
being pain free
over a four year
period.
So what are
their
secrets? The
common
traits among
these
individuals were
low levels
of
psychological distress,
low levels
of illness
behavior,
few somatic
symptoms,
and good
sleep
quality.
Some believe
that these
characteristics
are a result
of being
pain free.
Researchers
suggest that
these
qualities
might
actually
prevent the
development
of chronic
pain. The
avoidance of
illness
behavior and
promotion of
sleep
quality are
often
overlooked
in most pain
treatment
protocols.
Further
research is
needed but
the
potential
for these
traits to be
pain
preventers
is
promising.
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