When it comes to managing chronic pain or dealing with residual pain from an injury or surgery, our patients often find themselves with multiple options
When we meet our patients, they’re often fed up with their condition. Totally understandable: dealing with chronic pain is not fun, and it’s normal to
Throughout our lives, it’s common at some point to have a workplace injury that requires the use of workers’ comp insurance, a safety net designed
Here at Petersen Physical Therapy, we’re pretty big fans of the foam roller, because it provides our patients with a low-cost way to maintain and
One of the recommendations we often make to our patients is that they pursue a good sleep schedule along with their physical therapy. The physical
Though our practice has contracts with almost every major insurance company, there are still sometimes situations where out-of-network physical therapy billing makes the most sense.
When discussing a patient’s physical therapy plan, it’s common to become focused on the exercises, stretches, and routines associated with the plan. However, what’s equally
It’s very common to be in an initial physical therapy evaluation with a patient and get a question regarding the overall effectiveness of physical therapy.
Over the years, I’ve been asked many, many times about the timeline for improving flexibility. Mostly, these are patients whose pain relief hinges on improving
As physical therapists, we are often discussing flexibility and mobility-related topics with our patients. However, what we sometimes take for granted is that our patients
Spinal stability is an important factor in physical health that many people don’t often think about or know about. Using the spinal stabilization exercises outlined
We have addressed some of the most common causes of low back pain in previous articles. Today, I would like to go over one of
I have been a physical therapist for almost 4 decades, and in our practice, we treat many orthopedic and painful conditions. One of my go-to
As a practicing physical therapist for the past 38 years, probably the most common question I receive is: how long before I heal, recover, or
Massage guns have become widely popular and easy to obtain. Many swear by these small handheld devices, which operate differently than the old vibrating massage
Petersen Physical Therapy has been serving the East Valley in Arizona for over 30 years. Our four locations are easily accessible from all over Arizona, and are within close driving distance of Tempe, Mesa, Gilbert, Maricopa, Chandler, Phoenix, Queen Creek, Apache Junction, and Scottsdale, Arizona.
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