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March 3, 2023 Video and Transcript: What Is Spinal Instability and How Is It Treated?

Dr. Orit Hickman PT DPT TPS

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 […]...

Dr. Orit Hickman PT DPT TPS

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

Dr. Orit Hickman PT DPT TPS

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...

Dr. Orit Hickman PT DPT TPS

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...

Dr. Orit Hickman PT DPT TPS

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...

February 4, 2023 Video and Transcript: Shoulder Pain and Surgery

Dr. Orit Hickman PT DPT TPS

Hi, everyone! Dr. Orit Hickman here from Pain Science Physical Therapy. So, I wanted to address a really quick question that we’ll get from patients which is, “If I have shoulder pain, do I need shoulder surgery?” And, the answer to that is it depends. Typically, if somebody’s had pain...

January 30, 2023 Does Guided Meditation Improve Sleep?

Dr. Orit Hickman PT DPT TPS

Short answer… Yes! Long answer: Meditation is widely known as a practice that involves a person taking time out of their day to focus. This focus might be directed at a particular topic or at nothing at all. This focus brings clarity, and clarity brings relaxation because clarity dissolves stress....

Dr. Orit Hickman PT DPT TPS

Hi, everyone! Dr. Orit Hickman here from Pain Science Physical Therapy. I wanted to put together a very short video on the use of yoga to address hypermobility. For those of you who live with hypermobility syndrome or who have been told that you have a certain amount of hypermobility in your b...

January 16, 2023 Video and Transcript: BOSU Ball Balance Exercises

Dr. Orit Hickman PT DPT TPS

Hi, everyone! Dr. Orit Hickman here from Pain Science Physical Therapy. And, I wanted to do another balance video. Some of you may have a BOSU ball at home, or you’ve thought about purchasing one. There’s actually a lot of great exercises that you can do with a BOSU. I’m just going to show you...

January 16, 2023 The History of Pain Science

Dr. Orit Hickman PT DPT TPS

What is Pain Science? Pain Science is the study of pain and its relationship to the brain and the body. The feeling of pain that you experience is the neurological process of the brain receiving information from nociceptors (danger detectors) from the body and coordinating a response. The brain send...

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