Hi, everyone! Dr. Orit Hickman here from Pain Science Physical Therapy. This is a short video to address one of the most common symptoms and pains that we see in the physical therapy clinic which is pain in the back of your heel. So, a lot of times, patients will think that this is, or […]

Hi, everyone! [I’m] Dr. Orit Hickman from Pain Science Physical Therapy.  And, I wanted to put together a short video to address how to get comfortable with walking or being barefoot again. I see a lot of patients who develop foot sensitivity over the years. And, I wanted to address a little bit about why […]

Our physical therapists at Pain Science Physical Therapy are specialized in treating patients with Parkinson’s disease. What Is Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a degenerative and progressive disease that affects the brain which in turn affects the body. The cells in the part of the brain that is affected, called the substantia nigra, are […]

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 other clinicians […]

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 […]

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 practical standpoint, what you might notice as […]

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 sensory system is no longer communicating well […]

Deciding which practitioner to visit when you need relief from pain can be confusing. Physical therapy and massage therapy ultimately have the same goal which is to help relieve pain and restore function to the body. However, there are a few key differences that separate these therapies from one another. Your needs might be met […]

Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to become brittle. The brittle bones of osteoporosis are a result of too much bone loss or the body never having produced enough bone.1 The people who are most at risk of osteoporosis are post-menopausal women and young athletes who have gone for a period of time without […]