Hi everyone! Dr. Orit Hickman here from Pain Science Physical Therapy, and I just wanted to go ahead and do another video on pain, something that we specialize here at Lake Burien. And so, the next thing I wanted to talk about was, “What are the different things that lead to a nervous system becoming […]
Chronic vs persistent pain I hate the term ‘chronic pain.’ Why? Because it implies that pain will never go away. ‘Persistent pain’ is a better term. It is softer and it is more descriptive. Not to mention, that we now know that we can heal from this. The people who are in ‘persistent pain’ are […]
Medical providers are not careful with their words As medical providers we are really not careful with the words we use when talking to patients. We also have limited time with you during a visit (except at PSPT of course 😊) which means we don’t take the time to define what it is we are […]
What is telehealth? Telehealth used to mean the sharing of patient information electronically. Today it incorporates diagnosis and treatment of patients with the use of technology to allow for long-distance interactions between patients and providers as well as education and dissemination of information to better one’s health. In other words you can be in Edmonds […]
While it may sound strange, having art in a physical therapy clinic actually makes a lot of sense. Most of the people we treat have chronic pain. And many of those patients don't have a lot of outlets to de-stress or decrease anxiety. As someone who knows a little bit about anxiety art has been […]
This past weekend was a holiday weekend so I actually got to sleep in for 3 days in a row! It was glorious! So the mornings started the same way (just later) , wake up, meditate for 15 minutes, then check Facebook, and my two email accounts. Then I really woke up when I got […]
Pain science has been around for the past 15 years and there have been huge advancements in the understanding of pain in that time period. Chronic pain is an epidemic in our country and the poor medical treatment of this condition has led many patients down the road of surgeries and narcotics without the change […]
Hi, everyone! Dr. Orit Hickman here from Pain Science Physical Therapy. This video is going to address the complaint that a lot of patients have for hamstring tightness. There are actually three common reasons why patients will experience hamstring tightness, and we’re going to address all three, each with a specific exercise. So, the-the patients […]
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 […]
A person with arthritis faces chronic joint inflammation. This inflammation causes their joints to swell and stiffen, and they also sometimes feel anything from dull to intense pain. The pain they feel is separate from the condition. Any of the joints in the body are capable of having arthritis, but hands, hips, spines, and knees […]
