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Nick Rinard PT and the McKenzie method as patients to rate their pain

“Patients were asked to rate their pain on a scale of 0 to 10, and they were also asked the question, "Is your pain…

Posted by McKenzie Institute USA on Wednesday, August 1, 2018

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Beat the Heat

Beat the Heat

Recently, some of my patients have been lamenting the climbing temperatures!  Oregonian’s who thrive under silver skies and temperate seasons are being scorched with hot weather this July.  Looking ahead, August promises more of the same vivid sunshine, heat haze, and adhesive humidity.

Beating the heat requires that we plan ahead to avoid the brunt of the heat wave and minimize our chance of suffering a heat related illness.  Heat related illnesses include heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Take a look at this article for more information about heat-related illness: https://mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heat-exhaustion/symptoms-causes/syc-20373250

I have some simple strategies that I have recommended for our patients who are looking for ways to be active without suffering from the heat:

  • Get up and get after it. The morning offers the coolest temperatures of the day, and also the long morning shadows offer shade if you are walking/running outside.
  • Do extra laps inside the grocery store before doing your shopping. This provides an air-conditioned environment where you can get your daily step goal accomplished!
  • Hydrate! If you know you are going out to brave the sizzling afternoon heat, then plan ahead by bringing a water bottle to work with you so that you can build up a reserve of hydration before your planned activity.
  • Margo Burette, PT, DPT
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Centralization of the Cervical Spine Mck Institute

https://buff.ly/2JJhRX3 And then in 2012, along came this systematic review: "Twenty-one of 23 studies supported the…

Posted by McKenzie Institute International on Saturday, July 21, 2018

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Nick Rinard Physical Therapy likes repeated movements

'Pain responses in repeated end-range spinal movements and psychological factors in sick-listed patients with low back…

Posted by McKenzie Institute USA on Tuesday, July 17, 2018

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The Show must go on! Margo Burette DPT

I’d like to share with you a recent patient success story from Nick Rinard Physical Therapy.  Our story begins with a 10 year old girl (we will call her Artemis for this article) who had a disastrous landing while playing on her trampoline in her backyard.  Artemis’ back injury was very upsetting to her because it occurred just a few weeks before her end of the year dance recital.  She was frustrated because her attempts to participate in dance class weren’t going well despite her desire to succeed.  She was unable to lift her leg above her knee level due to her back pain. Thankfully, her parents were proactive and brought her to our clinic for treatment just 3 days after her injury.

When I examined her, Artemis was having difficulty finding a comfortable position sitting on the exam table.  Pain was driving her to fidget and her restlessness was creating fatigue which further aggravated her symptoms in a vicious cycle.  Even her walking pattern had been altered, and she had a difficult time separating the movement of her shoulder and hip on the left side.

Artemis’ treatment plan targeted stretching of her injured muscles, restoring normal movement patterns, and building strength in her lumbopelvic stabilization muscles.

Due to timely intervention and excellent follow through with her home exercise program, Artemis made a full recovery and was able to shine on the stage for her dance recital!

So, if you or your children are being limited by injury, take a lesson from Artemis’ excellent example and seek our help sooner rather than later.  We’ll get you back on your feet and performing at your best!  The show must go on!

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Testing Positions

https://buff.ly/2lvELHm How often do you use sustained positions when testing patients with low back pain? As…

Posted by McKenzie Institute International on Saturday, June 23, 2018

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Exercise Therapy for knee OA by Mck

In case you missed it (part 1) some recent data presented on non-surgical treatments of knee OA. And in case you missed…

Posted by McKenzie Institute USA on Tuesday, June 26, 2018

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Labral repair posted my McKenzie Institute International

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28495804 "Neither labral repair nor biceps tenodesis had any significant clinical…

Posted by McKenzie Institute USA on Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Posted by Nick Rinard Physical Therapy on Wednesday, May 30, 2018

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Nick Rinard PT and McK Institute agree on weight!

https://buff.ly/2KmT1O0 “Modern exercise science shows that working with weights—whether that weight is a light dumbbell…

Posted by McKenzie Institute International on Thursday, June 14, 2018

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