(formerly Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy of Portland, PC)
Slippery streets, short days, and increase stress can make winter a high-risk season for falls and injuries.
How can you help prevent falls at home?
One excellent way to avoid falls is to improve your strength and balance.
Our team at Nick Rinard Physical Therapy is ready to help you!
Here are some helpful tips for falls prevention from CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/falls/adultfalls.html
MoreDid you know that 80% of American will experience low back pain in their lifetimes?
Take a look at these eye-opening statistics: https://www.thegoodbody.com/back-pain-statistics/
Nick Rinard Physical Therapy uses cutting-edge, scientifically-validated mechanical diagnosis and treatment techniques to help you find the cause and cure of your back pain.
Let us help you today.
MoreThe holiday season is a great time to reflect on the past year. It is a time when we, at Nick Rinard Physical Therapy, get to look back at all the wonderful people we have had the privilege of helping!
Nick Rinard Physical Therapy will continue to be open as we move through this busy time. Kate Brown specifically mentioned physical therapy clinics are to remain open because they improve our health, well being and the environment in physical therapy clinics has not been found to be where viral spread has occurred.
Our clinic will continue to be open for in person and telehealth visit.
Nick Rinard Physical Therapy continues to have great success using the telehealth service. Since March, we have now treated a range from shoulders, knees, necks, hip and backs. We have gotten patients much needed results.
Our patient’s ability to adapt have given us a lasting CHEER this year!
It is a blessing being here to help people who have been in pain for a single day or many years and improving the quality of life for the people in our communities truly makes our work meaningful.
Thank you for being a part of it, for sharing your success stories with us and others and referring friends and family who could use our help.
MoreWe are currently without power at our Southwest Portland Physical Therapy Clinic. This is impacting our phones, computers and email. Portland General Electric estimates restoration of power around 11AM.
We ARE still seeing patients, as there is plenty of light in the clinic, so, yes, your appointment will still happen at your scheduled time. We recommend you plan on arriving early, however, as traffic around the clinic will be affected by the power outage.
Any voicemail messages left between close of business yesterday and the restoration of power will be returned as soon as possible after power is restored.
Should the power outage extend beyond 11AM today, Friday the 13th of November, 2020, we will update this post with additional information.
MoreNick Rinard Physical Therapists and entire staff are very mindful of practicing social distancing and CDC guidelines since becoming aware of Covid-19 and its ability to spread since March.
We continue to wear masks to protect ourselves, our patients and the health of the community.
Wear masks to protect yourself from the coronavirus, not only others, CDC stresses
The public health agency had previously emphasized that masks protect other people from viruses you might expel. The new advice gives a less altruistic reason to wear face coverings.
Read in NPR: https://apple.news/Ad6YBxNMvRBe4HD9sDW7avg
I have been to Nick several times.
Once for my shoulder, once for my elbow, and most recently for my back and hip.
Each time that I’ve gone he has put very concentrated time and effort into determining my problem.
And then has solved each problem within a week.
I would highly recommend him for any injury that you have. He’s amazing!!!!!
He also cured my sons neck strain in literally one session.
He is very talented and super well worth your visit.
Lisa
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Sit as little as possible. Standing or lying down are preferable to sitting when in acute low back pain. If you must sit, sit only in a straight backed chair with good posture. Avoid couches or soft chairs. Use a towel roll to support the natural curve of your spine.
Do not bend forwards as in touching your toes when in acute low back pain—even if it feels like you are doing good by “stretching” the muscles of the low back. Rather than reaching down to get things, squat down using the legs and keep the back absolutely straight.
Try to lie more on your stomach rather than on your back. Avoid the temptation to lie on your back with the head and knees propped up—this just rounds the back more and places inappropriate stress on injured structures.
You should stay normally active–in other words try not to stay in bed for long periods. Move around, take walk if you can. Do not do the knees to chest exercise you may have learned before. This is an advanced exercise and usually not appropriate for acute conditions. It is better in most cases to lie on your stomach and work towards supporting yourself on the elbows.
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Nick Bourn Nick Rinard Physical Therapy SW Aide/Receptionist
Nick Bourn is currently attending Portland State University.
Nick is seeking to complete a Bachelor of Science: Pre-Clinical Health Science degree.
In June 2018, Nick began working at Nick Rinard Physical Therapy as a Physical Therapy Aide.
Outside of work, he continues to pursue his passion for soccer and hiking, as well spending time with family.
MoreNick Rinard Physical Therapy is here to help patients reduce the cost of medical care- by filling the need where a primary care provider cannot.
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