Does physical therapy help your back final

Does physical therapy help your back?

Before considering other nonaggressive treatments such as back surgery, Patients suffering from most types of low back pain are often referred for physical therapy for a month as an initial nonsurgical treatment. Physical therapy aims at reducing back pain, increasing fiction, and teaching the patient a maintenance program to prevent Read more…

The Better You Movement Podcast — Ep. 15: Breathing Better with Dr. Eric Christensen

Listen below! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this episode, I talk with owner and lead physical therapist at Chandler Physical Therapy, Dr. Eric Christensen. Eric talks about his journey to the PT profession and what led him to pursue small business practice ownership. Eric gives some amazing insights into why his ideal Read more…

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wikiHow — How to Crack Your Sternum

Dr. Eric Christensen was recently featured in a number of wikiHow articles! This article highlights how to properly stretch your chest and crack your sternum. Click the link below to learn more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://www.wikihow.com/Crack-Your-Sternum ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chandler Physical Therapy is a family owned and operated Physical Therapy clinic in Chandler, Arizona. Read more…

wikiHow — How to Do Medicine Ball Back Exercises

Dr. Eric Christensen was recently featured in a number of wikiHow articles! This article highlights various medicine ball exercises that you can immediately implement into your exercise routine Click the link below to learn more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://www.wikihow.com/Do-Medicine-Ball-Back-Exercises ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chandler Physical Therapy is a family owned and operated Physical Therapy clinic Read more…

wikiHow — How to Do Medicine Ball Pushups

Dr. Eric Christensen was recently featured in a number of wikiHow articles! This article highlights how to properly execute a medicine ball pushup to add some variety and intensity to your pushups. Click the link below to learn more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://www.wikihow.com/Do-Medicine-Ball-Pushups ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chandler Physical Therapy is a family owned and Read more…

wikiHow — How to Rolf Yourself

Dr. Eric Christensen was recently featured in a number of wikiHow articles! This article highlights how to rolf (self-myofascial release) to relieve muscle pain and improve recovery. Click the link below to learn more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://www.wikihow.fitness/Rolf-Yourself ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chandler Physical Therapy is a family owned and operated Physical Therapy clinic in Read more…

wikiHow — How to Crack Your Elbow

Dr. Eric Christensen was recently featured in a number of wikiHow articles! This article highlights how to crack your elbow and how to ensure good overall elbow health. Click the link below to learn more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://www.wikihow.com/Crack-Your-Elbow ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chandler Physical Therapy is a family owned and operated Physical Therapy clinic Read more…

wikiHow — How to Stretch Your Quads (Quadriceps)

Dr. Eric Christensen was recently featured in a number of wikiHow articles! This article highlights how to stretch your quadriceps muscles to ensure healthy, strong and flexible legs. Click the link below to learn more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://www.wikihow.com/Stretch-Your-Quads-%28Quadriceps%29 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chandler Physical Therapy is a family owned and operated Physical Therapy clinic Read more…

wikiHow — How to McConnell Tape Your Knee

Dr. Eric Christensen was recently featured in a number of wikiHow articles! This article highlights how to properly use the McConnell technique to tape the kneecap, which can help relieve knee pain and prevent injuries. Click the link below to learn more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://www.wikihow.com/McConnell-Tape-Your-Knee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chandler Physical Therapy is a Read more…

wikiHow — How to Kneel Comfortably

Dr. Eric Christensen was recently featured in a number of wikiHow articles! This article highlights how to kneel comfortably and some tips and tricks to ensure strong and healthy knees Click the link below to learn more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://www.wikihow.com/Kneel-Comfortably ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chandler Physical Therapy is a family owned and operated Physical Read more…

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wikiHow — How to Stretch Your Piriformis Muscle

Dr. Eric Christensen was recently featured in a number of wikiHow articles! This article highlights the piriformis, its role in sciatic nerve discomfort and how to properly stretch it. Click the link below to learn more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://www.wikihow.com/Stretch-Your-Piriformis-Muscle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chandler Physical Therapy is a family owned and operated Physical Therapy Read more…

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wikiHow — How to Do a Cobra Exercise

Dr. Eric Christensen was recently featured in a number of wikiHow articles! This article highlights the Cobra pose, its effectiveness and how to properly execute it. Click the link below to learn more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://www.wikihow.com/Do-a-Cobra-Exercise ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chandler Physical Therapy is a family owned and operated Physical Therapy clinic in Chandler, Read more…