Cold Spring Physical Therapy PC

Cold Spring Physical Therapy PC Physical Therapy and Sports Care provided by a Board Certified Physical Therapist to Cold Spring, Ga

One patient is scheduled for one hour with care provided by a Board Certified Physical Therapist. This allows ample time for direct, individualized treatment including manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and patient education, as well as concise documentation to ensure appropriate reimbursement. We are an out of network provider which means the referring Physician, the treating Physical Therapist and the patient themselves determine the course of care not the insurance provider. The patient will be responsible for direct payment at the time of service and will receive a " super bill”, which may be submitted insurance for reimbursement. John has over 20 years experience in the management of pain and movement dysfunctions. Through the use of a thorough systems review and a comprehensive physical examination he has been able to deliver the highest quality of care in a consistent fashion across the spectrum of acute, sub-acute and chronic spinal, upper quarter and lower quarter musculoskeletal conditions. Over 10,000 clinical treatment hours have been devoted to the rehabilitation of patients presenting with, but not limited to; cranio-facial disorders, status post surgical arthroplasty and arthroscopy procedures, nerve compression syndromes, soft tissue strain and sprain injuries, balance disorders, gait abnormalities, occupational injuries, motor vehicle accident injuries, as well as sports injuries. John utilizes a “best practice” approach, which is evidence based in combination with many internationally recognized approaches from a multitude of disciplines. Influences include Mennell, Cyriax, Kaltenborn, Maitland, Paris, McKenzie, Travell, Simmons, Feldenkrais, Alexander, Elvy, Butler, Rolff, Ellis, Grimsby, Johnson, Childs, Cleland and Flynn.

07/07/2022

"Bicycle is the slow death of the planet."

A banker made the economists think this when he said:

“A cyclist is a disaster for the country’s economy: he doesn’t buy cars and doesn’t borrow money to buy. He don't pay insurance policies. Don't buy fuel, don't pay to have the car serviced, and no repairs needed. He doesn't use paid parking. Doesn't cause any major accidents. No need for multi-lane highways.

He is not getting obese.

Healthy people are not necessary or useful to the economy. They are not buying the medicine. They dont go to hospitals or doctors.

They add nothing to the country's GDP.

"On the contrary, each new McDonald’s store creates at least 30 jobs—actually 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietitians and nutritionists—obviously as well as the people who work in the store itself."

Choose wisely: a bike or a McDonald's? It's something to think about.

~ Emeric Sillo

PS: walking is even worse. Pedestrians don't even buy a bicycle!

*Posted by Jessica Maria Dwyer on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessdwyer/)
**Photo credit: Franz-Michael S. Mellbin (2011)

https://www.facebook.com/painacademy/posts/876801543012463
12/23/2021

https://www.facebook.com/painacademy/posts/876801543012463

“Do you have programs for specific pains like knee, back, or hip pain?”

The short answer is no - which is why our program is so successful at helping people.

Here are a few reasons why when you enroll in The Movement Program you won’t see specific sections for each area of the body that hurts:

1. Nothing works in isolation. A painful joint or painful area doesn’t exist just by itself marooned on an island - there is a whole body attached to it. Just focusing on what hurts or doing a program for a specific joint can help somewhat, but oftentimes the results are short-lived and random when they come because movement patterns haven’t changed. Targeting a single area can have a positive effect on the soft tissue in that specific area, but if the body's poor movement patterns are what led to the soft tissue breakdown, it won’t be long until that tissue becomes damaged again and you’re looking for the next area-specific program.

2. Where things hurt is rarely where the problem is. You probably either know this by now, or you are on your way to learning this; especially if focusing on the painful area hasn’t gotten you any results or relief yet.

3. A program catered to specific joints places your painful movement problem in a box. A knee pain program is going to mainly focus on the knees. A back pain program is going to focus on the back. Area-specific programs tend to create such a narrow focus that the bigger picture of how the entire body is moving and functioning is often missed.

Why our program has thousands of stories with people who have vastly different problems is because it focuses on the entire body.

We don’t zoom in on a specific area or a hyper-specific painful spot, and we aren’t going to have you continue chasing symptoms.

We are going to improve how your entire body moves so you can feel better. We are going to teach you routines that aim to how all of your move all of your .

When you approach the entire body as the problem, the entire body becomes the solution.

Ready to see and feel for yourself how we can help you?
Click the link in our bio to get started.

12/02/2021

My relationship with pain was never discussed in any physical therapy program.

I’m talking about that split-second moment when pain shows up how we respond to it. That space in-between feeling and reacting. That never examined conversation with you discomfort.

I had only one tool to use when I felt pain, resistance. I knew damn well how to resist and fight pain.

Every day felt like a fight to make it through; fighting became my default response to everything.

Every movement sent me on a collision path with a sensation I had come to hate. A sensation that yanked me away from living life as an 8x All-American Division 1 elite . A sensation that plunked me into the life of someone challenged by a single flight of stairs.

Each simple exposed a cold hard truth; I’m going to be miserable forever.

I could feel the loud difference in how my left side moved compared to my right side. I felt the restriction each time I asked my left hip to move. It didn’t matter which movement; all movement hurt. Each change of position squeezed disc jelly into every nerve that moved my left leg.

I hated my body and treated it as so.

Anytime limitation showed up, I fought my way through. I pulled the tighter muscles harder, swallowed my breath, and tensed up my body as if I was preparing to go to war. Looking back I guess I always thought I would have a 'breakthrough' moment. I thought I would hear some ‘click’ or ‘pop,’ and everything would snap back into working order again. But, that never happened.

I kept trying to use anger and force my way through change until a different path one day showed up.

My pain only knew how to push back when I pushed; it didn’t know what to do when I showed up ready to love it. My nerves didn't know how to fight when met with compassion.

I put my body into a familiar pain-triggering position and closed my eyes. This was the first time in years I tried to love myself. A tear came before the words.

“Thank you for protecting me after my back broke on those rocks," I whispered.

"Thank you for teaching me how to listen.
Thank you for showing me how to ask for help.
You can stay if you want, but I’m going to love you.”

(part I)

10/31/2021

10 "RULES" For Treating Low Back Pain. Re-published from North American Insititute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy (NAIOMT).

1. Low back pain (LBP) is MOST OFTEN NOT a serious life-threatening medical condition; however, 3% of LBP is symptomatic of serious pathology and easily missed if the patient is not appropriately evaluated with a thorough history and neurological examination. Also, bad things get worse so keep an eye out for worsening symptoms and suggest further investigation.
2. Healthy people have healthy neurological systems. Unhealthy people have unhealthy neurological systems. Learn to perform detailed, accurate neurological evaluations. It's often the first sign of much deeper and more serious problems.
3. Most acute episodes of LBP improve quickly with conservative care --> early intervention with PT is more cost effective, improves long-term outcomes and decreases downstream health care spend. However, the longer persistent LBP is ignored, the more fearful patients can become. Address persistent pain.
Mitigate fear. Evaluate, Listen. Relate. Refer when progress slows.
4. Imaging generally does not correlate to the causes of low back pain. Worse, it often induces fear. The best role for imaging is to rule things out. Negative imaging is good news!! Move!!
5.Graduated exercise and movement in all directions is safe and healthy for the spine, even when it hurts!!; If you have LBP, move. If it is painful, modify and move again.
6. Spine posture during sitting, standing and lifting does not predict LBP or its persistence; however IMPROPER posture in sitting, standing and lifting can increase shearing, torsion and loading on structures not intended to resist such forces. No need to put excessive load on irritated tissues, so aim for easy neutral to minimize strain.
7. A weak core does not cause LBP, but poorly COORDINATED pelvic musculature can precipitate and perpetuate LBP.
8. Spine movement and loading will be better tolerated when the neuromuscular system has been adequately trained to assist during the movement.
9. Constant back pain can result acutely from chemical inflammation to sensitized or damaged tissues. Intermittent pain is more often mechanical. Learn to evaluate the difference!
10. Effective care for low back pain must address the whole person, ex (hip, thorax).1.

03/24/2021
07/30/2020

We have a safety plan in place in response to COVID 19 and we will adhere to local, state and federal guidelines. We will offer alternative treatment options including telemedicine and video conferencing. One half hour will be allowed for between appointments in order to comply with social distancing and surface cleansing recommendations. In further patients and clinicians will be required to wear masks.

https://www.theptdc.com/back-pain-myths
07/29/2020

https://www.theptdc.com/back-pain-myths

50% of this spine biomechanics professor's patients were injured by personal trainers. You need to debunk these 7 shocking myths if you want to keep clients safe.

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Garrison, NY
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2pm - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 12pm
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Thursday 9am - 12pm
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One patient is scheduled for one hour with care provided by a Board Certified Physical Therapist. This allows ample time for direct, individualized treatment including manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and patient education, as well as concise documentation to ensure appropriate reimbursement. We are an out of network provider which means the referring Physician, the treating Physical Therapist and the patient themselves determine the course of care not the insurance provider. The patient will be responsible for direct payment at the time of service and will receive a " super bill”, which may be submitted insurance for reimbursement. John has over 20 years experience in the management of pain and movement dysfunctions. Through the use of a thorough systems review and a comprehensive physical examination he has been able to deliver the highest quality of care in a consistent fashion across the spectrum of acute, sub-acute and chronic spinal, upper quarter and lower quarter musculoskeletal conditions. Over 10,000 clinical treatment hours have been devoted to the rehabilitation of patients presenting with, but not limited to; cranio-facial disorders, status post surgical arthroplasty and arthroscopy procedures, nerve compression syndromes, soft tissue strain and sprain injuries, balance disorders, gait abnormalities, occupational injuries, motor vehicle accident injuries, as well as sports injuries. John utilizes a “best practice” approach, which is evidence based in combination with many internationally recognized approaches from a multitude of disciplines. Influences include Mennell, Cyriax, Kaltenborn, Maitland, Paris, McKenzie, Travell, Simmons, Feldenkrais, Alexander, Elvy, Butler, Rolff, Ellis, Grimsby, Johnson, Childs, Cleland and Flynn.