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Discover Osteopractic Physical Therapy

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Discover Osteopractic Physical Therapy

Dr. Anna Staehli Wiser, DPT, FAAOMPT

12/01/2025

Not all radiating pain is sciatica.

If your ache wraps from your lower back into the side of your hip or front of thigh, the real culprit may be higher in the spine — at T12–L1. That’s where small sensory cluneal nerves exit. When irritated, they can mimic lumbar or SI-joint pain.

The good news? Once identified correctly, this pattern — known as Maigne's syndrome — is highly treatable with a combination of manual therapy, posture correction, and therapeutic exercise.

Persistent “sciatica” that doesn’t behave like sciatica? It might be cluneal nerve irritation.

11/16/2025

For long-term improvement, however, you have to work on posture and exercise in order to feel your best.

11/02/2025

Healing isn’t just about your muscles — it’s about your mindset.
Studies show that optimism and confidence directly influence how your body heals.
Your nervous and immune systems talk to each other.
When you focus, stay positive, and trust the process, your body performs better — inside and out.

💬 “Rehab with confidence, not fear.”

10/26/2025

Movement is Medicine -- Load Builds Strength

The first few days after an injury, gentle movement becomes medicine.
Controlled loading helps align new collagen, maintain mobility, and prevent stiff, weak scar tissue.

✅ Pain guide: keep it mild (≤2/10).
✅ Progress slowly: isometric → isotonic → eccentric.
✅ Add tools like instrument-assisted soft tissue work or dry needling to boost circulation and tissue remodeling.

Smart movement = stronger recovery.

10/19/2025

The First 72 Hours Matter Most

After an injury, what you do in the first 3 days sets the stage for healing.
Follow PEACE & LOVE:
🔹 Protection
🔹 Elevation
🔹 Avoid anti-inflammatories
🔹 Compression
🔹 Education
After the first few days add:
🔹 Load
🔹 Optimism
🔹 Vascularization
🔹 Exercise

NSAIDs and too much ice can actually slow down healing. Use them carefully — your body’s inflammation response is part of the repair process.

10/12/2025

Your Body Has a Plan for Healing

Sports injuries heal in stages — and your actions guide the outcome.

When you get hurt, your body immediately goes to work:
1️⃣ Inflammation (0–5 days) – the clean-up crew.
2️⃣ Repair (1–6 weeks) – scaffolding goes up.
3️⃣ Remodeling (6+ weeks) – rebuilding strong, functional tissue.

Respecting these stages — and moving smart — can make the difference between short-term recovery and lasting performance.

💡 Don’t rush. Load gradually. Listen to your body.

10/10/2025

Movement is Medicine: Load Builds Strength

The first few days after an injury, gentle movement becomes medicine.
Controlled loading helps align new collagen, maintain mobility, and prevent stiff, weak scar tissue.

✅ Pain guide: keep it mild (≤2/10).
✅ Progress slowly: isometric → isotonic → eccentric.
✅ Add tools like instrument-assisted soft tissue work or dry needling to boost circulation and tissue remodeling.

Smart movement = stronger recovery.

10/05/2025

Sharp pain when climbing stairs? Clicking or catching in your knee? Swelling after activity?
These may be symptoms of a meniscus tear.
The meniscus is your knee’s natural shock absorber — and when injured, it doesn’t always mean you need surgery. Physical therapy can help identify and fix the underlying movement impairments that created the meniscus injury.

Early recognition + the right care can make all the difference.

09/28/2025

PT First. Shots Sometimes. Surgery Last.

Considering options?
• Physical Therapy → targets root cause, improves function, prevents recurrence
• Cortisone → short-term bridge only when pain is too irritable to start rehab
• Surgery → reserve for when conservative care fails
Ready for an evidence-based plan that fits your body and goals? Contact Discover Osteopractic PT to schedule.

09/22/2025

Yesterday was a joy! Huge congratulations to Lakewood Golf Course on 100 years. ☀️⛳️ Great weather, amazing food, and a super fun band out back. I loved meeting so many of you at my recovery booth for free tune-ups and quick consults. Big thanks to Margi and Kevin for welcoming me into such a wonderful golf community—here’s to the next century! 🥂

09/21/2025

Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Consequences

2–4 Weeks of Relief…Then What?

Most cortisone shots help for 2–4 weeks. For athletes, steroids may delay healing and are linked with higher joint-replacement rates later in life. If mechanics don’t change, pain returns—sometimes worse.
A smarter play: use PT to restore motion, strength, and movement quality so you’re not chasing the next injection.

09/07/2025

Risks Behind the Relief
The Trade-Offs of Repeated Cortisone

Evidence highlights important risks—especially with repeated injections:
• Suppressed collagen → weaker tendons/ligaments
• Higher risk of tendon rupture (e.g., shoulder, Achilles)
• ↑ revision surgery after rotator cuff repair
• OA progression signals (knee/hip) in some patients
• Bone effects after certain spinal steroid shots (postmenopausal women)

Cortisone can be a tool, but it should be used strategically—ideally alongside a rehab plan.

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7 Leavitt Street
Skowhegan, ME
04976

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 6pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 6pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 6pm
Thursday	8:30am - 6pm
Friday	8:30am - 6pm

Telephone

+12078550715

Website

http://discoveropt.com/

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