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More and more research is beginning to be done in order to determine if having a common orthopedic surgery is more effective than a more conservative approach (physical therapy) in the long term. Most of these studies have looked at surgeries for low back pain, knee pain, and shoulder pain. [...]
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When I tell people that I am a physical therapist, one of the first things they say is how they went to a therapist, or they know someone who saw a therapist, after a surgery. Yes, we do help people recover after having a surgery, but this is really a small part of the many ways that we can help people. For many therapists, myself included, the goal is to help people avoid surgery and in order to do this, we need to be an initial option for people struggling with some sort of physical problem. In this Blog, I would like to discuss some of the specific things that a quality orthopedic physical therapist can do to assist people in living the active life they want. [...]
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