PROSPER Performance & Physical Therapy

 EVERY PT's DREAM 😁 Sometimes it can't be avoided, but how fulfilling is it to help someone avoid surgery? Even Double Knee Replacements! Age, severity and activity level are often main decision-making factors when it comes to deciding on total replacement surgeries. If you are older, you are less like to heal on your own...they say If you're damage is too severe, you are unlikely to heal ... they say If you want to remain active, you have no choice... they say Well, I say times are changing. Technology is changing. And mindset is changing. The day my client, who was on the verge of getting DOUBLE Knee replacements, came home from visiting her native country to report she was able to walk freely & enjoy her trip... I couldn't hide my smile. 😁 When her son told me they are no longer considering surgery because her results were so good ... I nearly jumped for joy. Victory!! Don't let age, severity, or desire to remain highly active entice you to surgery before...

  I got a call from my sister one day - she'd been dealing with significant shoulder pain for some time. She kept thinking it would resolve with rest & traditional treatment - anti-inflammatories & traditional PT (rotator cuff strengthening, e-stim, ice). Yet, she was still unable to perform the activities she loved. By the time she reached out to me, an MRI was scheduled. "Seems necessary," I reassured. I got another call - the MRI results were in. “They say surgery is my only option if I want to keep active.” She had a torn Rotator Cuff that "must be repaired." The surgeon also wanted to do a “little extra” & move the Biceps tendon, since she pain there, too. What would you do if you were in her shoes, but you had to make the decision on your own… or with Dr. Google? Pretty stressful, I’d say! I mean, if you knew 100% this was the right plan, you’d have a much easier time accepting it, right? What if it’s not the right answer? Do you actually...