Over the last 20 years, the number of Americans seeking acupuncture treatment has continued to rise.17 While less than 1% of the U.S. population sought acupuncture treatment in the early 90’s, over 12 million Americans received acupuncture in 201018 Another intervention that uses thin filiform needles to penetrate the skin is dry needling (DN). […]
Many people come into our physical therapy clinic in Forest Lake (and our 8 locations as well) with a prescription written for generalized neck pain. What many patients do not know is a majority of their symptoms are a result of increased cervicothoracic stiffness (dysfunction). The cervicothoracic junction or CTJ is the region where the […]
Physical Therapists…Why We Need To Trust Our Instincts And Make The Appropriate Referrals I recently evaluated a patient who suffered a traumatic fall and landed on the left side of his head. Soon after he went to see a physician specializing in internal medicine. The X-ray taken was negative for fracture or other bony pathology […]
Personal Training: On November 7, 2013 PENN Cycle & Fitness hosted it’s “Indoor Training Kickoff and Open House.” This was an opportunity for local representatives from cycle industry companies (Shimano, CycleOps, Pearl Izumi, and Lights&Motion) and OSI Physical Therapy to display new merchandise and talk with cycle enthusiasts. Also, many participated in a FREE training […]
