by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Aug 28, 2019 | Back Pain, Physical Therapy, Uncategorized
Spinal stenosis is something that can be treated or managed conservatively in many cases. Here’s an excerpt from a 2016 Cochrane review, detailing their conclusions of a study comparing surgical vs. non-surgical care for spinal stenosis. “We have very...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Aug 25, 2019 | Physical Therapy, Uncategorized, Wellness
BFR is a great way to increase your training volume without having to add in a bunch of heavy heavy volume, particulalry if you are dealing with pain or injury associated with lifting heavier. If you can lift heavy, lift heavy, however this is one way to receive a...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Aug 19, 2019 | Physical Therapy, Uncategorized, Wellness
Ever heard of blood flow restriction training (BFR)? Essentially, some blood flow is restricted, the workout is harder at much lighter weights, and you can still realize hypertrophy and strength gains. Who is this good for? Bodybuilders and powerlifters looking to...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Aug 17, 2019 | Wellness
“The quest for more success and status (for the sake of success and status) often leads to the slow erosion of meaningful relationships” – ME A perpetually happy, exciting, pain free life. It seems like this is what we all want. There is a catch...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Aug 10, 2019 | Back Pain, Physical Therapy, Uncategorized
HERNIATED DISCS. The scapegoat for so much back pain. Could a disc herniation be the cause of pain? Sure. Could it be other things as well? Yep. True symptomatic disc herniations are actually quite rare AND most people will be able to recover from these without...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Aug 7, 2019 | Knee Pain, Physical Therapy
Get out there and MOVE. If you look up all the national and international guidelines for management of osteoarthritis, the first thing is EXERCISE. That is all. Have a great...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Aug 4, 2019 | Knee Pain, Physical Therapy
Many Many Many people have a meniscal tear and don’t even know about it. Similarly, many people who have knee pain, who receive an MRI often find out they have a meniscal tear. In the USA we perform TONS of unnecessary meniscectomies (removal of portions of the...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Aug 3, 2019 | Back Pain, Physical Therapy
There is a lot of fear which surrounds back pain. Much of this is likely due to societal norms and the acceptance of false narratives pertaining to lower back pain. If we know that 95%+ of lower back pain is not dangerous, then why do we have such a large swath of the...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Aug 1, 2019 | Back Pain, Physical Therapy
If you’ve been following me for a while you’ll know what my position is on back pain and surgery. It’s not that surgery is never an option, in fact, it can be very helpful for some individuals with specific symptoms that are not getting better with conservative...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Jul 30, 2019 | Back Pain, Physical Therapy, Uncategorized
When do DOCTORS say that MRI’s are necessary for back pain? If numbness and tingling is getting progressively worse. If your leg is physically getting weaker and weaker as time goes on. If you are having a hard time controlling going to the bathroom (big red...
