by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Jul 17, 2019 | Back Pain, Physical Therapy, Uncategorized
A lot of people blame tight hamstrings for lower back pain. While plenty of people have tight hammies, it’s really unlikely that a “pain generator,” is the hamstrings. There are a multitude of reasons one could experience pain and it’s very...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | May 12, 2019 | Back Pain, Physical Therapy
There is tons of misinformation out there about back pain. It seems that no matter how much good information that is put out, we need an order of magnitude much greater to fight the BS. Our lumbar spine is actually quite durable. Lower back pain is very common and...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Nov 29, 2018 | Back Pain, Knee Pain, Physical Therapy, Shoulder Pain, Wellness
Physical Therapy Physical Therapy (PT); a bunch of massage, ultrasound and e-stim (those pads that give you that tingly feeling), and 3 sets of 10 with a yellow theraband for 6 weeks without any progression in resistance. This is unfortunately a good portion of PT...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Jul 7, 2018 | Back Pain, Physical Therapy
If your back hurts you need an x-ray or an MRI, right? You need to know exactly what the problem is, right? Not exactly. Read this to see what the proper diagnosis sequence should be for back pain. The Truth About Low Back Pain Items to focus on:1. Common...
