Chronic Pain: Try Physical Therapy First and Where Class IV Laser Fits By Dr. John Mishock, PT, DPT, DC Chronic pain can slowly change the way a person lives. The painful knee that once bothered you on stairs starts limiting your walks. The shoulder that hurt occasionally begins interfering with sleep. Back pain makes you [...]
Before the MRI, Injection, or Surgery: Try Physical Therapy First By Dr. John Mishock, PT, DPT, DC When back, neck, shoulder, or knee pain develops, most people want one thing: to get better as quickly as possible. For years, the traditional healthcare pathway often looked something like this: Pain → medication → X-ray or [...]
Weekend-Warrior Injuries: Soreness or Something More? By Dr. John Mishock, PT, DPT, DC Americans experience approximately 8.6 million sports- and recreation-related injuries annually—about 34 injuries for every 1,000 people. (Yahtyng et al. National Health Statistics Reports in 2016) Those numbers do not include every adult who wakes up after a weekend of basketball, pickleball, [...]
The Final Out Is Not the Finish Line: Evidence-Based Recovery for Pitchers and Position Players How to Protect Arm Health and Sustain Performance Through Travel Baseball Season By Dr. John Mishock, PT, DPT, DC Travel baseball places unusual demands on young athletes. Players may compete in several games over a weekend, throw repeatedly in [...]
Before the MRI, Injection, or Surgery: What Physical Therapy Can Do? By Dr. John Mishock, PT, DPT, DC When pain shows up, many people immediately wonder if they need an MRI, an injection, medication, or even surgery. That reaction is understandable. Pain can be frustrating, scary, and disruptive. It can affect how you sleep, […]
Pitching Spin Rate: Why It Matters, Why It Can Be Dangerous, and How to Protect the Arm By Dr. John Mishock, PT, DPT, DC In modern baseball, spin rate stands out among pitching metrics, but its true value lies in its effects on performance and injury risk. Spin rate—the speed of baseball rotation in revolutions [...]
Baseball Sports Performance: Early-Season Arm Injury Prevention: What Youth, College, and Pro Players Need to Know By Dr. John Mishock, PT, DPT, DC Every spring, baseball players ramp up throwing, bullpens, long toss, batting practice, and games—often all at once. That is exactly when elbow and shoulder injuries start to spike. Whether the athlete [...]
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Try PT first! Why it works without Surgery By Dr. John Mishock, PT, DPT, DC Lumbar spinal stenosis is one of the most common drivers of back-and-leg pain in adults over 50, and it’s the top reason older Americans end up in spine surgery pipelines. But here’s the real talk: most [...]
Neck Pain and Headaches: Hands-On Care, Exercise, and Laser Decrease Pain and Improve Function By Dr. John Mishock, PT, DPT, DC Neck pain and headaches are a package deal for many people. Sometimes the headache is primarily a migraine or tension-type headache, but the neck can still amplify symptoms through muscle guarding, joint irritation, [...]
Why Chronic Low Back Pain: Manual Therapy, Exercise, & Laser: Why the Combination Works Best! By Dr. John Mishock, PT, DPT, DC Low back pain is nearly universal. About 80% of adults will experience it at some point in their lives. For many, symptoms resolve within weeks. For a significant minority, they do not—and [...]
