Tag Archives: knee pain

Physical Therapy Before MRI, Injection, or Surgery

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 [...]

Aquatic Therapy: An Alternative to Pain Medication

By John R. Mishock, PT, DPT, DC; Owner of Mishock Physical Therapy & Associates Aquatic therapy is quickly becoming well known for its amazing effects on decreasing pain, speeding recovery and improving function. Aquatic therapy, or pool therapy, consists of an exercise program that is performed in the water. The water provides buoyancy and hydrostatic […]

Knee ACL and Lower Extremity Injuries: Can we prevent them in our young athletes? Part II

By Dr. John R. Mishock, PT, DPT, DC In my last article, (Knee ACL and Lower Extremity Injuries: Can we prevent them in our youth athletes? Part I) http://mishock.wpengine.com/knee-acl-and-lower-extremity-injurys-can-we-prevent-them-in-our-young-athletes-part-i/we determined that lower extremity injuries make up 66% of all sports injuries, with the knee being the most commonly injured joint.(Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2002) These […]

New patient scheduling: 610-327-2600