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YOUR BACK PAIN RECOVERY IS HERE!
INSIDE: • Back Pain Prevention • Now Offering Cryotherapy! • Patient Review • Staff Spotlight • Keeping You Safe
HEALTH & WELLNESS The Newsletter About Your Health & Caring for Your Body
YOUR BACK PAIN RECOVERY IS HERE!
Back pain can hinder your day-to-day activities. Left untreated, it can even lead to long-term joint, spine and nerve damage. As one of the most common physical complaints, over 80 percent of the U.S. population will suffer from it at some point in their lifetime. The pain itself can hinder your ability to reach, lean, kneel, lift or bend. It can also hinder your time spent with friends and family. Direct pain aside, minor aches and cramps associated with a back pain problem can make you irritable—ruining your good time. What Causes Back Pain? A few things cause back pain. The American Physical Therapy Association covers each of these, but the following are leading causes: • Spinal and core muscle weaknesses • Bad posture • Spinal muscle and tissue damage • Improper lifting form • Limited hip, spine and thigh muscle flexibility • Bad abdominal, pelvic and back muscle coordination
Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t seek treatment when back pain arises. Before they know it, they have a big problem. They might assume nothing—except for medication—can solve their back pain problem. Medication might mask the pain, but it won’t cure the problem’s root cause. Back Pain Solutions You’re in luck: Back pain can be cured! The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke covers a number of back pain remedies. These include the use of strength exercise, physical therapy and medication. Where medication is considered, anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesic medications and counter-irritants are the most popular. Before you can treat your back pain, however, you need to know why it started. Whether you’ve tweaked a muscle or have a deeper injury, a spine specialist can help.
Have back pain that won’t go away? We want to help you! Call us at 209-578-3290 (Modesto) or 209-253-0740 (Ripon)
Call California Rehabilitation to talk with your physical therapist today!
3. If further assessment is
1. Feel free to call us and ask to speak to your therapist.
2. Your therapist will tell you the possible causes of your pain as well as precautions you can take at home.
warranted, your therapist might recommend you come in for an appointment.
Back Pain Prevention A little prevention goes a long way. If you want to avoid future back pain, you can make sure you’re being good to your back. Lift Properly You pick things up constantly. Even if you’re lifting something light, make sure you’re facing the object. Squat, keeping your spine straight. Lift with your leg muscles, as this will reduce the pressure placed on your spine. Use Good Posture When you’re standing, imagine a string is attached to the top of your head—lifting you up. This will keep your hips, spine, shoulders and neck aligned. If you’re sitting, don’t slouch. Use Strength Training Your body has hundreds of muscles. These muscles protect and control your spine. By lifting weights, running and swimming, you can keep themstrong. Train your coremuscles. In doing so, you’ll easily control quick, lifting movements. It never hurts to visit a physical therapist, either. Get regular check-ups, and make sure your body is in good condition. If you have a history of back injuries, pain or minor aches, don’t hesitate to talk to a professional. You deserve a pain-free life, and your back will thank you.
Sources http://www.apta.org/
https://www.acatoday.org/Patients/Health-Wellness-Information/Back-Pain-Facts-and-Statistics https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Low-Back-Pain-Fact-Sheet
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Patient Review
My name is Isaac Schinmann and I am a Modesto Christian alumi and a current student at UC Davis. I am majoring in Biology to eventually become a Physician’s Assistant. I started having shoulder issues in August when I had a bone contusion. In late October my shoulder officially popped out of my socket which tore my labrum in my left shoulder. My right shoulder was also injured throughout the course of high school and it turns out I have a slab tear in my right shoulder that only needed physical therapy. When I got surgery my surgeon did a really good job and I did not feel a lot of pain throughout recovery nor was I on the pills for more than 2 days. Once I was able to go to physical therapy with Jeff we stayed on course to a program we were using and never rushed anything. No matter how frustrated I got because I felt like I could do it, Jeff always calmed me down and told me to trust the process. Thankfully I listened to him and my shoulder is in a great spot now. Jeff was not only my physical therapist but he treated me as a friend which made it easier to come back for more physical therapy. Because of Jeff and the hard work I put in to make my shoulder better, I can happily say I have little to no problems with either of my shoulders. Isaac Schinmann
Now Offering Cryotherapy!
Keeping You Safe We take your concerns for safety seriously. With that, following CDC guidelines and adding a few of our own, we have implemented several precautionary measures and adaptation to treatments to meet the needs of our clients. To ensure social distancing and limit contact with others, we are providing the following procedures, adaptation, and items to provide for a safe environment: • Limited number of clients in the clinic at one time • Hand sanitation required upon entry and departure • Masks to be worn by all staff and clients inside clinic • All contact surfaces are cleaned prior to client touch and after client touch • Private treatment rooms available upon request with no outside contact • Outdoor treatment provided in courtyard as requested • Telemedicine options for those that are in high risk group or choose to stay home Any client or staff member that feels ill, has a cough, or fever will not be allowed into the facility. Our overall goal is to keep you safe while you are receiving the interventions required to recover and return to being you. You need to feel comfortable and safe while you seek care. It is our priority to see that this happens.
What should I know about cryotherapy? While the thought of being exposed to cold temperatures can seem daunting, cryotherapy has a lot of proven and effective results. In fact, according to Spine Universe, “cryotherapy [is] generally more effective in terms of depth of penetration than other superficial thermal modalities.” There are two types of cryotherapy: whole body and localized. At California Rehabilitation, we offer both localized cryotherapy and Whole Body CryoTherapy (WBC) as adjunct and separate treatments to facilitate your recovery. While local cryo targets the specific painful area, WBC addresses the entire body system facilitating whole body recovery. After your cryotherapy treatments, the icy temperatures will work to temporarily increase your local metabolism, which will help with pain and inflammation relief. It can be difficult to understand the mechanics behind how exactly cryotherapy helps your body, and we believe Spine Universe explains it best: “The analgesic effects of ice result from a decreased nerve conduction velocity along pain fibers and a reduction of the muscle spindle activity responsible for mediating local muscle tone.”
Get started today Are you interested in learning more about how cryotherapy can benefit you? If so, contact California Rehabilitation today to schedule a consultation with one of our physical therapists. They’ll help you find long-lasting relief in no time!
Staff Spotlight Jeff Steckler | CEO, OT, Owner
Jeff Steckler has been the owner if California Rehabilitation since 2004. His career in occupational therapy started in 1986 when he joined the US Army and received training first as a field combat medic and then as an occupational therapy specialist. While in the Army, Jeff excelled in both patient treatment and leadership skills. He was quickly promoted and after two years, was promoted to the NCOIC of the occupational therapy clinic located in Silas B Hayes Community Hospital at Fort Ord California. He received his Master’s in occupational therapy from the University of Louisiana in 2017 and his Doctorate from Baylor University in 2019. Jeff currently oversees the daily operations of California Rehabilitation’s inpatient and outpatient services. He can be found on the sidelines of our local high school football field, baseball/softball diamond, basketball court or soccer field working with athletes to keep them in the game. He enjoys spending time with his family, physical training, reading, lake time, serving at his church and taking an occasional motorcycle ride. His passion is to provide a means of intervention for excellent outcomes of his patients and clients.
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