Excel PT: Getting to the CORE of Back and Neck Pain

Amber Nauman, PT, DPT Amber is a therapist at our Ardmore clinic location. Read her full profile here: FEATURED PT

Relieve Your Neck Pain With Excel PT

1. How did you decide to become a physical therapist and what motivates you to work with patients? I originally went to school for music therapy but found the job market to be disheartening. After learning I could get paid for providing the physical-type of therapy (and I

didn’t have to memorize scores anymore), I jumped on board. Even better, I started adapting my passions of neuroscience, anatomy, and persistent pain mechanisms for the purpose of getting people back to what they love and I was sold on the profession. The motivating factor is everyone’s unique and intricate life that I get to be a part of for a few months at a time, it’s pretty special. 2. In your words, what makes Excel Physical Therapy different from other physical therapy clinics? Excel respects a client’s time. Instead of using their time and visits with multiple providers, the client forms a relationship with one person who knows their background. I’ve found this model yields quicker and lasting results compared to other companies. 3. What was your most memorable patient experience? When someone comes in feeling entirely broken, I see it as an opportunity to make an even bigger difference. Recently, I worked with someone who was using a walker due to significant back and leg pain who had spent weeks in bed prior to coming into therapy. After 2 months and a lot of hard work on their part, they were doing lunges and squats up and down the clinic. As a clinician, there is no better feeling (the patient was feeling good, too)! 4. If you could be any animal, what would it be and why? An Owl: As a Temple University alumnus, my diploma might be renounced if I choose differently. 5. If you could describe yourself in one word what would it be and why? Dedicated: Once I commit myself to a goal, a patient, a learning opportunity, or something different entirely, I find it extremely hard to walk away, especially from a job half-done. 6. What do you like to do in your off time, outside the clinic? I enjoy visiting national parks across the country. Even better, I enjoy finding a nice spot between two trees to hammock under once I’m done with a hike. Here’s a picture of me hanging in Zion National Park after hiking a 2,300-foot elevation gain.

Our physical therapists are movement experts, equipped in identifying and treating the main source of neck pain. As part of their evaluation, they will analyze your posture, movement, and problem areas in order to determine the best course of treatment to match your needs. A customized treatment plan will focus on relieving your pain, in addition to improving your posture, mobility, strength, and coordination. Your diagnosis will determine the make-up of a treatment plan, and may include any combination of manual therapy, targeted stretches and exercises, activity modification, or ergonomic recommendations. It may also include additional methods as deemed fit by your physical therapist, such as ice and heat therapies, ultrasound, or electrical stimulation. Physical therapy can help significantly reduce your neck pain by implementing the following benefits:

• Maintaining proper posture when sitting and standing

• Restoring flexibility to your neck muscles and joints

• Strengthening your mid-back muscles and shoulders to provide support to your neck

• Improving the coordination of your neck muscles

• Educating patients on eating well, by reducing the consumption of processed foods that increases inflammation in the body

You will work together with your physical therapist to understand the goals and expectations of each step in your personalized treatment plan, with the main focus being on overcoming your neck pain and recovering as quickly as possible. If your neck pain has been limiting your daily life, don’t wait any longer to seek help. Contact us today to schedule an appointment. At Excel Physical Therapy, we are dedicated to providing you with the tools you need for recovery and relief!

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