Is working at a Desk making my back worse???

Dr. Jonathan Ruzicka October 5, 2017

The way our lives are structured now it’s no surprise that back pain is affecting so many people that lead a “normal”, American life. Most of us have heard the phrase that, “sitting is the new smoking” and it may or may not be true in regards to killing us slowly but it definitely is contributing to chronic back and neck pain. The fact is that we are sitting longer. Most jobs are making us sit, eating has us sitting at the dinner table, Netflix puts us on the couch, commuting or travelling leaves us in a seat for extended periods of

What if my knees hurt on long car rides? Sometimes I have knee pain just sitting through a movie!!

Dr. Jonathan Ruzicka September 27, 2017

Recently, I had a client that came in after having constant knee pain every time she sat down for long periods. She would have sharp pain with stairs and exercising, but the worst of it was a burning sensation in her knees with sitting that wouldn’t go away, sometimes it would stay for days. Keeping the knee bent for long periods was always the thing that would increase pain worst and once it started she would worry that there was no relief in sight. She had this problem for 3 years and no matter who she saw everyone was saying the same thing; there

The #1 Reason WHY Knee Pain Affects So Many Americans!!

Dr. Jonathan Ruzicka September 3, 2017

This problem spans across the world but here in the US, it comes down to a simple principle. If we can avoid this one simple little thing, then it will take pressure off our knees and allow us to heal from the rigors of daily use and movement. I recently had a patient that came in with knee pain on both sides and she told me that this problem of “bad knees” runs in her family. The truth is that everyone in her family might have knee pain but in just a few sessions she was pain free!! Now, in

My hand is going numb but do I really have Carpal Tunnel?

Dr. Jonathan Ruzicka August 30, 2017

One of my current clients was recently looking for a solution for carpal tunnel and she didn’t want to have surgery because she said that her sister just had surgery, here in The Woodlands, a few months ago and she is still having problems. She did try Physical Therapy for a few sessions a couple years ago and it was not successful so she just crossed it off the list as an option. As of now, in her eyes, the surgery wasn’t successful ethier or maybe carpal tunnel wasn’t the actual CAUSE of her problem. If that is the case, then she

After 4 Shoulder Surgeries, I STILL can’t lift my arm, is there anything I can do??

Dr. Jonathan Ruzicka August 17, 2017

I had a client that came in for a hip replacement and she was progressing quite quickly when she started telling me a few stories about her long line of shoulder problems. She had been hit by a car while riding her bike. The accident had left her shoulder in pieces and the surgeons had done their best after the trauma but she had to have her shoulder and elbow reconstructed. The accident was 5 years prior to us meeting and through that time she had to have a shoulder replacement and 2 revisions. In total, she had to

What Exactly Is GOOD posture?

Dr. Jonathan Ruzicka August 11, 2017

Client Says: “I have neck pain and everyone says it has to do with bad posture, BUT what exactly is GOOD posture???” This client told me that she spends hours in front of the computer every single day and there is constant tension in her shoulders and pain that often runs from her neck down into her arms. Do you deal with tension like this? Have you had days where you didn’t think you would have made with all the pain? Have you ever thought it’s impossible for you to fix anything with the way you have to sit at work and

Sometimes My Shoulder Kills Me Then Sometimes It’s Fine!! What’s Going on and Why?

Dr. Jonathan Ruzicka August 1, 2017

https://vimeo.com/227999001 I hear about this situation almost every day and people are worried that they can’t be helped BUT very rarely is it too late. The intermittent pain with certain movements is a warning sign that there is usually some fraying in the tendons of shoulder muscles. Our life as you know is shaped to have us leaning forward, head down, shoulders forward, while sitting in front of a computer screen. Does that sound familiar? We then wonder why we can’t go exercise full speed, play sports or just play with our kids without feeling increased pain. We see

My Back Hurts Every Day and So Far Nothing Has Worked… Do I Need Surgery?

Dr. Jonathan Ruzicka July 26, 2017

Have you been told that you need surgery on your back? Have you been told that there is no other option?? Two months ago, I had a patient come to me asking if he should go ahead with a suggested surgery. They wanted to take out a disk and fuse the joint where the disk had been. We went through a full assessment and one of the biggest things that stuck out to me is that he didn’t have any of the usual weakness problems that would elicit a surgical option, he had no numbness anywhere in the legs

The Top 3 Reasons Why People Deal With Back Pain Longer Than They Should

Dr. Jonathan Ruzicka July 19, 2017

80+% of the population deal with back pain at some point in their life and most of them will deal with recurring episodes of back pain, hopefully not for too long but some suffer chronic problems and never get any relief! Sadly, a large number of people (400,000 Americans) resort to surgery before they ever have a good idea what the real problem is and after that their back will never be the same. Each segment of your back has a specific motion and job, once that is modified then the other segments must pick up the slack. In my work,

5 Fantastic Things To Do In The Woodlands If You Weren’t Dealing With Back Pain

Dr. Jonathan Ruzicka July 12, 2017

Well, summer is definitely here! Everyone has planned their summer vacation and most people will have the time of their life, enjoying family and friends. Sadly, there has been a consistent influx of clients that have been experiencing back pain. The type of back pain that just doesn’t let up and unfortunately it’s not allowing them to enjoy all the local activities that they love to do… It doesn’t matter if it’s a man or a woman or what their interests are because they just don’t feel comfortable doing them and it tends to put a strain on the relationships with their spouses,

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