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Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr Advises People To Go With "Rehab, Rehab, Rehab."

4/25/2017

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In 2015, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr had surgery to fix a ruptured disk in his low back.  

​Since, he has fought complications, including missing almost half of the games last year and now, missing games 3 and 4 of the playoff series against the Portland Trailblazers.  Unfortunately, he could be out longer depending on how fast he recuperates.

“I can tell you if you’re listening out there, if you have a back problem, stay away from surgery,’’ Kerr told reporters. “I can say that from the bottom of my heart. Rehab, rehab, rehab. Don’t let anyone get in there.”

While San Ramon Valley Physical Therapy has helped numerous patients recover very well from low back surgery, the key take away from Kerr's message is to make sure you attempt a great rehab program before going under the knife.  


In the ABC article, Spine Surgeon Dr. Steven Lee at Muir Orthopedics gives a great perspective confirming that a majority of people do not need surgery and low back pain can be solved in many different ways. 

If you have questions about your low back pain, feel free to reach out to us at: dominick@sanramonvalleypt.com
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What Does The MRI Of Your Back Say?

4/19/2017

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A low back MRI can help out a great deal with understanding if there is anything wrong with the anatomical structures (like a fracture, spinal cord damage, or even cancer).

Once major diagnoses are cleared, scary words like "degeneration" and "disk bulge" may appear on the MRI report  It is important to realize that these findings are very common in people without any pain.

A few smart researchers performed a study and looked at low back imaging of over 3,000 asymptomatic people of all ages and found some pretty amazing information.  See a nice chart of their finding below:
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The study's abstract says it best:

"The prevalence of disk degeneration in asymptomatic individuals increased from 37% of 20-year-old individuals to 96% of 80-year-old individuals. Disk bulge prevalence increased from 30% of those 20 years of age to 84% of those 80 years of age."

Imaging findings of spine degeneration are present in high proportions of asymptomatic individuals, increasing with age. Many imaging-based degenerative features are likely part of normal aging and unassociated with pain. These imaging findings must be interpreted in the context of the patient’s clinical condition."

​Bottom line:  Just because your MRI says there is spine degeneration, don't fret!  It's part of the normal aging process.  If you have back pain, skilled physical therapy can help get you moving pain-free!

Let us know if you have any questions! dominick@sanramonvalleypt.com


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SRVPT Representing at the Oakland Marathon!

4/3/2017

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On April 2nd, Oakland had their annual Running Festival and some of the staff at San Ramon Valley Physical Therapy got out and participated.

The center four, Drew (aide), Jessica (therapist), Dominick (therapist), and Claire (aide), ran the team relay in 3:57:39 and finished 37th out of 157 teams.  Not bad!

Laurel (aide), far left, ran the half marathon in 1:58:19 and Maureen (therapist), far right, also ran the half in 1:38:01, averaging a 7:28 mile, finishing 24th out of 1371 women! Great job ladies!
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