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		<title>Trigger Point Dry Needling- FAQ</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Trigger Point Dry Needling? – Trigger Point Dry Needling (TDN) is a treatment technique that utilizes thin, solid filament needles to deactivate and desensitize trigger points in muscles.  Myofascial trigger points are knots in muscles that can contribute to pain, decreased flexibility and decreased muscle function.  TDN is an effective and efficient method [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Effective Conservative Treatment for Chronic Headaches</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Headaches are one of the most common reasons that people see their primary care physician and they account for 20% of outpatient visits to neurologists.  Many have sought numerous different treatment approaches, have accepted that their headaches are a fact of life, and have become dependent on medications for relief.]]></description>
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		<title>Kinesiotaping Works!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamer Issa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you watched the 2008 Olympics in Beijing China, chances are that you noticed the intricate patterns of taping that adorned some of the athletes, especially the volleyball players.  The taping technique used is unique, in that it allows one to remain active with a muscle injury.]]></description>
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		<title>New Report Concludes Physical Therapy is Effective for Management of Low-Back Pain; a &#8220;Cornerstone&#8221; of Non-Surgical Treatment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamer Issa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new review article published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons should help convince many patients with low back pain to consider physical therapy as a first line of treatment for their condition, according to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). ]]></description>
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		<title>Is it Possible to Move Better and With Less Pain After an Injury?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamer Issa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a matter of fact, a lot of patients who have had an injury still experience pain and stiffness with certain movements and activities even after completion of conventional physical therapy.   This limitation makes it difficult for patients to fully return to activities they were able to perform and enjoy before their injury.]]></description>
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		<title>Over-treating Chronic Back Pain: A US Healthcare Failure</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamer Issa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indeed, the reoperation rates for low back pain have increased, not improved. The authors conclude that "prescribing yet more imaging, opioids, injections, and operations is not likely to improve outcomes for patients with chronic back pain."]]></description>
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		<title>Manual Physical Therapy and Exercise Proven a Better Alternative for Neck and Arm Pain Sufferers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamer Issa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neck pain is one of the top 10 reasons for a patient to visit a doctor. The lead article in the most recent issue of Spine reports on the results of a randomized clinical trial which demonstrated that patients who received manual physical therapy and exercise had twice the improvement in symptoms compared to the current guideline group.]]></description>
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		<title>Conservative Care is as Good as Surgery for Sciatica</title>
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		<comments>http://www.issapt.com/conservative-care-is-as-good-as-surgery-for-sciatica/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamer Issa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study published in the British Medical Journal1 reports that spinal surgery for patients with sciatica offers a short term benefit, but by 6 months that benefit disappears and no difference is seen between patients who had surgery and those receiving physical therapy.]]></description>
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