Author: Richard Brickman, DPT
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Parkinson’s Disease Explained Simply: What’s Happening in the Brain and How In-Home LSVT-BIG Therapy in Southeastern Massachusetts Can Help You Fight Back
There are few things as frightening as a serious health diagnosis — especially one that changes how you move, speak, and live every day. Whether it’s happening to you or someone you love, the questions hit hard: What is this? Will I lose my independence? How will this affect my family? Can I still do…
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Understanding Vestibular Disorders: How Physical Therapy Can Help
When most people think of physical therapy, they usually picture someone recovering from back pain, a sprained muscle, or surgery. While these are all common reasons to see a physical therapist, there’s another important area of care that’s often overlooked: vestibular disorders. What Are Vestibular Disorders? Vestibular disorders affect the body’s balance and equilibrium system—the…
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What Your MRI Really Means: Understanding Imaging and Pain
If you’ve ever had an MRI, CT scan, or X-ray for a musculoskeletal issue, you might have come away with more questions than answers — or worse, some new fears. Let’s clear things up. We Live in a Medical Marvel — But It Has Its Limits We live in an era of incredible medical innovation.…
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Is This Making It Worse? How to Tell If a Movement Is Helping or Hurting
Every day in my physical therapy practice, I work with people who are in pain — and naturally, they ask a common and important question: “Am I making this worse?” Today, I want to share a simple but powerful tool that can help you answer that question on your own — especially if you’re trying…
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What Posture Has to Do with Your Pain (And How to Check It Yourself)
Today I want to offer a helpful perspective on something that comes up a lot in my work with clients dealing with pain: posture. But not in the “sit up straight or else” kind of way. Instead, let’s talk about what posture really means, why it matters, and how it might be connected to the…
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Dealing with Back Pain? Here’s What You Need to Know
If you’re dealing with a flare-up of back pain and starting to spiral after searching online — take a breath. You’re not alone, and more importantly: you’re almost certainly going to be okay. While no blog post can substitute for an in-person evaluation with a qualified healthcare provider, I want to share some key information…
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Does Physical Therapy Even Work? … or: How to Finally Take Your Rehab Seriously
Let’s be honest — you’ve probably wondered: “Come on… does PT actually work?” It’s a fair question. Someone — your doctor, your chiropractor, your spouse, your know-it-all Uncle Steve — told you to go see a PT. Easy for them to say. You’re the one who has to miss work, find a sitter, and shell…
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What Does a Physical Therapist Actually Do?
If you’ve heard someone say, “You should see a PT,” your first thought might have been:“What do physical therapists even do?” Fair question. As a PT myself, I’ve come to realize that even though many people know the title, they don’t actually understand what physical therapy is — or how it could help them. That’s…