Hip, Knee Or Leg Pain & Finding The Source

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JOHNS CREEK PHYSICAL THERAPY

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“Spring Into Action With The Help Of Johns Creek PT! ” Hip, Knee Or Leg Pain & Finding The Source

The hip and knee joints are incredible marvels of the human body. At times they have towithstand up to 6 times the force of your body weight. The knee joint is the second most complicated joint in the body and has tomove inmany directions including forward, backward, side to side and rotation. These different movements are called accessorymotions and are needed for normal walking, running and bending. When you experience pain in or around the knee, you may have lost movement in these accessory motions. Prolonged sitting, injuries, arthritis and disease can affect accessorymotions. With every day use, tissues around the hip and knee joints tighten, leading to a gradual loss of motion. This causes a lot of pressure to build up on specific parts of these joints. When Your Motion is Lost When you lose the movement of your hip, knee or ankle joints, the muscles have to take on the strain. This is the common source of aches and pains experienced by millions of people. The physical therapy experts at Johns Creek Physical Therapy have years of training in examination of the mechanics of joints and tissues. Many people feel that medication will help solve their hip, knee or leg pain. While medication can

help to decrease inflammation and pain, it cannot address the cause of the problem. Most pain in the hip, thigh or knee comes from poor flexibility, strength or coordination. This happens for a variety of reasons, but takes the skill of our physical therapists to examine and find the root cause. Treating Leg Pain To determine the source of your leg pain our expert physical therapists examine your walking, squatting, joint movement, comparing the strength and mobility of the joints. A comprehensive treatment plan, including special hands-on techniques, is made to achieve the fastest pain relief and the longest lasting results. If you are suffering with hip, knee or leg pain, call us today to learnmore howwe can quickly relieve your pain and put a spring back in your step!

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Now Offering Our NEW Lightforce Therapy Laser IT’S HERE!

We’ve discovered the new pain killer....The Lightforce Therapy Laser. It’s wiping out pain fast! Most people have a 50% reduction in their pain on the FIRST visit. Deep Tissue Laser Therapy accelerates your body’s own natural healing process through photo-bio-stimulation. Laser therapy is effective in treating chronic conditions, acute conditions and post surgical pain. Laser therapy is a non- invasive technique to help reduce pain and inflammation. Laser therapy can be safely used as an adjunct or replacement for pharmaceutical drugs. This pain relief treatment is FDA cleared and enables patients to have an alternative to drugs and surgery. Laser therapy treatments last between 5 and 10 minutes depending on the condition being treated. Clinical benefits include: • Effective for difficult conditions (plantar fasciitis, tennis elbow, etc.) • Alternative to surgery

• Fast treatment times • Easy non-invasive treatment • Scientifically proven treatment • An adjunct to prescription drugs • A long-term pain management system

Johns Creek Physical Therapy is offering patients a FREE trial special offer! What are you waiting for? Call our office today if you would like to try a quick and effective method to relieve pain! Visit our website at johnscreekpt.com to see what other patients had to say about their experience with us under the “Testimonials” page.

Attention Hip, Knee & Leg Pain Sufferers!

a Do youhave hip, knee or legpain at the endof the day? a Do you need an alternative to surgery? a Do you take pain relievers multiple times a week? If you have answered “Yes” to any of the questions, we can help.

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Really made a difference with my hip and back pain! “I’ve been a patient of Marc’s for many years. He and his staff are always courteous and professional. The new laser therapy has really made a difference with my hip and back pain. I wouldn’t go anywhere else for physical therapy.” - Carolyn S.

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Johns Creek Physical Therapy Loves Giving Back!

If you’ve been a patient at our clinic b e f o r e , y o u ’ v e probably seen a Physical Therapy student or two doing a clinical rotation at our office. First and foremost, let me say “thank you” for allowing the students to work

People have told me openly that it is obvious I enjoy teaching and being a mentor to these therapy students. Indeed, I do enjoy teaching and feel it is something I’ve been called to do. We have just completed an eight week rotation with a student physical therapist assistant from Lanier Tech. Ryan Cook did an excellent job and we were pleased to be part of his clinical experience. We will be welcoming another student from Georgia State University in the months of June and July. If you have the opportunity to serve as a mentor or be part of a young person’s life in an influential way, I would encourage you to do so. In fact, I would even challenge you to find a way to be a part of your community and give something of yourself. Giving back or being a mentor takes effort and requires commitment. But, the reward is often much greater than the effort you give.

with you. Being a clinic instructor for a student is something I do on a regular basis. After having both good, and not so good experiences when I was a student, I enjoy trying to provide a good clinical experience for those students who are currently getting their physical therapy education. Providing this experience would not be possible without participation from patients like you.

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