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Check out our blogs on varying topics related to physical therapy, massage therapy, and boosting your athletic performance. We hope you’ll gain valuable insight into the human body and its ability to heal itself.
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Why Golfers Get Back Pain (and What the Swing Has to Do With It)
If you play enough golf, you've probably felt it at some point. Maybe it's a little tightness in your lower ...
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Tight Hips, Achy Back: What Golfers Should Fix Before the Season Starts
As February comes to an end in Little Rock, many golfers are thinking about getting back out on the course. ...
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The Four Buckets of Longevity
How do we find the proverbial "Fountain of Youth?” As human beings, we are made up of complex systems that ...
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Stronger Balance, Fewer Falls: How Physical Therapy Makes a Difference
A fall can happen in the blink of an eye – stepping off a curb, reaching for something overhead, or ...
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Neck Pain: Why It Happens and How Physical Therapy Helps
Neck pain often appears when you least expect it, like when you turn your head, sit at your computer, or ...
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Rotator Cuff Tendinitis Explained: A Common Cause of Shoulder Pain
Shoulder pain is one of the most common reasons people seek care, and rotator cuff tendinitis is often a contributing ...
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Stronger Swings, Fewer Aches: Golf-Focused PT for Back and Knee Pain
Golf should be relaxing, but ending a round with a sore back or aching knees can take the fun out ...
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The Often Overlooked Link Between TMJ Pain and Your Posture
If you’ve ever felt jaw pain after a long day at your desk or noticed a headache creeping in after ...
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Is It Your Sport or Your Body? Understanding Lower Body Injuries Across Activities
Knee aching after a jog? Ankle stiff after a game of pickleball? Or maybe your golf swing just doesn’t feel ...
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Pickleball Injuries: Why Feeling Better Isn’t the Same as Being Healed
Your guide to smart recovery, injury prevention, and the care your body really needs. Pain-Free Doesn’t Always Mean Problem-Free Pickleball ...
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From Dr. B: The Wellness Journey is Long-Term
I have fielded a question many times from my current patients that I wanted to write about. "Dr. Murphy, I ...
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What Can a Class IV Laser Do For You?
Let’s face it, our society is one of immediate gratification. If we can get it faster, we are all for ...
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The Silent Killer
When does a body problem rear its head? There are many examples of circumstances where the explanation for pain falls ...
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How to Manage TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint Disorder)
If you've ever felt pain or discomfort in your jaw, you might be dealing with a TMJ disorder. TMJ, or ...
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Why Choose Physical Therapy for Pain Management and Recovery?
If you’re dealing with chronic pain, recovering from an injury, or looking to improve mobility, physical therapy can be the ...
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Why Physical Therapists Are Now Offering Help for TMJ Disorders
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMJ) are increasingly recognized as a significant source of discomfort and pain for many individuals. Traditionally, treatment ...
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Understanding the Benefits of Physical Therapy for TMJ
Understanding the Benefits of Physical Therapy for TMJ Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) disorders can be a source of significant discomfort and ...
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The Role of Physical Therapy in Managing TMJ Disorders
The Role of Physical Therapy in Managing TMJ Disorders Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders can significantly impact your daily life, causing ...
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Understanding the Difference Between TMJ and TMD
Understanding the Difference Between TMJ and TMD At Pinnacle Physical Therapy, we often encounter patients confused about TMJ and TMD. ...
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How to Hit the Ball Farther by Increasing Core Strength
Core Strength and Club Head Speed How do the best players in the world hit the ball so far? One ...
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Buckets of Longevity: from Dr. Brian
Buckets of Longevity: from Dr. Brian As a physical therapist, most people come to see me when they are in ...
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Orthopedic Physical Therapy
Orthopedic Physical Therapy Orthopedic physical therapy is the specialty of evaluating the patient’s body and movements. As a physical therapist, ...
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Unlocking Peak Performance
The Benefits of Sports Massage Are you an athlete striving for peak performance, a fitness enthusiast looking to enhance your ...
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Balance and the Golf Swing
Balance and the Golf Swing The sport of golf is unique in that it involves one of the most complex ...
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Body Swing Connection
Body Swing Connection The marriage of the golf swing and our body's capabilities is akin to the differences in snowflakes. ...
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The Healing Touch: Exploring the Profound Benefits of Massage Therapy
In the hustle and bustle of modern life, finding moments of tranquility and relaxation has become a rarity. Enter massage ...
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Relaxation and Beyond: How Massage Therapy Can Help
Are you looking for a way to relax and rejuvenate your body in Little Rock? Massage therapy can be a ...
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Avoid Knee Pain Now!
As the weather begins to warm up, we all feel invigorated to be outside and active. For some of us, ...
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Who Does Not Want to Avoid Injury?
If I asked you, “Do you want to avoid having an injury that could severely affect your ability to do ...
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The Game of Golf Has Changed
The game of golf has changed. Athletes are coming to the sport with not only their diverse skill set but ...
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Hit the Ball Farther by Increasing Your Core Strength
How do the best players in the world hit the ball so far? One of the key components of that ...
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Physical Therapy Can Improve Your Golf Game
If you’re a golfer, you know the golf swing is a very complex movement that requires the body to have ...
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The Feet as Your Foundation
When you come in for an initial assessment, we take your blood pressure, your oxygen saturation, and your pulse. We’ll ...
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What Is Sciatica?
Sciatica is a condition where a person has radiating pain that goes down the leg often into the foot and ...
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A Physical Therapist’s Guide for Knee Pain Relief
As a Physical Therapist in Little Rock, Arkansas, I find that patients who have knee pain are highly motivated to ...
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Daily Routines Unraveled
The Coronavirus is turning our daily routines on their heads! From a physical therapist’s perspective this change comes with an ...
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Focus On the Prize
I have many patients come in to see me that are fixated on getting rid of their pain. I start ...
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Why Isn’t The Pain Going Away?
Did you ever think that your back pain may have something to do with your hips? Well, there is current ...
Read More What Are the Benefits of Telemedicine?
Is your gym closed down resulting in a dire need for movement? Are you stuck in your home afraid to ...
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Top 5 Excercises to Improving Knee Pain
With the cooler weather right around the corner, we all feel invigorated to be outside and active. For some of ...
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Your Guide to Knee Pain Relief
As a Physical Therapist, I find that patients who have knee pain are highly motivated to look for relief. Since ...
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Swing Flaws and Body Limitation Connections: The Dreaded Sway
My job as a level II TPI medical provider is to determine what limitations a golfer has in their body ...
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Frozen Shoulder Explained
When you hear the words frozen shoulder, you may think of the above, but you also know that this is ...
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Prevention Strategies for the Injured Swimmer
"Coach, I just did my thousand warm up and my shoulder is killing me, what should I do?" There are ...
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Dealing With Shoulder Issues And Want Relief Now?
Shoulder issues is one of the most commonly seen here at Pinnacle Physical Therapy. Because of that, Dr. Brian Murphy ...
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Balance and the Golf Swing
The sport of golf is very unique in that it involves one of the most complex movements of the human ...
Read More Lions and Tiger and KT Tape… Oh My!
The golf world was set ablaze again with the sight of Tiger Woods with Kinesiology Tape on his neck. HTTPS://FTW.USATODAY.COM/2018/07/TIGER-WOODS-KT-TAPE-NECK-STIFFNESS-REACTION ...
Read More Swing Flaws and Body Limitation Connections: Hanging Back Swing Pattern
The hanging back swing flaw happens when the player fails to shift their weight onto their lead leg during the ...
Read More Swing Flaws and Body Limitation Impairments: Over the Top
Over the Top This swing characteristic is very common in higher handicap golfers. This commonly occurs with overuse of the ...
Read More Swing Flaws and Body Limitation Characteristics: Reverse Spine Angle
The reverse spine angle swing flaw is evident when the player demonstrates a lean of their upper body toward the ...
Read More Swing Flaws and Body Limitations Connections: Flat Shoulder Plane
This swing flaw has to do with the alignment of the plane of the shoulders compared to a line drawn ...
Read More How Do I Hit the Ball Further? Work your Butt!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsRLqnef1Xo As a Titleist Performance Institute Medical Provider I get asked the question, “How do I improve my driving distance.” ...
Read More Office Work and What it Does to Your Game
You're the typical type A personality. You can literally sit at your desk and do work for hours at a ...
Read More Physical Therapy and the Golfing Athlete
As you can see from the above picture, the golf swing is a very complex movement that requires the body ...
Read More Low Back Pain in Golfers, A Regional Approach
Did you ever think that your back pain may have something to do with your hips? Well, there is current ...
Read More To Sit or to Stand, That is The Question!
When it comes to low back pain, we are told that sitting for too long is not good for our ...
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Herniated Disc Treatment
You have gone to see a doctor and you were told you have a herniated disc. What does that mean? ...
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Dealing with Back Pain
By Elizabeth Silverstein [LINK: https://hewandweld.com/] I’d never met a physical therapist before I ended up at Pinnacle Physical Therapy with ...
Read More Spinal Stenosis Treatment
You have seen a physician and they told you that you have the dreaded “Spinal Stenosis.” What exactly does that ...
Read More Non Invasive Sciatica Treatment
Sciatica is a condition where a person has radiating pain that goes down the leg often into the foot and ...
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What is causing my low back pain?
Doc, what is causing my low back pain? Does low back pain bring you in to see your doctor? I ...
Read More Doc, I Have Lower Back Pain, But I Think it Might be Cancer! Help!
In treating patients with low back pain, it is not uncommon for me to have them come in with a ...
Read More I Have Lower Back Pain, Now What?
When it comes to lower back pain, there is no shortage of providers you can go see. You can see ...
Read More For Lower Back Pain, Classification = Better Outcomes
Lower back pain treatment is more effective if we can correctly classify a patient and give them a specific intervention ...
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5 Things That You Should be Asking to Help You Choose The Best PT For You!
Physical therapy for many people has been a life saver. Patient’s are fearful because they are in pain and are ...
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Aging Gracefully: The Benefits of Resistance Training
As a physical therapist I see my job as not only to help people recover from surgery or injury, but ...
Read More Orthopedic Physical Therapy
Orthopedic physical therapy is the specialty practice of evaluating the patient’s body and its movements. As a physical therapist we ...
Read More Why choose Pinnacle Physical Therapy?
If you are suffering from pain after completing your daily activities, you likely have a lot of questions about what to do next. Fortunately, Pinnacle Physical Therapy in Little Rock offers a number of solutions to help patients with their pain.
Call our office today to schedule an appointment! One of our friendly staff members will assist you in scheduling a convenient time for your initial assessment.