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Why Your Elbow Hurts When You Lift Weights (And How Physical Therapy Can Help)

Why Your Elbow Hurts When You Lift Weights (And How Physical Therapy Can Help)

Elbow pain isn’t always from the elbow. Photo by Sasun Bughdaryan on Unsplash

pain, physical therapy, treatmentDr. Paul KochoaApril 29, 2026PAR 5 Physical Therapyelbow, elbow pain, tennis elbow, golfers elbow, treatment

Low Back Pain After the Holidays: Why Workouts Make It Worse

Low Back Pain After the Holidays: Why Workouts Make It Worse

Don’t let your New Year Resolution wreck your back. Photo by Victor Freitas on Unsplash

body mechanics, fitness, exercise, health, pain, physical therapyDr. Paul KochoaJanuary 21, 2026PAR 5 Physical Therapyfitness, workout, exercise, pain, back pain

Navigating Back-to-College Pain-Free: Physical Therapy Tips for Students

Navigating Back-to-College Pain-Free: Physical Therapy Tips for Students

Back to College Safely and Pain-Free. Photo by Philippe Bout on Unsplash

posture, pain, body mechanicsPAR 5 PTSeptember 10, 2025PAR 5 Physical Therapyback to school, college, student, back, back pain, injury, injury prevention

Repetitive Strain Injuries: Why Your Daily Habits Might Be Holding You Back

Repetitive Strain Injuries: Why Your Daily Habits Might Be Holding You Back

Don’t wait for an RSI to stop you in your tracks… Photo by Tom Claes on Unsplash

health, pain, physical therapyPAR 5 PTAugust 20, 2025PAR 5 Physical Therapystrain, injury, repetitive strain injury

Back Pain: Key Strategies for Active Adults

Back Pain: Key Strategies for Active Adults

Back Pain: Key strategies for active adults.

exercise, body mechanics, health, pain, physical therapyPAR 5 PTJuly 31, 2024PAR 5 Physical Therapyback pain, back pain relief, back pain treatment

Pinched Nerve: What Is It And What Can I Do?

Pinched Nerve: What Is It And What Can I Do?

What is a pinched nerve and how can you treat it? Photo by camilo jimenez on Unsplash

pain, physical therapyDr. Paul KochoaApril 19, 2023PAR 5 Physical Therapynerve, pain

Take Charge of Your Low Back Pain and Focus on Recovery: Walk!

Take Charge of Your Low Back Pain and Focus on Recovery: Walk!

Take control of your stiff lower back.

exercise, health, pain, physical therapy, posture, treatmentPAR 5 PTJune 8, 2022PAR 5 Physical Therapyback pain relief, back pain, low back pain, low back, video

Awesome Advice About Ankles 🏃🏽‍♀️ 🦵🏽

Awesome Advice About Ankles 🏽‍♀️ 🦵🏽 Image by Shashi Chaturvedula @thephotographermom

pain, treatmentDr. Paul KochoaMay 4, 2022PAR 5 Physical Therapyankle, foot, feet, pain, stretching

Relieve Neck and Mid Back Pain...🪑 👨🏽‍💻

Relieve neck and mid-back pain with these tips! Image by Campaign Creators @campaign_creators

pain, postureDr. Paul KochoaApril 27, 2022PAR 5 Physical Therapyneck pain, neck, posture., stretching

You might not need that surgery after all

You might not need that surgery after all

You may not need that joint surgery after all. photo by https://unsplash.com/@nci

pain, physical therapy, treatmentDr. Paul KochoaJanuary 14, 2022PAR 5 Physical Therapysurgery, pain, physical therapy