Author: Dr. AC Rothgerber

There is physical therapy for fibromyalgia.  As a physical therapist, my patients spend much more time with me than they do their physician.  They often pose questions about their conditions – including fibromyalgia. I don’t usually treat patients specifically for their fibromyalgia but I do treat many patients with fibromyalgia.  It is a diagnosis that […]

This was a question from my husband.  He needed some exercises for frozen shoulder because I figured out his shoulder pain and stiffness was from adhesive capsulitis.  This condition is also known as frozen shoulder. He was having quite a bit of pain that had been gradually building and then his shoulder began to get […]

This is a question that I get from many of my patients.  There are several options fore cervicogenic headache treatment at home.  First, let’s review the basics of cervicogenic headaches.   A cervicogenic headache is a headache that originates in the cervical spine and refers pain into the head.  The cervical spine is the part […]

There are some things to avoid with degenerative disc disease.  However, know that degenerative disc disease is very common.  I have seen a lot of MRI reports on the low back.  If the patient is over 40 years old, there is a good chance that I am going to see degenerative disc disease or DDD […]

So, my sister-in-law asked me a few months ago what she should do for her low back pain.  She did not know if it was muscular or vertebrogenic low back pain.  This means that it is either from the muscles or the spine.  She said that she had already been resting in bed for the […]

I would love to tell you how to cure plantar fasciitis in one week.  However, it is not actually possible.  Good news though!  It can get a lot better in one week with proper treatment.  In fact, I plan to give it a try.  I have had plantar fasciitis in my right foot for four […]

,So I recently had a patient whom I had seen years before for a different injury.  She came in with shoulder pain that began about 2 years ago.  The pain was on the outside are of the shoulder and had symptoms consistent with rotator cuff irritation.  She want some rotator cuff exercises to help her […]

This is a question that I received from my husband who sprained his ankle his freshmen year in college.  My husband is now 51 and still has soreness in the ankle especially after running on grass or trails (surfaces that are uneven).  He was helping coach our kids’ cross-country team and at one point had me […]