Everyone has to deal with stress from time to time. We can get stressed waiting in traffic, dealing with work, managing family needs, and contending with other situations. For most people, stress is a manageable, if unpleasant, part of daily life. But, if you live with a chronic pain condition,...
For patients with chronic pain, sleep can pose unique challenges. In fact, more than half of pain patients describe problems with sleep, most commonly insomnia. It makes sense that aches and pains may keep you up at night. However, you should know that getting regular, high-quality sleep is an essential...
Day-to-day life can present unexpected challenges. The stresses and strains of everyday life can take a toll on your body and leave you feeling tense, tired, and in pain. If you find your quality of life being negatively impacted by these symptoms, you may be able to benefit from myofascial...
You might be in pain due to an accident, injury, or recent surgery. Or, you might suffer from a chronic pain condition that leaves you unable to get around and live your life the way you want to. Don’t let your life shrink due to pain. With physical therapy or...
Inflammation occurs when your immune system becomes activated. Short-term inflammation is usually a good thing, because it’s part of the healing process, and it helps fight off infection. However, if you have a chronic condition, such arthritis or lupus, this can lead to continuous inflammation, which can cause joint pain,...
Do you live with chronic pain? Does pain keep you up at night or affect the way you live during the day? Trigger point injections might be the transformative treatment option you’ve been looking for to keep your chronic pain condition under control. In this blog, the experienced and compassionate...
At RehabOne Medical Group, our team provides comprehensive chiropractic care to patients dealing with a wide range of adverse experiences, from aches and pains to traumatic injuries to chronic illnesses. The aim of chiropractic care is to improve the functioning of the musculoskeletal system by realigning the spine and countering...
COVID-19 is a disease that’s caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which first started appearing in China in December of 2019. This highly contagious disease spreads through respiratory droplets. Even people with no symptoms can carry and spread COVID-19, and both humans and animals can contract the disease. Now, as...
Stress doesn't just put strain on your mental health. Chronic stress can negatively impact your whole body. To maintain your wellness and resilience, it's important to learn how to effectively manage stress. You might not be able to change the situations causing stress, but you can change how you react...
Yoga's roots are ancient, reaching back thousands of years. Today, people around the globe use yoga to relax, get in shape, or help relieve symptoms of chronic pain. Studies show that yoga can effectively relieve pain associated with chronic conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia, without the need for...
A headache might bother you after a tense day or after a restless night. However, for the many people who suffer from chronic migraines, headaches can become a more serious, regular concern. Migraine headaches aren't exactly the same as tension headaches, which are occasionally experienced by just about everyone. If...
When you have a pinched nerve, you can experience persistent symptoms, including pain, muscle weakness, and “pins and needles” sensations. Chiropractic care may be able to noninvasively treat what’s causing your symptoms and restore you to full strength and range of motion. The experienced team at RehabOne Medical Group offers...
Botox® injections are most famous for helping erase lines, wrinkles, and other visible signs of aging. However, at RehabOne Medical Group, with locations in Los Gatos, San Jose, Gilroy, and Salinas, California, our care team uses Botox to effectively treat patients with chronic pain and migraine issues. Here's what you...
Do you have leg pain? At RehabOne Medical Group of Los Gatos, San Jose, Gilroy, and Salinas, California, our experienced team can help, no matter if you get periodic cramps or suffer from a steady ache. Leg pain can have a number of causes, and the first step to...
For many people, their quality of life is lessened by chronic pain. You may have been in pain for years or have recently been injured. At RehabOne Medical Group, we participate in a specially designed functional restoration program for workers’ compensation patients. With functional restoration, you can stay active and...
Did you know that yoga is more than 5,000 years old? It’s more than just a workout or something that can help you stay in shape. In addition to helping you tone your muscles, burn calories, and improve your flexibility, yoga can help your mental well-being. At RehabOne Medical Group,...
Millions of American adults are living with pain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as many as 50 million adults (roughly 20% of the population) live with some form of chronic pain. Over 10 million people live with “high impact” chronic pain, which lasts for more...
When you have chronic pain from an injury or underlying medical condition, you may be using medications to minimize the pain and keep it under control. For many, opioids are part of your treatment plan. If you’re looking for a solution to decrease your reliance on opioids and avoid the...
The effect that pain can have on your mental health is an area that researchers are paying closer attention to given the high rate of crossover. In fact, 30-50% of people with chronic pain develop problems with anxiety or depression. At RehabOne Medical Group, our team of compassionate and experienced...
Fifteen or more headache days each month with migraine pain that lasts four hours or more could mean you suffer from chronic migraines. Even suffering episodic migraines, with 14 or fewer headache days a month, is still too may days to let symptoms interrupt your life. Here at RehabOne, with...
In the beginning, Edna had isolated herself so much she was afraid to start the program, afraid to participate in the classes throughout the day, and even afraid to socially join the group. She explained that when she first got to our FRP program she had no idea that aside from sleep and medication, there...
Vitamin D treatment can decrease knee osteoarthritis pain! In a recent study, 107 knee OA patients with vitamin D deficiency (25-hydroxy-vitamin D ≤ 20 ng/ml) were randomized to receive oral vitamin D or placebo. Results at 12 months showed a statistically significant clinical benefit to vitamin D treatment in patients with knee...
The work of first responders can be risky and at times, difficult. They are expected to function well in situations that most people would find overwhelming, and to do so repeatedly, and consistently. When they suffer injury, either to their psyche or to their bodies, it is critical for health...
Your Focus Determines Your Reality” The Concept of Mindfulness and its Benefits for Your Health When I started to think about the most appropriate way to describe the concept of mindfulness, the first scene of the Star Wars, episode one, springs to mind. (George Lucas, the director of the film...
Mindfulness techniques, such as meditation, have been a part of human culture for thousands of years. We have known for just as long, that acts of prayer and meditation makes us feel better in the moment, as well as help us to feel more connected and centered to face our...
January 2016RehabOne’s clinical pathways are based upon research and proven outcomes. Our functional restoration programs are appropriate for patients that are enduring chronic pain. These programs are designed to restore individuals to an improved level of function by utilizing exercise, behavioral changes and education. Read more in our January newsletter.
There are various types of headaches and pain disorders that occur in the craniofacial area. Migraine headaches have been linked to compression, irritation, or entrapment of peripheral nerves in the head and neck at muscular, fascial, and vascular sites. When the compression is significant, this can lead to chronic daily...
Do you know someone who is experiencing sore or tight muscles and looking for an inexpensive therapeutic tool? Foam rollers may be beneficial. A foam roller is simply a cylindrical piece of extruded hard-celled foam. They usually come in one-foot or three-foot lengths. One of the variations is the half...
Acupuncture can be used for a variety of conditions. It is most commonly used for pain management. Acupuncture involves the insertion of very fine needles into various points throughout the body. This creates a regulatory response to our central nervous system. It also releases pain blocking chemicals and increases blood...
When chronic migraine headaches are not adequately controlled with oral medications or patients have side effects with oral medications used for migraine headaches, I have found that preventative treatment with Botox injections form an important part of a Chronic Migraine treatment plan. Onabotulinum toxin A (Botox) injections are FDA approved...
RehabOne’s physician-based clinical team specializes in the best conservative treatment of pain-related conditions and injuries. With over 50 years of combined experience, we deliver a coordinated, team approach to rehabilitation. We treat the whole person and not just the problem. With our extensive and diverse specialties, we create custom treatment...
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was established as a specialty in 1936. PM&R physicians evaluate and treat injuries, illnesses, and disability, and are experts in designing comprehensive, patient-centered treatment plans. Physiatrists utilize cutting-edge as well as time-tested treatments to maximize function and quality of life. Read more about RehabOne in our January...
The importance of the patient to feel connected, with their health care professional, is essential for any medical treatment. Communication is key for this connection and when there is a language barrier, this connection is challenging to establish. In addition, the process of sharing emotions is in itself a difficult process, particularly when...
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has gained a lot of attention over the last few years because of the number of soldiers who return from Iraq diagnosed with PTSD. It may be surprising to know that PTSD may occur in civilian populations as well and is sometimes present after motor vehicle accidents,...
For pain patients, the distraction of pain creates a scenario of compensatory movement patterns. Patients develop incorrect movement habits to avoid pain and keep moving through their daily life. Unfortunately, these habitual movements and poor body mechanics contribute to continued recurrent pain and flare-ups. With the challenge of physical injury and...
If you are looking for an efficient way to get a great workout into a busy schedule, consider Kettlebells. You can multitask with kettlebells and strengthen your major muscle groups, improve your posture, endurance, and core stability, while getting a fantastic cardio workout. All in 30 minutes or less! At...
Pain is the number one reason why Americans now are seeking out complementary and alternative medicine such as acupuncture.[1] But is acupuncture really effective for pain? Some meta-analyses of randomized-controlled clinical trials of acupuncture have supported its efficacy.[2], [3] However, it is still controversial whether the effect of real acupuncture is more than...
At RehabOne Medical Group, we treat people at all stages of disease and in all phases of outpatient rehabilitation. There are many patients that suffer with varied levels of ongoing inflammation and pain that limit their function and decrease their overall wellness. As healthcare providers, it is our responsibility to...
Attorneys are asking California treating and medical legal physician evaluators to consider an injured workers functional status including loss of capacity and return to work ability. Many systems exist and some are either too complicated, difficult to interpret or unscientific. September Newsletter
Pain is a personal experience and living with pain everyday is hard. It’s normal to feel uncomfortable, to feel tense, and to find yourself distracted from day to day chores by the pain. Living in a chronic state of tension can be exhausting in and of itself. Not sleeping, having...
Functional restoration programs (FRPs) have existed for decades. Historically, such programs were considered as a last resort after patients had failed conventional medical and/or surgical treatment. Fortunately, national and international evidenced-based guidelines support participation in FRPs when lower levels of treatment have not yielded good outcomes, when barriers to improvement...
Most health care professionals working with people suffering from chronic pain know that helping the person become aware that their pain condition is a chronic one, and to accept that fact, is a key part of the process of restoring function. It is a difficult thing to do for many...
Last month we touched on the influence of social media on healthcare. With the growing popularity of social media and technology information, an important issue for us to ponder, involves possible issues with patients having online access to healthcare information. In the “internet age,” patients have easy access to on-line...
Social Media has become an integral way of life for the general population with the rising popularity of Facebook, Twitter, personal web pages, blogs and professional networking sites such as LinkedIn. As healthcare providers, we are pressured to “get with the times.” November Newsletter
Today, most Americans consume more calories than they actually need. Many of the foods they choose are also high in unfavorable ingredients, such as saturated fats, sugar and salt. A diet high in calories and concentrated fats not only makes us more prone to obesity, but may actually increase the...
Sleep disturbance is one of the most common complaints for people living with chronic pain. A national Sleep Foundation study found that two thirds of respondents living with chronic pain reported difficulty sleeping. In the case of severe, unremitting chronic pain that has a sustained and negative impact on function...
Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are a digital version of the paper charts which contains the medical and treatment history of patients in the medical office. This information is generally limited to use within the practice, and does not allow for in-depth data analysis. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) include a systematic collection of electronic...
