by Tim Nettina | Feb 5, 2025 | Pediatrics
Helping Kids Bounce Back: Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury in Children When your child experiences a traumatic brain injury (TBI), it can feel like everything has shifted—for them and your entire family. But with the right care and a strong support system, kids...
by Tim Nettina | Feb 3, 2025 | Fitness & Wellness
Pain vs. Soreness: How to Tell the Difference Whether you’ve just tried a new activity, overdid it in the garden, or woke up feeling stiff, discomfort in your body can happen to anyone — but how do you know if it’s normal soreness that will fade with time or...
by Tim Nettina | Nov 30, 2023 | Fitness & Wellness
Should I Get an MRI or X-Ray Before Starting Physical Therapy? While treating patients in the clinic, I am often asked, “how we can properly diagnose and treat without seeing an MRI or X-Ray first?” Although an MRI or X-Ray can be helpful when we are unsure what is...
by Tim Nettina | Nov 30, 2023 | Fitness & Wellness
The Benefits of Using a Cane After Surgery Each week I have the same discussion with a new patient–my own “Ground Hogs Day experience.” The conversation revolves around the use of a cane or walker after having surgery. “But I don’t need it, I won’t fall,” my patient...
by Tim Nettina | Nov 29, 2023 | Fitness & Wellness
Benefits and Drawbacks of Cortisone Injections It is easy to take for granted the ability to move and function without pain. When we experience pain, our first thoughts are, “How can I make this go away and FAST?” This is what leads many of my patient’s to the...