Physical Therapy and Acupuncture - Kept In the Family!

I am very excited to announce that my husband, Brian Kitzerow, DPT, is now working at Goodell PT in SW Portland and is accepting new patients!  We are very excited that he is working in an outpatient setting and that we can share referrals now.  I was so excited that I had to blog about it, and I can't wait to see what our collaborations bring for our patients.

With a strong background in biochemistry, a long history of physical activity including soccer, track & field and martial arts, he has the education and experience to excel in his work and I can tell you that he does.  He has a special interest in chronic and neuropathic pain and is enjoying working with ESD patients in particular - a specialty at Goodell.  ESD stands for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, an inherited connective tissue disorder, so if you know anyone with chronic pain, EDS, neuropathic pain or someone who has been in a car accident lately, please think of sending them his way with Rebecca's double thumbs up.

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I also have to share that I believe the combination of Acupuncture and Physical Therapy can be pretty amazing.  It can be difficult to commit to so much regular treatment, I understand that (from experience), but if you can commit to the time required to combine therapies, your results will be accelerated and longer lasting.

Acupuncture can straighten out your energetic system, decrease stress and pain, and re-habituate your body to a state of balance.  Physical Therapy will balance the body physically, improve strength and flexibility, and give you the tools you need to heal and continue your preferred activity level without incurring new injury.  Its a winning combination because the two approaches are just the right amount of different and complementary.

I feel like a personal testament to this powerful combination because while you may not think it to look at me, I've had a lot of injury in my life.  I've had tendonitis, bursitis, meniscus frays and tears, ACL tear and knee surgery, piriformis syndrome, dislocations, subluxations, back spasms and a motor vehicle accident.  I'm one of those people that dreads filling out new medical forms because there is never enough room for all my injuries on there and because the doctor usually gawks at my list.  

This long list, however, means I am very well acquainted with pain and pain treatments experientially and professionally, and I have no problem sharing that my best results have come from combining Acupuncture and Physical Therapy. That is why I am so excited to be able to refer patients to my husband in this setting because I know he is top notch and an excellent physical diagnostician.  That is also why I often recommend Physical Therapy - its effective, covered by insurance, and gives YOU tools that you can take home with you and apply to the way you use your body for years to come.

So with this note, please welcome my husband to the world of outpatient clinics, and if you have a physical therapy need or know someone who does think about sending them his way!

Until next time,
~Rebecca