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Stiff Upper Back: Cause and Possible Exercises. A stiff upper back can be a frustrating and painful experience for many people. The upper back, which includes the thoracic spine, is responsible for stabilizing and supporting the body in various movements. Poor posture, lack of movement, and stress can all contribute to upper back stiffness. In this article, Physical Therapy Advantage aims to provide common causes of stiff upper backs and how they can be alleviated through targeted exercises....

Read the transcript for this video:. Good morning and welcome to your Weekly Cup of Joe. My name is Joe King. I'm the owner of Physical Therapy Advantage in North Aurora. And today we are on our third and final series piece on Gardening tips. First one we talked about using a bench or a cart, kneeling using pads; whatever it might be to help ease some of the pressure and be in better positioning so you can garden for a little longer period of time. Last week we talked about, if you were going...

Read the transcript for this video:. Good morning and welcome to your Weekly Cup of Joe. My name is Joe King. I'm the owner of Physical Therapy Advantage in North Aurora, and we are here for our second part of a three-part series on Gardening tips. We talked last week about kneeling and using a bench or pads or using some sort of pull cart that can turn into a bench, whatever it is to take a little stress off your low back and be in a better position, and maybe take stress off your hips and k...

Stem Cell Therapy for Back Pain. Stem cell therapy is an emerging field of medical treatment that has shown promise in treating a variety of ailments, including chronic back pain. If you are looking for regeneration stem cell therapy in Aurora, then this guide is for you. The procedure involves injecting stem cells into the area of the injury, which are then able to differentiate and regenerate damaged tissue. The use of stem cells in treating back pain is particularly promising because it t...

Read the transcript for this video:. Good morning. My name is Joe King, owner of Physical Therapy Advantage and welcome to your Weekly Cup of Joe. This week on our Cup of Joe, we are going to talk about Gardening tips. We're going to do a three-part series and it's the start of spring, can't really believe it even though the weather's maybe not quite there, but it's probably pretty typical here in the Chicagoland area. So we've got a lot of clients in the clinic, big gardeners, they're gettin...