September 17, 2018 Unfortunately, I was unable to keep up with the momentum I had established after my last physical therapy session, when Francis, at my request, mandated that I walk a minimum of 3 times a week. We had a wonderful time walking at Pacifica Pier on August 11 and my enthusiasm lasted about…
Category: physical therapy
Appointment with New PCP
August 23, 2018, 2:45 p.m. I liked it that my appointment with my new PCP was only 2 miles away from home (instead of 10+ miles to Alameda). I did not like it that there is no wi-fi or cell phone coverage inside the Kaiser building. I checked in a half hour early, anticipating that…
Follow up with Francis
March 23, 2018, 11:30 a.m. Today was a follow-up appointment with Francis, the physical therapist from the Pain Clinic. Once again, he spent a full hour with me. The first thing he said was to confirm his approval of the inflatable neck traction device I had sent him a link to and which is available…
Pain Management: My Review
March 17, 2018 I have completed the 3-day-a-week 5-week outpatient Pain Management program at Kaiser. The facilitators all made it clear from Day 1 that this is not a pain relief program but a pain management! And they were right. We were not allowed to talk specifically about our pain nor about medications. I posted…
Office Visit with Francis, Physical Therapist
February 5, 2018, 9:00 a.m. Francis was prompt at 9:00 a.m. And I was ready. He spent a full hour with me, starting with a general overview of my current pain history. He was very thorough and professional and very holistic, asking me about other facets of my life, besides mobility, such as social and…
Things I’ve tried and things I haven’t tried
January 28, 2018, 1:55 p.m. These are the thoughts that come to mind today as I think about what I have been doing over the past year to relieve what was first discomfort in my neck and then became painful enough to interfere with my normal, everyday life. These things that I’ve listed here are…
acupressure, acupuncture, anti-inflammatory, aroma therapy, biofeedback, CBD/THC, codeine, cold, ergonomics, essential oils, Flexeril, gabapentin, heat, kratom, medical cannabis, meditation, mindful breathing, NSAIDs, Pain Management Program, physical therapy, pillow, prednisone, reflexology, reiki, shiatsu massager, spinal decompression, tapping (EFT), TENS unit, traction Pain Management Program at Union City
At my last physical therapy session (December 7) in Oakland, my therapist recommended the Kaiser Pain Management program. She sent her recommendation to Dr. Chan and I requested Dr. Chan, as well, for a referral to Pain Management. Instead, she referred me to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. So I saw Dr. Sumetanon in Union City…
P.S. from Carole
CAROLE SPRADLING PT 12/11/2017 09:26 AM chronic pain referral Hi Jackie, Just wanted to let you know that I just sent a message to your physician. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, regarding your home exercises or otherwise. Keep me updated, you are in my thoughts. And if you are interested in…
Physical Therapy, Oakland #4
December 7, 2017 I really am in a lot of pain now. Although I haven’t had a migraine since November 23, the neck pain has gotten progressively worse. I can’t do any of the assigned neck exercises now, except the one with the towel. I’m feeling very depressed, like I will never ever get better…
Physical Therapy, Oakland #3
November 24, 2017 (Day after Thanksgiving) Today, the Friday after Thanksgiving, was a hard day. On November 14, I started using CBD and THCA tinctures full-plant extract in MCT oil. I still had a few migraines, and it was not doing anything for my chronic neck pain. I had had some time to do some…