November 9, 2017 It has been barely a week since my first physical therapy appointment with Carole. I have been doing my neck exercises as assigned and I did log on to the place where I could see video clips of the exercises. I found that to be helpful. Carole had me sit on the…
Category: physical therapy
Physical Therapy, Oakland #1
November 3, 2017 I’m waiting in Oakland Kaiser for my first individual appointment with a physical therapist. I’m definitely in pain and seeking relief. Soon a young woman appeared at the door of the clinic and called my name. I would later learn that her name is Carole. She was definitely a Millennial! But she…
Phone appointment with physical therapist
October 26, 2017, 10:15 a.m. The phone appointment with a physical therapist was scheduled for the next day. He identified himself as Aaron Hopkins, and I wondered if he was the same man that had conducted the Neck Pain Class. But I didn’t ask. I also failed to ask him about the TENS unit (for…
Exploring the Possibility of TENS
As the days passed and I was not able to find any pain relief, I wondered about a TENS unit and emailed Dr. Chan. She responded: ANGELA LAI CHAN MD 10/25/2017 02:01 PM RE: Pain Relief for Chronic Neck Pain Dear Jackie Thank you for your email and taking time to follow up with me….
Neck Pain Class
October 12, 2017, 10:45 a.m. Well, this was in the Physical Therapy Department, but not with an individual physical therapist. The room looked vaguely familiar. I would remember later that I had been to a neck pain class after that accident several years ago when our van got sideswiped by a non-insured driver as we…
Dr. Chan’s First Referrals
After that “memorable” appointment with Dr. Chan, when she told me I was too old to have any pain medication, I emailed her that I was still having neck pain and thought maybe I should have a referral to Physical Therapy. This was her response: ANGELA LAI CHAN MD 09/25/2017 11:23 AM RE: Follow up…