John Connors PT, MDT ART
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How Long Does a Spinal Injury Take to Heal?
Spinal cord injuries are among the most serious and life-altering injuries a person can sustain. The spinal cord, a complex bundle of nerves, is the primary pathway for communication between the brain and the rest of the body. When it’s damaged, a patient could be...
How Compression Therapy Supports Vascular Health
People who suffer from varicose veins, chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), and other related health conditions know that their symptoms involve more than just cosmetic concerns. They also frequently cause pain, swelling, and more serious health problems. For these...
Understanding and Preventing Text Neck
Our smartphones, tablets, and laptops have connected us to the world in ways that we could never have imagined. We carry our offices, our social lives, and our entertainment with us everywhere we go. But this constant connectivity often comes with a trade-off, one...
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John graduated from Temple University in 1990 and began work at JFK Medical Center in New Jersey rotating through the acute care, inpatient, outpatient, nursing home and brain trauma services. In 1994, he returned to Pennsylvania and worked in NovaCare Outpatient Rehabilitation centers until 2003 when he joined the Premier staff in Folsom, PA. He is McKenzie trained in spinal and extremity treatment and certified in Manual Diagnosis and Treatment. He is certified in Active Release Techniques (ART) of the spine and extremities.
Other training includes Mulligan Manual Therapy, McConnell taping, Positional Release, Vestibular Rehabilitation and Shirley Sahrmann diagnosis and treatment of muscle imbalances and regional pain syndromes. John has performed Functional Capacity Evaluations since 1994. Over the years John has worked with a wide variety of patient populations from Pediatric to Geriatric on diverse diagnoses.