John Connors PT, MDT ART
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Hammer Toe: What Causes It and How It’s Treated
Have you ever slipped on your favorite pair of shoes only to feel an unexpected pinch or pressure in your toes? Or maybe a simple walk around the block leaves you dealing with discomfort that seems out of proportion to the activity. For many people, these everyday...
Can Physical Therapy Prevent the Need for Spine Surgery?
The mere mention of “spine surgery” is often enough to send a shiver down anyone’s back. The fact that you would be undergoing an invasive procedure on such a vital part of your body is intimidating enough, but it also conjures up worries about long recovery times,...
When Is Surgery Recommended for Bunions?
Bunions often start as a small bump at the base of the big toe. At first, it may seem like a minor cosmetic concern or occasional annoyance when wearing tighter shoes. Over time, however, that bump can become increasingly painful, swollen, and inflamed. While many...
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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.