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Practical guidance from the First Rehabilitation team — recovery, movement, and living well in the Palm Beaches.
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Personal Training With a Therapist Who Knows Your Injury History
Why training with a team that treated your injury beats a clipboard at a big box gym, told through Newsmax anchor Shannon Cake's rotator cuff rehab.
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Pain 2 Power · October 2026Shannon Cake on 23 Emmys, a Torn Rotator Cuff and Working Out First Thing
Newsmax anchor Shannon Cake joins Dave and Mike on her start in consumer reporting, her father's interpreter story, and how she trains before a 4:30 AM news day.
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Physical Therapy · October 2026Physical Therapy and Rehab Services in North Palm Beach: What We Treat
You tweaked your back lifting a kayak onto the roof rack. Your shoulder has ached since you started playing pickleball four mornings a week. Your knee…
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Wellness · September 2026Strength Training After 60: Where to Start
Why sitting is the quiet risk as you age, and what a short daily movement habit plus supervised strength work do for fall risk and independence.
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Wellness · September 2026Your Gym Program After Physical Therapy Ends
What to do with your home exercises once physical therapy ends, and why an on-site wellness program exists to keep the progress you worked for.
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Pain 2 Power · September 2026They Were Gifted and Failing: Susan Mann on Processing Disorders
Susan Mann of Bright Minds Processing joins Dave and Mike on the auditory and visual processing disorders she says affect one in four kids, and the 16 week fix.
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Occupational Therapy · September 2026Post Stroke Occupational Therapy in North Palm Beach: What Recovery Involves
What occupational therapy after a stroke or brain injury actually covers, from dressing and cooking to cognitive rehab and getting back to work in Palm Beach County.
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Pain 2 Power · August 2026The Muscle Comes Off Too: Paul Joyce on GLP-1s and Peptides
Paul Joyce of New Life HRT joins Dave and Mike on peptides, GLP-1s and hormone therapy, why the weight takes muscle with it, and what six lab tests found.
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Physical Therapy · August 2026Partial vs Total Knee Replacement: The Option Most People Never Hear About
Many people who get a total knee could have had a partial. What separates the two, why partials are offered less often, and what rehab looks like after each.
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Occupational Therapy · August 2026PT or OT: Which One Do You Actually Need?
Physical therapy and occupational therapy overlap, but they are aiming at different things. How we decide, and what occupational therapy looks like in practice.
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Pain 2 Power · August 2026When Back Pain Is Really a Hip: Dr. Zach McVicker on Pain 2 Power
Hip surgeon Dr. Zach McVicker joins Dave and Mike on hip impingement, why it so often shows up as back pain, and when early surgery beats waiting.
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Physical Therapy · August 2026Hip Impingement: When Your Back Pain Is Coming From Your Hip
Groin pain and a stubborn low back often point at the hip. How we evaluate and treat hip impingement in North Palm Beach, and the exercises that come first.
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Shoulders & Arms · August 2026Total vs. Reverse Shoulder Replacement: How Surgeons Decide
A shoulder surgeon explains total vs. reverse shoulder replacement, why your rotator cuff decides which one you get, and how rehab shapes the result.
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Getting Started · July 2026What to Expect at Your First Physical Therapy Visit
Nervous about your first appointment? Here's exactly how the first hour goes at First Rehabilitation — no surprises, no jargon.
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Back & Spine · July 2026Five Morning Habits That Ease Back Pain
The first thirty minutes of your day set the tone for your spine. Small changes to how you wake, move, and sit can pay off all day long.
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Hand Therapy · June 2026Why Hand Therapy Is Its Own Specialty
Twenty-seven bones, over thirty muscles, and the finest motor control in the human body — here's why your hand deserves a certified specialist.
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Knees & Joints · July 2026Knee Pain: What to Try Before You Think About Surgery
An orthopedic surgeon joined our Pain 2 Power podcast to talk knees: what causes the pain, the home exercises that help, and why surgery comes last.
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Headaches & Neck · July 2026The Headache That Starts in Your Neck
Many stubborn, recurring headaches really start in the neck. Learn the signs, how physical therapy treats the driver, and when a headache needs a doctor first.
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Knees & Joints · July 2026Cartilage Transplants: Rebuilding a Knee Instead of Replacing It
A sports medicine surgeon explains cartilage transplants on our Pain 2 Power podcast: who they help, what recovery looks like, and why rehab decides it.
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