Back Pain? What to Look For in a Physical Therapist & What Dry Needling Feels Like | Dr. Clark Beck

Woke up with a stuck neck, or back pain that won't quit? In this episode of Top Providers, Joe Brown talks with Dr. Clark Beck, a Doctor of Physical Therapy at To The Point Physical Therapy in Centerville, Utah, who works one-on-one with active adults across Davis County. Dr. Beck covers: What to look for in a physical therapist, and a red flag at a first visit The "pebble in your shoe" behind a lot of back and joint pain When back pain means the ER first, and when to start with a PT What the McKenzie Method's movement test looks for What dry needling feels like, who shouldn't get it, and how it differs from acupuncture When it's safe to get back to running, skiing or lifting One change for people who sit all day To The Point Physical Therapy · 40 East Pages Lane, Centerville, UT · Call or text (385) 489-4013 · tothepointphysicaltherapy.com Meet Dr. Beck on Top Providers: https://topproviders.com/providers/cl... Watch the episode page: https://topproviders.com/podcast/ep10... This episode is for general information and isn't a substitute for advice from your own doctor or physical therapist. If you've had a fall, crash or other trauma, go to the ER first. Chapters: 0:00 The stuck-neck morning 0:55 Welcome & meet Dr. Beck 1:39 What to look for in a physical therapist 2:41 Green flags and red flags 3:15 The pebble in your shoe 3:58 ER first, or a physical therapist? 4:43 The McKenzie movement test 5:38 Dr. Beck's own stuck neck 6:45 What dry needling feels like 8:13 Dry needling vs. acupuncture 8:53 Getting back to the trail and the gym 10:05 Sit all day? One change 10:48 What to know before you walk in 11:41 Wrap-up