WELLNESS | Injections or Therapy?
Daniel Kang talks with Dr. Dan Rhon about osteoarthritis and physical therapy.
In this episode, Daniel Kang meets with Dr. Dan Rhon to discuss arthritis and physical therapy. Is it better for patients with osteoarthritis to receive injections or to go through manual physical therapy? What are the common misconceptions when it comes to joint pain? How can therapists get past mental barriers with patients to achieve the greatest health outcomes?
Dr. Dan Rhon is a clinician and active health services researcher. He is a Primary Investigator for multiple trials at the Center for the Intrepid, Brooke Army Medical Center. He is an ORISE Research Fellow for the Physical Performance Service Line at the Office of the Surgeon General, and an Assistant professor at Baylor University.
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The host for this episode, Dr. Daniel Kang, joined George Fox’s Department of Physical Therapy as an assistant professor of physical therapy in 2013. Previously, he worked for nine years as owner and lead physical therapist of Kang Physical Therapy Inc. of Ventura, California. His teaching experience includes stints as an instructor of kinesiology at California State University of Channel Islands and as a teaching assistant of anatomy and physiology at Loma Linda University. He is in the process of earning a graduate certification of medical physiology with a specialization in cardiovascular/renal physiology and pathophysiology from the University of Florida. He holds a doctor of physical therapy degree (2004), a master’s degree in physical therapy (2002) and a bachelor’s degree in health science (2002), all from Loma Linda University.
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These podcasts are also all video recorded and on our YouTube channel! You can also visit our website at https://georgefox.edu/talks for more content like this.
