Randee Pope PT, DPT

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• Plantar Fasciitis: Treatment and Therapy for Plantar Fasciitis

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• Occupational Therapy vs. Physical Therapy

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• Costochondritis Physical Therapy Exercises

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• What Causes Back Pain?

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