Health Blog Category: physical therapists
Got Hip & Knee Pain? Physical Therapy Can Help You Move With Ease Again
Are you experiencing debilitating hip or knee pain? If the answer is yes, then you know how much it can get in the way of your life. There are so many causes of hip and knee pain, from excess weight to sports injuries, advancing age to repetitive motion injuries.
Whatever the cause of your hip and/or knee pain, if you are experiencing it regularly you need to find a way to manage it.
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Relieve the Pain in Your Lower Back with These 3 Tips
Have you been living with lower back pain? If so, you are not alone. Dealing with back pain can be extremely uncomfortable and inconvenient.
Tons of people turn to prescription medication to manage their pain, but with opioid dependence on the rise, many of them are looking for a better option.
According to a study in the BMC Health Services medical journal, physical therapy can decrease dependency on pain medication while also reducing the out-of-pocket costs for patients.
Read full blogManaging Life Around Stress-Related Headaches? We Can Help
Stop Letting Your Headaches Control Your Life! Find Relief with Physical Therapy
Are you planning your daily life around persistent headaches? If so, you don’t have to live that way any longer. Stress headaches are no joke, and sometimes, a pill just doesn’t cut it when it comes to getting rid of one. According to Choose PT, “most headaches are harmless and resolve on their own, although severe headaches that recur frequently can affect your ability to do your daily activities and can reduce your quality of life.”
Tension headaches fall into this category, and involve the sensation of a “band of pressure” around your head, as well as tenderness and achy feelings.
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Discover the Plethora of Health Benefits with Stretching
Are you aware of the importance of stretching?
Stretching is an important part of your daily routine. If you don’t have a stretching regimen in place, you definitely need one! A good stretch is the perfect way to start your day no matter what age you are, or what your fitness level might be.
According to the Mayo Clinic, “stretching can increase flexibility and improve your joints’ range of motion, helping you move more freely, and ensuring that you have equal flexibility on both sides might help protect you from injury.”
The benefits of stretching are never ending, but here are 8 reasons why you should start doing it today.
Read full blogLiving with Painful Joints? Get Moving Comfortably with Physical Therapy
Improve Your Mobility and Relieve Your Pain!
Achy joints can be difficult to live with, and unfortunately many people experience this type of pain.
Let’s face it, your joints just aren’t treating you the way they used to. You might be dealing with the aftermath of an injury that has made it hard for you to get around the way you’re used to. Or maybe you’re just suffering from age-related arthritis, and everything is starting to hurt!
Read full blogArthritis Can be Difficult, But You Don’t Have to Live in Pain
Say Goodbye to the Pains that Control Your Life
Are you living with arthritis pain? If so, you’re not alone.
There are many important steps that people dealing with this condition can take to relieve their stiff and aching joints. Physical therapy is one of them! It’s a great way to create an effective plan to ease pain while remaining active.
According to the Arthritis Foundation, arthritis affects over 50 million people and is the leading cause of disability across America.
Read full blogHip and Knee Pain Getting You Down? We Can Help
Move with Ease Once Again!
Hip and knee pain can be difficult to live with. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, knee pain is a common condition resulting in 19.4 million pain-related visits to a physician’s office each year!
Are you struggling with debilitating or uncomfortable pain in your knees or hips? If so, physical therapy can help.
The knees and hips are important, complex areas of the body.
Read full blogLiving with Arthritis? Treat it the Natural and Safe Way
Pain Relief Doesn’t Have to be in the Form of Drugs!
Arthritis is one of the top causes for disability in America. If left untreated by a professional, patients suffering with arthritis can experience extremely painful symptoms for long periods of time.
If you are living with arthritis, you don’t have to opt for risky measures to find pain relief. It is fairly common for people who suffer with arthritis pain to resort to expensive surgery, steroid injections, and prescription medications to cope with their pain.
Read full blogLiving Life with Pain Management Drugs? You Don’t Have To!
Don’t Let Yourself Fall Victim to the Dangerous Path of Painkiller Drugs
If you have been living day-to-day with pain management drugs, it doesn’t have to be that way.
Do you suffer from acute or chronic pain that makes it hard for you to get the things done every day that you need to do?
Have you found yourself panicking when you run out of your prescription medication because otherwise, you have no way to manage your discomfort levels?
Read full blogBack Pain Could be Caused by a Herniated Disc – Physical Therapy Can Help You Find Relief
Discover if Your Pain is Caused by a Herniated Disc
A common cause of back pain is herniated discs – but physical therapy can help. It is estimated that 60% to 80% of people will experience some type of lower back pain during their lifetime. According to The National Institute of Health, “The highest prevalence [of herniated disc cases] is among people aged 30-50 years, with a male to female ratio of 2:1.
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