Health Blog Category: Fitness
Say Goodbye to Those Persistent Stress-Related Headaches
Stay Active By Incorporating These 5 Easy Steps into Your Lifestyle
With your busy life, it can be difficult to find time for physical activity. We all understand too well the lengthy to-do list that never seems to get completed. After a full day of work, running errands, making dinner, and still trying to find time to relax, it can be tough to try and force yourself to get out there and exercise. Fortunately, there are some helpful tricks and tips you can incorporate into your daily life that can help you stay motivated and active throughout the day – without taking up too much of your valuable time!
Read full blogRelieve Your Arthritis Pains with Physical Therapy Treatments
Relieve Your Lower Back Pain with These 3 Simple Steps
If you have been living with lower back pain, you know how limiting it can be. While it may seem simple to relieve the pain with prescription medications, our current opioid epidemic has left people in search of less harmful solutions. Fortunately, physical therapy can be that very solution.
A study published by BMC Health Services states that physical therapy has been known to prevent habit-forming dependencies on prescription medication and reduce the overall health cost that a patient will have to pay for pain relief.
Read full blogHow Does Nutrition Help Relieve Pain and Inflammation?
Are you living with chronic pain or inflammation? If so, there may be a simple solution for you: changing your eating habits. Proper nutrition can play an important role in managing your discomfort. Many people live with chronic pains every day, unaware that simply eating the right foods can actually help them find relief. Maintaining a healthy diet, in addition to frequent exercise and reduced stress, can help alleviate your inflammation and chronic pain.
Read full blogTreat Your Sciatica Today With Physical Therapy
Sciatica, also referred to as “lumbar radiculopathy” is a pain that typically radiates from the lower back. The sciatic nerve extends from the lumbar spine through the area of the buttocks, making it the largest nerve in the human body. When this nerve becomes irritated, pain ensues, and it is usually felt in the lumbar area and behind the thigh. The pain can also radiate to the lower limbs, making it difficult to bend or walk.
Read full blogPeople Who Exercise Together Stay Together…and Perform Better!
We always talk about the benefits of positive encouragement from a workout buddy and the benefits of socializing, but recent research actually shows the benefits may run much deeper. Exercising in groups not only strengthens social bonds, but strong social bonds actually improve your exercise performance!
A 2015 research study took groups of people and had them perform a group task after exercise together at low or moderate intensity. Moderate intensity exercising in the group environment actually improved cooperative behavior amongst the group.
Read full blogHow Long Should Physical Therapy Take?
How long will physical therapy take is a common question asked by many patients. The problem is, there is no easy answer to this question. Each person is different, and thus an individual’s rate of healing is also different. In some cases, it may take one person a week to complete a particular exercise, but with another person with the same injury, physical therapy maybe two to three weeks for that same exercise.
Read full blogTo Rest or Not to Rest?
To Rest or Not to Rest?
The old school mentality for initial recommendations after back injury described a period of bed rest for recovery time. This however, is no longer viewed as beneficial in the healing process as proven by current research. If there is no physical intervention, the muscles of the back can become weak from inactivity, delaying recovery time.
Advance Physical & Aquatic TherapyCurrent studies recommend gentle back stretching and continuing with current day to day activities with modifications to alleviate strain on the back region.
Read full blogSnow shoveling injuries
Provided by Advance Physical & Aquatic TherapyNow that winter has given us the first bouts of snow here in the Delaware Valley, here are some helpful tips on hefting the white stuff without wrecking your back and causing back pain.1. Avoid holding your breath
Optimize the function of your respiratory system and utilize the more efficient aerobic mechanism for supplying your muscles with energy. In addition, you may get lightheaded or feel a headache coming on if you hold your breath.