Fight Back Against Chronic Pain: Let a Physical Therapist Help You
It’s important to lead a healthy, strong, and active lifestyle. If you suffer from a chronic pain condition, this kind of lifestyle is not always easy to have. If the very thought of going out and exercising with your aches and pains leaves you feeling uncomfortable or nervous, know that there is a simpler solution to gaining the active lifestyle you desire.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 1 in 5 people have chronic pain.
Read full blogGot 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.
Read full blogImprove Your Overall Health with These Easy 7 Steps!
Do you move every day? Doing so can increase your lifespan, improve your mood, help you maintain a healthy weight, increase your strength, flexibility, endurance, and balance, and help you manage chronic pain and other health conditions.
Regular physical activity is so important that our physical therapy team is always looking for tips to offer our patients that will help them get moving. Here are seven suggestions to keep in mind!
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Read full blog6 Benefits of Stretching Before and After Your Workout
Do you work out regularly? Working out on a regular basis is a great way to improve and maintain good health. It is critical to make sure you have a good stretching routine in place, however.
If you’re not stretching before and after your workout, however, you’re not really taking advantage of a complete workout routine. Stretching exercises are a staple of physical therapy for many reasons.
There are several specific benefits of stretching both before and after a workout.
Read full blogDon’t Let Stress-Related Headaches Control Your Day. Physical Therapy May Help
Headaches affect the lives of millions of people every year. There are several different kinds of headaches, including sinus headaches, hormone headaches, and migraines.
Did you know that different types of stress can also play a role in causing headaches? It’s unfortunate but true. In fact, stress-related headaches are considered one of the most common headaches that people have.
It’s important to understand how a stress headache differs from other types, the causes of these types of headaches, and how a physical therapist may be able to help.
Read full blogAches and Pains Keeping You From Enjoying Your Mornings? Physical Therapy Can Help!
Let’s face it, some of us just aren’t morning people. The reason for that varies — sometimes you just want a little extra shut-eye, and other times, it’s because morning presents aches and pains to you that you’d rather avoid.
Do you leap out of bed excited at the thought of experiencing another morning – or do you just lie there, afraid to move because of the pain you’re likely to feel?
Aches and pains are never welcome, and they can start your day off with low spirits when you’re forced to deal with them from your first waking moments.
Read full blog3 Ways Post-Surgical Rehab Can Aid In Your Recovery
Every year, our physical therapy team meets thousands of individuals recovering from surgery. Physical therapy is a safe, natural, and healthy way to aid your body in getting better after dealing with the stress that accompanies an operation.
Whether you’re undergoing a joint replacement, knee surgery, or some other procedure, we’re confident that working with a physical therapist can help you heal up and get back to your active lifestyle as efficiently and safely as possible.
Read full blog5 Ways to Stay Active While Working a Desk Job
Everyone needs to move during the day. Movement keeps our bodies healthy and our muscles strong. If you sit for the majority of your workday, it’s essential to find a way to get moving more frequently.
Regular movement will help mitigate the risks associated with excessive sedentary behavior (like back pain, obesity, and even heart disease), and it can also increase your productivity, mental focus, and job satisfaction.
Although it may be hard to admit at first, unfortunately, many people eventually realize that it’s the sedentary nature of their job that’s directly impacting their health and job performance.
Read full blog6 Things In Your Diet That May Be Causing You Pain
We are what we eat, plain and simple. There’s no argument about it! Some people eat to live, others live to eat – and still others are feeding their chronic aches and pains without even realizing it.
If your pain issues have gotten steadily worse, maybe you need to look at your nutritional choices. What are you putting in your grocery cart every week that may be causing you pain?
Eating too much and/or eating the wrong things can fire up your inflammatory responses and contribute to muscle, nerve, or joint pain.
Read full blogStruggling With Back Pain? A Herniated Disc Might Be The Reason Why!
Strange neck pains, back pains, or extremity symptoms can indicate a variety of potential problems – including one or more herniated discs. A herniated disc can occur anywhere in your spine.
You might be wondering, how can you tell for sure whether you have this specific problem? And if you do have a herniated disc, what can you do about it? These questions don’t have to add confusion and frustration to your physical woes.
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