What’s In Your Fridge Could Be Causing Your Pain!
Have you ever thought about the phrase “we are what we eat?” It seems trivial and overplayed, we know, but it’s the truth. Everything we put into our bodies, we essentially become, through our movements, moods, and our levels of health.
Watching what you eat can make a world of difference when it comes to managing a chronic pain condition such as arthritis. If you work with a physical therapist to help manage a chronic pain condition, you will probably receive some nutritional advice as part of the process!
Read full blogSkipping Stretching Post-Workout Could Be Damaging To Your Health!
We can’t beat around the bush about this any longer: Americans simply are not getting in enough physical activity & stretching each day! We’re leading very sedentary lives, with our jobs and working from home for most of last year. It’s simply not healthy.
Healthy adults should be making a point of getting at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity every week. If you already know that you need to be more active, you may be preparing a regular exercise regimen of your own, which is awesome!
Read full blogDo You Have These 5 Symptoms? If So, Physical Therapy Can Help
At our physical therapy clinic, our experienced physical therapist team members work with older adults, men, women, and children who are facing a variety of acute and chronic health problems. But it’s not just pain that we can help with! Every one of our physical therapists has received advanced training in anatomy, human movement, and more. This means there are many ways a physical therapist can improve your function and quality of life, as well as several signs and symptoms in addition to “just” pain that we can alleviate and address at the root cause.
Read full blogLiving with Chronic Pain? Try Our Safe and Non-Invasive Methods for Relief!
You may be one of the millions of individuals living with chronic pain. Whether you’re recovering from a serious surgical procedure, dealing with the physical effects of an accident, or struggling with a long-term medical condition, chronic pain can prevent you from enjoying all the daily activities you love. You may be considering more surgeries or strong medication to fight the pain. A physical therapist has many different treatment options to effectively manage pain. Physical therapy offers several safe and non-invasive methods that can reduce or even eliminate your pain.
Read full blogStress Headaches Putting a Damper on Your Day? Try Physical Therapy For Relief
Stress-related headaches of any kind can put a major damper on your day, sucking the fun out of planned activities and making it difficult to concentrate on work or anything else that requires your attention. While many people turn to over the counter medications as a means of addressing the lingering pain associated with headaches, these medications do very little to help the headache actually go away. If anything, they’re just a band-aid!
Headaches are pretty common.
Read full blogIf You’re Taking Opioids for Your Arthritis Pain, This Blog is For You
130: that’s how many people on average die of an opioid overdose every day in the United States. It’s a stunning statistic that sadly impacts nearly every community in our country, since opioid abuse and addiction affect people from all walks of life. Many people who become addicted to opioids were first prescribed them by a medical doctor as a way to manage an acute or chronic pain condition. The problem is, opioid medications for arthritis pain:
- Can be highly addictive
- Only hide symptoms of pain—they don’t address the underlying causes, which makes opioids less cost-effective over time
- Are associated with an increased risk of uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms and depression
Unfortunately, in addition to an opioid epidemic in this country, researchers believe there is also a chronic pain epidemic, too.
Read full blog5 Ways to Combat Chronic Back Pain
Few problems can render a person’s ability to move and fulfill basic needs inept like chronic back pain. Back pain can often become more than you can manage on your own. It can create several challenges for families, friends, and health providers.
While many traditional treatment methods rely on the use of medications and even surgery, there are safer and healthier alternatives, such as physical therapy. Physical therapy may alleviate symptoms with significant benefits!
Read full blog4 Ways A Good Diet Can Relieve Aches & Pains
According to the World Health Organization, 60% of factors related to your health and quality of life are directly related to your lifestyle choices. One of the most important lifestyle choices you can make is choosing to buy and eat healthier foods and incorporating them in a good diet! Do you have chronic pain? If so, you may want to take a closer look at what’s in your grocery cart, fridge, and pantry, because it turns out your diet could be making your pain better or worse.
Read full blogKick The Pain Medication To The Curb: How Physical Therapy Can Help
People struggling with chronic pain are affected in different ways. Take a moment to think about how your chronic pain affects you. Does it cause you to have a hard time getting out of bed or climbing stairs? Maybe you find yourself feeling stressed, distracted, and depressed at work. You might wake up in the middle of the night or struggle to fall asleep because of pain. If you’re like many of the 50 million Americans dealing with chronic pain, you may even struggle with something as simple as getting dressed.
Read full blogIs Pain Keeping You From a Happy Life? Physical Therapy May Help!
Take a moment to pause and think about who you were five or ten years ago. What kinds of activities did you thrive from doing? Were you a runner? An afternoon gym warrior? Or did you just enjoy going for long evening walks with your dog?
Now, come back to the present moment. Do you still do these things? If not — what is stopping you? Is it within your control?
Sometimes we sustain injuries that cause aching joints, lingering pain, and other lasting negative effects.
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