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Back Pain? How to Tell If It’s From a Herniated Disc
Something is terribly wrong with you, but you’re not quite sure what it is. Strange neck pains, back pains, or extremity symptoms can indicate a variety of potential problems – including one or more herniated discs.
How can you tell for sure whether you have this specific problem? 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.
Read full blogRelieve Your Aches and Pains – Without the Side Effects of Opioids
As stated by the APTA website, “The White House has announced that APTA is among the organizations that have joined a public-private partnership to combat opioid usage and prescription drug abuse, and that the association will reach out to the public and its members to deliver the message that pain can be effectively managed through conservative, non drug approaches.
Physical therapists can help individuals manage pain, and greater use of physical therapy could make a real impact on the tragic levels of drug abuse in this country—abuse that often begins with a prescription for pain medication.”
If you are ready to find relief without the side effects of opioids, contact us today.
Read full blogConsidering Back Surgery? Try PT First
There are few more debilitating conditions than back pain. Ranging from a dull ache to excruciating, back pain can keep you from performing simple daily tasks you once enjoyed.
While nearly 80 percent of adults experience back pain at some point in their lives, the treatments used to alleviate it are varied. Yet many people automatically think surgery is the best option to relieve back pain. Carrying high levels of risk and requiring months of recovery, back surgery is nothing to be undertaken lightly.
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Did You Know Physical Therapy Can Help For Several Different Types of Joint Pain?
Chronic joint pain is typically associated with arthritis, although there are other physical ailments that can lead to joint deterioration and pain.
While physical therapy is not a cure for arthritis, it can help to alleviate the pain, increase your range of motion in the affected joints and help you get control over the problem so that it doesn’t get worse.
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Are You Ready to Get Started on the Path Toward Improved Health?
If you spend your days hobbling painfully from your bed to your reclining chair and back, the notion of pursuing any kind of vigorous activity may be the furthest thing from your mind.
The truth, however, is that getting active can vastly improve your health, your comfort, mobility, and overall quality of life.
What should I know about my health?
Read full blogRelieve Your Arthritis Pain the Natural Way – Free of Opioids
Are You Ready to Find Relief Without Opioids?
When a person suffers from arthritis, particularly in a weight-bearing joint like the knee or hip, taking an opioid painkiller for relief can be a powerful temptation.
The bad news is that while an opioid can temporarily relieve pain, the patient’s bones continue to grind together, making the underlying cause of the condition even worse. And that’s even before you consider the addictive qualities of opioids.
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Are You Ready to Say Goodbye to Your Aches and Pains?
Inflammation is a natural process the body uses to protect itself and to promote healing. During the inflammation process, your body increases its production of white blood cells. Chronic inflammation, however, can damage the body.
Living with continual inflammation can cause pain, swelling, and redness in the affected areas. It can also increase your risk of diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and stroke.
Read full blogWondering How to Rid Yourself of Your Chronic Pain? The Answer is Physical Therapy
Did You Know PT Can Help Even the Most Persistent Pain?
Did you know that approximately 80 percent of Americans have experienced (or will experience) back pain? That’s a depressing statistic, especially if you’re already one of those sufferers.
Chronic back pain can prevent you from performing the countless daily tasks you need or want to perform. Even when you’re not engaged in activity, your back pain may be keeping you miserable 24/7.
Read full blogDo You Think You May Be In Need of PT? These 5 Indicators Will Let You Know
Looking For a Sign that You Need Physical Therapy? This Is It!
Physical therapy isn’t just for rehabilitation or athletes in training. There are many reasons why a person might need the assistance of a physical therapist.
There are five basic indicators that you need to visit a physical therapist.
1. If you’re no longer able to do the activities you used to enjoy
There may not be any specific injury or pain you’re currently experiencing, but you’ve noticed it’s more difficult to do the things you enjoy.
Read full blogStress-Related Headaches Don’t Have to Cause More Tension in Your Life – PT Can Help
Do You Suffer From Stress-Related Headaches?
When you see someone at work or in a difficult situation clutching his head, you may assume either that he’s under extreme stress, or that he has a headache.
In fact, you may be right on both counts. Both physical and emotional stress can cause tension headaches; they can also trigger cervicogenic and migraine headaches, any of which can leave you effectively disabled.
You may struggle with chronic or recurring headache pain yourself — in which case, you’re probably tired of taking pain relievers all the time.
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