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3 Ways Physical Therapy Can Help With Stress-Related Headaches
Did you know that headaches rank third among the most prevalent types of pain? That is correct. Headaches are very frequent and can be extremely debilitating, affecting a person’s quality of life. Dealing with headaches on a daily basis can be incredibly difficult and it can leave a person fatigued.
Fortunately, through physical therapy, long term relief is possible. A trained physical therapist can help you achieve immediate pain relief from stress-related headaches as well as any other pain conditions or ailments that may be contributing to your discomfort.
Read full blogSay No To Drugs For Chronic Pain, and Yes To Physical Therapy!
Chronic Pain can be a beneficial messenger, alerting you to the fact that something in your body needs to be fixed, but it can also be a vexing inconvenience that degrades your quality of life.
To make matters worse, many pain issues are the result of long-standing underlying diseases that often originate in a different portion of the body than the one displaying symptoms.
Medication may temporarily hide your pain, but it will not fix a chronic underlying functioning issue.
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You Know The Saying…We Are What We Eat!
If you’re already visiting a physical therapist for internal inflammation, you’re aware that this is a condition that can have a significant impact on your general health. Physical therapy can assist whether you have a particular diagnosis for your inflammation (such as osteoarthritis) or you’re not sure what’s causing your back and joint pain.
Chronic pain and inflammation, according to Harvard Health, can cause a range of health problems, including heart disease and diabetes.
Read full blog3 Reasons To Call A PT For Sciatica Pain
Each of your sciatic nerves runs down each leg from either side of your lower back. As a result, shooting pain on one side is a characteristic indicator of sciatica.
While compression of one of your sciatic nerves can be excruciating, it doesn’t necessarily necessitate medical intervention, yet sometimes physical therapy is your best bet to banish sciatica symptoms.
So, how can you tell when to go it alone, and when to call a physical therapist?
Read full blogBenefits of Pre-Hab: How Can Therapy Before Surgery Help You?
It’s no secret that physical therapy helps you heal faster after an injury or surgery. But what if there was a method to avoid an injury altogether? What if you could speed up your recovery from surgery even before you go under the knife? Pre-hab, also known as preventative rehabilitation, helps patients heal faster after surgery, recover faster, and, in many situations, avoid operations altogether. Call our office now to schedule an appointment with one of our physical therapists.
Read full blogStrains and Sprains Are No Match For Physical Therapy!
You’re walking across the park on a bright summer day when your foot accidentally steps in a hole. Before you know it, you’re in agony, crumpled in a heap, hoping no one notices your fall. Been there before? We get it — it’s embarrassing, but it’s painful. So, what exactly do you do? How do you tell if an injury will heal on its own and when you should seek treatment from a physical therapist?
Read full blogRelying On Pain Medication For Relief? A Skilled PT Could Help
It’s no secret that pain has an adverse effect on one’s quality of life. Many people make the mistake of relying on medication to alleviate their symptoms, yet pharmaceuticals just mask problems rather than cure them. Physical therapy is a natural and non-invasive treatment that is both safe and effective. Please contact our office if you are suffering from acute or chronic pain and would like to discover how our physical therapists can help you live a pain-free life without the use of potentially dangerous medicines.
Read full blogThe Best Natural Treatment for Arthritis Aches and Pains
Arthritis is a painful ailment that can make a person feel isolated and confined on their path. In order to manage discomfort, many arthritis sufferers turn to antirheumatic medicines, steroid injections, or joint replacement surgery.
Physical therapy and other natural treatments, on the other hand, have been shown to provide greater results for many people. Contact our office today for more information on how our natural method of pain treatment can help you relieve your arthritic problems.
Read full blog5 Tips To Get More Physical Activity In Your Routine
It may feel like you’re on a never-ending hamster wheel in your hectic life, requiring you to accomplish as much as possible. It is critical, however, for everyone to realize what is and is not attainable through simple effort. It’s critical to recognize that your willpower has limits.
It’s difficult enough to get through your to-do list in the limited hours you have in the day without being exhausted. Instead, you’ll need to use methods and tips to stay interested, motivated, and active in your quest to complete everything – since no one can do it all alone!
Read full blogDealing With Lower Back Pain? Here Are 3 Tips To Reduce Your Discomfort
Do you have back discomfort in your lower back? If you have, you are aware of how debilitating it can be. It may appear simple to take medication to relieve pain, but with prescription medication overuse becoming a national epidemic, many people with lower back pain are looking for a more straightforward alternative.
According to a study published in BMC Health Services, physical therapy has been shown to minimize total health costs associated with pain management and to prevent habit-forming reliance on prescription medications.
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