Health Blog Category: health and wellness
Can Your Painful Shoulder Condition Be Treated in Physical Therapy?
Are you experiencing daily shoulder pain as a result of a musculoskeletal condition, a sports or workplace injury, or a chronic illness? If so, you need to hear about the pain-relieving properties of physical therapy (PT).
PT is a safe, effective, and non-invasive treatment option that is designed to relieve pain and improve functionality. Patients of all ages can benefit from regular sessions with a physical therapist, whether they are seeking help with managing chronic pain symptoms and or looking to prevent future injuries.
Read full blog5 Ways To Break Away From a Sedentary Lifestyle
We all have days where we don’t feel like getting up and moving around, but the unfortunate truth is that sitting too much is very hard on the body. Excessive sedentary behavior—common and seemingly “unavoidable” if you have a desk job that requires you to sit for 8 hours a day—can increase the risk for back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, and other types of work-related musculoskeletal injuries.
Take a minute and think about how much time do you spend in a chair or on a couch?
Read full blogTired of Living With Chronic Pain? It’s Time To Try Physical Therapy On For Size!
Here’s a wild fact: According to the CDC, an estimated 20.4% of U.S. adults had chronic pain and 8.0% of U.S. adults had high-impact chronic pain. Both were more prevalent among adults living in poverty, adults with less than a high school education, and adults with public health insurance. Moreover, experts predict chronic pain will increase in prevalence as people age into later adulthood.
As pain changes and the likelihood of more individuals experiencing it increases, finding relief for pain also continues to evolve.
Read full blog3 Simple Changes You Can Make in Your Diet Plan For Pain Relief
We truly are what we eat. If you have chronic pain, you should consider the fact that what you put on your fork could be making your aches and pains worse and that it might be time for a new diet plan. Scientific evidence shows that the things we eat can influence our experience of pain relief —whether by alleviating an underlying health condition or exacerbating it.
If you don’t know whether or not you’re eating the right food groups, our physical therapist team is happy to educate you about making smarter choices in your diets so that your physical therapy treatment plan will be more effective overall!
Read full blogIn Need of Quick Recovery After Surgery? Try Rehabilitation!
Let’s face it, the idea of having an invasive surgery can be very scary. You’re not sure how the operation will go, and you might also not be clear on what to expect after you’re all sewed up and the anesthesia has faded away. Physical therapy offers precise and a more quick recovery processes for people just like you who have undergone extensive operations that alter their levels of mobility.
We know that surgery can be a very daunting, worrisome event for most people, but you don’t have to face recovery alone.
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