Health Blog Category: Physical Therapy
Stress-Related Headaches Ruining Your Day? Physical Therapy Can Help!
We’ve all been there before. You’re sitting at your desk, or maybe in your car on the way home from work, when it hits: a tension headache. The pain begins with tension in your neck or shoulders that creeps upward through the base of your skull. Some people experience these occasionally, and some people, unfortunately, experience them daily. You may have even tried stretching and optimizing your work station, but if you are suffering from stress-related headaches, you know that the only relief comes from either reducing stress or taking medication.
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 blogFeeling Morning Aches and Pains? Physical Therapy Can Treat The Cause of Your Problem
If you wake up with aches and pains, it can really put a damper on your mood. This is not a good way to start your day. You probably have made excuses for your pain, such as “I slept on my neck wrong,” or “I’m just getting older — this is to be expected.” However, you don’t need to say goodbye to a good night’s rest just yet!
Unfortunately, millions of people experience sore muscles and stiff joints in the morning.
Read full blog5 Benefits of Physical Therapy For Hip and Knee Pain
Have you noticed your hips and knees are in pain when you wake up or go to bed? Are the activities you do between sunrise and sunset impacted by chronic hip and knee joint dysfunction? Struggling with this kind of condition can severely hinder your ability to go about your daily normal routine. Thankfully, there is a solution. You don’t have to give up hope of living with less pain—or become reliant on the medicine cabinet, either.
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