Health Blog Category: Wellness
Don’t Let Pain Meds Run Your Life – Discover Holistic Alternatives with PT
Physical Therapy Can Help You Ditch Those Pain Meds!
Does your average month consist of multiple trips to the pharmacy for pain relief medications? This is the treadmill that many chronic pain patients find themselves on month after month, year after year.
Prescription pain relievers can only do so much to alleviate your discomfort, and in the case of opioids, you may find yourself purchasing larger quantities more frequently just to keep up with your ever-increasing tolerance to these potent drugs.
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Ready to Say Goodbye to Chronic Headaches?
Did you know that headaches are the third most common pain complaint? They are extremely common and can be so debilitating that they affect a person’s quality of life.
The phrase “sick headache” may have been coined to describe how you feel today – and every day. A single headache can be upsetting enough, but frequent or constant headache pain can render you completely incapacitated.
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Live More Comfortably by Saying Goodbye to Back Pain
Have you been living with low back pain? Then get started on a physical therapy treatment plan!
Physical therapy is a well-known profession that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain. In fact, one of the most common reasons people visit a physical therapist is for low back pain.
Our field’s researchers have even developed concise and comprehensive practice guidelines to assist therapists in managing back pain in their patients.
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Get Moving Today!
Do you make sure to move around every day? Doing so can increase your lifespan, improve your mood, help you maintain a healthy weight, increase strength, flexibility, endurance and balance, in addition to helping you manage chronic pain and other health conditions. Regular physical activity is so important that our physical therapy team is always looking for tips to help our patients move.
Read full blogJoint Pain Can Be Frustrating – PT Could be the Answer
Find Relief for Your Chronic Joint Pain Today!
Joint pain is a common problem that can affect people of all ages. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost a quarter of all American adults are living with arthritis!
Additionally, according to a recent study, an estimated 54.4 million US adults have arthritis—roughly one in every four Americans. Around 27% of those surveyed report living with severe joint pain as an effect of arthritis.
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