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6 Ways Physical Therapy Can Help You Improve Your Health
Do you notice your muscles feeling painful or achy throughout the day? Are you recovering from a recent injury or surgical procedure? Are you living with a chronic condition that causes constant discomfort? Whatever the case may be, physical therapy can help improve your health. While there are many benefits to physical therapy, below are some of the top 6 ways physical therapy can improve your quality of life:
1. Physical therapy can help you avoid injuries.
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When it comes to living with chronic pain, you may think that you’re alone. The mental fatigue of having to deal with it can take a toll on your mind and body and can lead you to believe no one can understand.
But millions of individuals live with chronic pain every day. Whether prescription or over-the-counter, many have turned to pain medication to relieve this stress and cope with everything from back and joint pain to debilitating pain from accidents.
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Frequent appointments with a physical therapist are suitable for people of all ages!
Physical therapy is a non-invasive, safe, and effective treatment choice intended to improve movement and alleviate pain arising from a wide variety of work and sports injuries, musculoskeletal disorders, age-related conditions, and more.
Usually, patients undergo physical therapy to help relieve symptoms of chronic pain and avoid potential injuries. One of the most important reasons for new patients to visit our physical therapy clinic is to identify and treat the cause of their chronic shoulder pain.
Read full blogThe Secret To Stopping Aches And Pains With Good Nutrition
Whenever you pair good nutrition with physical therapy, it’s a duo unlike any other. However, many people know that good nutrition is the pathway to good health. Good nutrition is a simple and powerful way to help with those aches and pains.
How Nutrition Can Help Physical Therapy
Nutritional interventions are alone useful tools to improve overall health outcomes in patients, and specifically reduce inflammation. Low-grade inflammation and oxidative stress underlie chronic osteoarthritis.
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Improve Your Posture and Relieve Your Pain with Physical Therapy!
Most people are unable to sit and stand up straight. As adolescents, many of us can recall our parents and teachers telling us that good posture was the secret to good health later in life!
We all rolled our eyes back then, as this demand seemed irritating. However, we know that good posture goes beyond looks and confidence as we grow older.
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Are You Ready to Say Goodbye to Your Hip and Knee Pains?
If you’re living with hip and/or knee pain, you are not alone. There are so many causes of hip and knee pain, from excess weight to sports injuries, advancing age to repetitive motion injuries.
Whatever the cause of your hip and/or knee pain, if you are experiencing it regularly you need to find a way to manage it.
Many people use medications like anti-inflammatories to minimize their discomfort.
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Relieve Your Pain with the Help of Physical Therapy!
Back and neck pain are very common problems that many people deal with throughout the course of their lives.
According to the National Institute of Health, back pain is one of the most common reasons people see a doctor or miss days at work. Even school-age children can have back pain.
Unfortunately, it’s not always a straightforward job to locate the exact cause of pain you experience in your neck or back.
Read full blogAre You an Athlete? Improve Your Performance with Therapeutic Massage
If you are an athlete, you know the dedication that comes with it. Whether you’re preparing for an important game, competition, recital, or marathon, it’s no secret that the training is extensive. Because of this, it is likely that you will be faced with some sort of roadblock along the way, due to sore or uncomfortable muscles.
Fortunately, therapeutic massage can help. Therapeutic massage alleviates pain and loosens up tight areas so you can recover faster and get back in the game.
Read full blogImprove Your Balance Today with Core Strengthening Exercises
Become Steady on Your Feet with the Help of Physical Therapy!
Did you know that strengthening your core muscles is related to the development of better balance? It’s true!
When your core muscles are good, they have a better chance of stopping you from suffering chronic lower back pain and other injuries.
They can even stop you from losing your balance or falling over. A strong core helps hold you in an upright position, particularly as you get older and become more at risk of falling and injuring yourself.
Read full blogRelieve Those Sciatica Pains with Physical Therapy Treatments
You Don’t Have to Live in Pain Any Longer
Our bodies are made up of a complex network of muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerves. Your sciatic nerve is the biggest nerve you have in your body. It stretches from the lumbar spine through the buttocks region, and if there is unnecessary pressure applied to it, it can cause you a world of problems.
Sciatica, also known as “lumbar radiculopathy,” is a very painful condition arising from the inflammation of the sciatic nerve.
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