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Physical Therapy: The New Way To Improve Your Strength and Overall Wellness
Leading a healthy, active, and powerful lifestyle should be a goal for all of us. After all, it’s the best way to ensure we stay free of illness and injury! This saves time, worry, and money in the grand scheme of things: less time spent at the doctor’s and fewer days...
How PT Can Reduce the Need for Opioids
With unintentional drug overdoses on a sharp increase within the U.S., more medical professionals are seeking treatment options that don’t carry the risk of painkiller addiction. Certainly, reducing pain through opioids can be a legitimate treatment. Yet mushrooming...
5 Holistic Ways To Quell Pain With Physical Therapy
If you live with chronic pain or pain lasting three months or longer, you are not alone. In fact, according to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, approximately 100 million Americans live with chronic pain. Unfortunately, that also means that the dependency on...
Is Pain Stopping You From Getting Back in the Game?
Don’t let pain sideline you! There is nothing more exciting than taking on a new challenge, sport or activity. For most of us, the thrill of accomplishing a physical goal is what we live for. However, are you prepared for it? The term “weekend warrior” means a person...
How Can You Stop That Nagging Neck Pain or Headache?
Do you find it hard to get comfortable at night because of the ache in your neck or do you suffer from headaches? Many people suffer from chronic neck pain, tightness and frequent headaches. Some people may try to mask the symptoms with popping Advil or Tylenol. Since...
Overcome Knee and Hip Pain
The knee joint is the second most complicated joint in the body and has to move in many directions. The knee and hip work in tandem allowing you to walk, run, squat and kneel. When either your hip, knee or ankle have problems moving, the other joints can be strained...
Does My Herniated Disk Require Surgery?
It’s a condition that goes by several names including slipped disk, or herniated disk. Whatever it is called, if you’re suffering from it, it’s likely causing pain. Let’s briefly look at the anatomy behind the injury, how common it is, and what the options are for...
Is Your Back or Neck Pain From a Herniated Disk?
If you feel radiating pain, numbness or tingling it is possible one or more of your nerves may be irritated by a bulging or herniated disk. The bones in your spine are called vertebrae and in-between the vertebrae are your disks, which act as shock absorbers. These...
Where Your Pain Is Coming From
If you are suffering from aches or pains, here are some important questions that can help you determine the root cause of the problem: How long have you had your pain?For example, acute low back pain may be from a muscle strain. Chronic low back pain is typical of...
Answers and Advice for Low Back Pain
According to the 2012 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Low Back Pain Survey, 61% of Americans said they have experienced low back pain, and of those, 69% felt it has affected their daily lives. If you have recently suffered from low back pain, you are...