Health & Wellness Archives - Magnolia Physical Therapy

Category: Health & Wellness

9 Ways Stretching Can Improve Your Health and Wellness

9 Ways Stretching Can Improve Your Health and Wellness

April 20th, 2022

Is stretching part of your daily life? If not, it should be. Stretching is a great way to start your day and it comes with a wide range of benefits. Don’t know where to start? Don’t fret! Our licensed physical therapists can help you create a stretching plan that will work best for you. To

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Fall Prevention Tips for the Elderly

Fall Prevention Tips for the Elderly

August 12th, 2021

Physical therapy is too often seen as a “last chance” to help prevent further falls, especially for older patients who have already had a few close calls. Yet physical therapists do so much more than guide patients through helpful balance-enhancing movements — as crucial as those are. These professionals, can also be counted on to

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Get Moving Once Again with Physical Therapy

Get Moving Once Again with Physical Therapy

August 3rd, 2021

If you’ve been living with acute or chronic pain, physical therapy can help. Whatever your injury or underlying condition may be, our licensed physical therapists understand how pain can significantly impact your daily life. We can help you get moving once again. Physical therapists are movement experts who are trained in several different methods and

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Nutrition

Feel Great with the Right Nutrition Plan For You

September 10th, 2020

In your everyday struggle against pain and inflammation, do you reach for a pill bottle, or do you seek healthy lifestyle changes? The latter choice will do more for you in terms of long-term function, mobility and safety. But what kinds of lifestyle changes should you pursue? In addition to regular exercise, including the types

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Happy woman with arms in air feeling free

What are the benefits of pre and post-surgical rehab? Why you should consider speaking with a physical therapist before your upcoming surgery.

June 20th, 2020

Surgery is a traumatic experience—even in the best of circumstances. Making the decision to undergo surgery for a torn muscle or tendon means accepting putting your body in the hands of another individual to repair what is broken, and accepting that the process will leave you weaker before it allows you to become stronger. Surgery

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Painkillers

Constantly needing your pain meds refilled? Talk to your doctor about how physical therapy can help you ditch the opioids!

June 8th, 2020

Chronic pain affects 50 million adults in America—that’s about 20 percent of us! You may be one of them if pain and dysfunction have been a part of your daily life for at least three months or more. At our physical therapy clinic, our experienced and friendly physical therapist staff is dedicated to helping you

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Close up Wrist pain

Frustrated by your chronic joint pain? See how physical therapy can help relieve arthritis pain.

May 4th, 2020

Do your joints hurt all the time? You just may have chronic joint pain. Call us today to schedule an appointment with one of our physical therapists. We’ll help alleviate your joint pain. What Is Chronic Joint Pain? Joint pain can occur in any part of the joint, including the muscles, tendons, bone, cartilage and

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The Top 5 Ways Proper Posture can Help Alleviate Back Pain

April 20th, 2020

Everyone has heard the importance of sitting or standing up straight. However, maintaining proper posture at all hours of the day is usually easier said than done. Many people experience back pain due to poor posture. Sitting and standing up straight allows for proper spinal alignment, which can prevent back pain. However, it can be

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