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The Role of Physical Therapy in Relieving Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is extremely common – with over 100 million sufferers in the U.S. alone – so if you are struggling with chronic pain, you are definitely not alone. Standard pain medications have so many undesirable qualities that you cannot rely on them fully to treat your pain, which can leave you wondering if you are just stuck with your pain. Fortunately, there is another potential solution. Physical therapy has been shown to be effective in reducing or even eliminating chronic pain.
Read full blogHip and Knee Pain Relief with Physical Therapy
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 method of relief. Many people use medications like anti-inflammatories to minimize their discomfort. However, these medications do have potential side effects, so it can be helpful to find other ways to relieve your pain.
Read full blogAddressing Chronic Back Pain: 5 Tips to Help You Feel Better Faster
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 1 in 5 people have chronic pain. If you experience pain and discomfort on a daily basis, we encourage you to consult with a physical therapist who can work with you to address the symptoms and causes of your pain and help you gain better function.
Looking for other ways to feel less pain? Here are five of our top tips, all backed by research and relatively easy to implement.
Read full blogIf You Don’t Think Nutrition Has an Effect on Your Aches and Pains, Think Again.
Are Your Dietary Choices Making You Hurt?
Some people eat to live, others live to eat — and still, others are feeding their chronic aches and pains without even realizing it. If your pain issues have gotten steadily worse, maybe you need to look at your nutritional choices. Eating too much and/or eating the wrong things can fire up your inflammatory responses and contribute to muscle, nerve, or joint pain. Fortunately, you can reverse this trend with nutrition for aches and pains with a holistic physical therapy program.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy for Non-Pharmaceutical Arthritis Pain Management
Stiffness and discomfort don’t have to be a part of our daily lives — and yet many people assume that they’re doomed to suffer from arthritis pain. If you’ve been losing more and more of your mobility and productivity due to chronic joint inflammation, you may be disappointed by the usefulness of painkilling drugs or even alarmed by the potential dangers of such drugs. Fortunately, you have a safer, more effective path toward arthritis pain management: physical therapy.
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