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Living With Sciatica? Say Goodbye to Chronic Pain With This Secret!
Physical therapy holds the key to pain relief.
Our bodies are composed of a complex network of muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerves. Your Sciatica nerve is the largest nerve you’ve got in your body. It extends from the lumbar spine through the buttocks area, and if there is unnecessary pressure applied to it, it can cause a world of problems for you!
Are you living with this condition?
Read full blogAdd Stretching to Your Daily Routine to Improve Your Health
Is it possible to increase your total health, wellness, and quality of life with a few simple physical motions? When it comes to stretching, the answer is unmistakably yes. For this reason, stretching exercises are a common part of physical therapy.
You might be shocked to see how many different ways stretches can benefit you. Here are some of the main reasons why our physical therapist could recommend stretches to help you live a better life.
Read full blogStress-Related Headaches Ruining Your Day? Physical Therapy Can Help!
We’ve all been there before. You’re sitting at your desk, or maybe in your car on the way home from work, when it hits: a tension headache. The pain begins with tension in your neck or shoulders that creeps upward through the base of your skull. Some people experience these occasionally, and some people, unfortunately, experience them daily. You may have even tried stretching and optimizing your work station, but if you are suffering from stress-related headaches, you know that the only relief comes from either reducing stress or taking medication.
Read full blogFeeling Morning Aches and Pains? Physical Therapy Can Treat The Cause of Your Problem
If you wake up with aches and pains, it can really put a damper on your mood. This is not a good way to start your day. You probably have made excuses for your pain, such as “I slept on my neck wrong,” or “I’m just getting older — this is to be expected.” However, you don’t need to say goodbye to a good night’s rest just yet!
Unfortunately, millions of people experience sore muscles and stiff joints in the morning.
Read full blog5 Benefits of Physical Therapy For Hip and Knee Pain
Have you noticed your hips and knees are in pain when you wake up or go to bed? Are the activities you do between sunrise and sunset impacted by chronic hip and knee joint dysfunction? Struggling with this kind of condition can severely hinder your ability to go about your daily normal routine. Thankfully, there is a solution. You don’t have to give up hope of living with less pain—or become reliant on the medicine cabinet, either.
Read full blogConcerned About Your Back Pain? You Might Have a Herniated Disc
You’re sitting comfortably watching TV one day, and then when you stand up, there’s suddenly a sharp pain radiating through your back. If this scenario sounds familiar to you, you may have herniated disc pain. This type of pain can sneak up on you and become debilitating if it isn’t given the proper attention.
There is good news though, a trained physical therapist can help! Give our office a call for a consultation and evaluation, so you can get a proper diagnosis.
Read full blog5 Benefits To Stretching Before and After You Exercise
At our physical therapy clinic, we notice an interesting trend with a lot of our active patients: they go to the gym regularly, but they largely neglect stretching and mobility work. Do you make time to go to the gym a few times per week? If so, you should certainly commend yourself for your efforts, but ask yourself this: how often do you stretch before and after a workout session?
We’re not sure why not stretching is so common among gym-goers.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy Can Bring Relief From Hip and Knee Pain
You Don’t Have To Continue Suffering.
Are you struggling with debilitating or uncomfortable pain in your knees or hips? You’re not the only one. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, knee pain is a common condition resulting in 19.4 million pain-related visits to a physician’s office each year!
The knees and hips are important, complex areas of the body. There are several tendons, joints, and muscles that are joined together in these parts of your body, and they help you to move in normal ways.
Read full blogHow Physical Therapy Can Relieve Herniated Disc Pain
Your Pain Ends Here.
Do you ever find yourself complaining of lower back pain that just won’t quit? You might have a herniated disc. Herniated discs can occur anywhere along the spine, but the lower back area is the spot most commonly affected. Back pain can be caused by tons of different medical conditions, but in many cases, it is the result of a herniated disc.
According to The National Institute of Health, “The highest prevalence [of herniated disc cases] is among people aged 30-50 years, with a male to female ratio of 2:1.
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