Health Blog Category: Exercise
How Does Nutrition Help Relieve Pain and Inflammation?
Are you living with chronic pain or inflammation? If so, there may be a simple solution for you: changing your eating habits. Proper nutrition can play an important role in managing your discomfort. Many people live with chronic pains every day, unaware that simply eating the right foods can actually help them find relief. Maintaining a healthy diet, in addition to frequent exercise and reduced stress, can help alleviate your inflammation and chronic pain. For more information on how nutrition can help you find relief, contact our office today.
Read full blogHow Physical Therapy can Put an End to Nagging Headaches
The minute you feel that familiar pain and pressure coming on, you know you’re in for a bad time. Headaches are regrettable commonplace in today’s world, with 80 to 90 percent of Americans enduring a tension headache at some point or other. But while some headaches are caused by biochemical imbalances, hypertension, tumors or other causes, many of them are the direct result of musculoskeletal problems.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy Programs for Children
Injuries can happen to any of us at any time and this can include our children. While most people think of physical therapy as being something for older people who have surgery, or adult athletes who have been injured, children can have great results from seeing us here at Motion Works Physical Therapy.
Doctors will often recommend physical therapy for children who have had sports injuries, back pain, or surgery. If problems with movement affect activities of daily living physical therapy can be a great help.
Read full blogOur Patient Experiences at Motion Works Physical Therapy
As a patient-focused physical therapy clinic, our greatest pride is when someone that has come to us in pain or is recovering from surgery heals and improves and is able to get back to their lives once more!
We have experience working with clients who have a variety of surgeries-total hip replacement, knee surgery, back surgery-and other injuries for which physical therapy is an effective treatment . We customize a program based on each patient’s individual needs.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy for Post-Concussion Syndrome
Concussions receive a lot of attention in the media these days. It seems like every week you hear about an NFL player that is out on concussion protocol. Everyone seems to know a young athlete that isn’t playing their sport because of a concussion. The CDC estimates that 1.6 million to 3.8 million people will experience a concussion each year in the United States, with many cases also going unreported. As concussions have become more prevalently reported and more research is being conducted, the role of physical therapy for concussions has been emerging.
Read full blogMike Wezel: Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists
Almost every day, I answer a lot of questions here at Motion Works Physical Therapy. Why is my knee hurting? How long will it take for my foot pain to go away? Have you seen this type of back pain before? Do you take my insurance?
Another common question I get from patients is: What do those initials behind your name mean? They are of course asking about the initials FAAOMPT. They either saw it on my door or on my website.
Read full blogMotion Works Patient of the Month: Andy
Motion Works Physical Therapy introduces our Patient of the Month, Andy. Andy is a firefighter who hurt his knee while carrying a patient on a stretcher down the stairs. Even after preoperative therapy, he had knee pain and was unable to return to work.
The surgery that Andy had is called a meniscectomy. This is surgical removal of the meniscus, which is a cartilage in the knee that helps cushion the joint.
Read full blogMotion Works Patient of The Month: Seamus
Motion Works is happy to introduce our June Patient of The Month: Seamus. Seamus came to Motion Works PT after he underwent an ACL reconstruction surgery to his right knee. He is a member of Merrimack College’s Division II Men’s National Lacrosse Championship Team. Unfortunately, he tore his ACL in practice during the season and wasn’t able to compete in the championship game. “I’m just about 13 weeks into a 9 to 12-month recovery.
Read full blogWhy I Became A Physical Therapist
Feb 7th 201823 FEBRUARY 2018
Why I Became A Physical Therapist
When my x-rays didn’t show a fracture, the orthopedist sent me to physical therapy. At first, I was really skeptical that physical therapy could help me. My therapist taught me to stretch properly and instructed me in a series of exercises to strengthen my leg. I went twice a week and stretched a lot on my own. Within just a few weeks my hip felt great and I was back to hurdling.
Read full blogNew Year’s Resolutions
- Talk to your doctor – If you haven’t been active in a while or have a health issue, it’s important to get a physical before embarking on a new exercise routine.
- Write down your goals – Writing down your goals will help you stick with them. Make sure that your goals are SMART, that is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound. One of my goals for 2018 is to write one blog post on my website and share it on Facebook each month.