Health Blog Category: Headaches
The Best Natural Treatment for Arthritis Aches and Pains
Arthritis is a painful ailment that can make a person feel isolated and confined on their path. In order to manage discomfort, many arthritis sufferers turn to antirheumatic medicines, steroid injections, or joint replacement surgery.
Physical therapy and other natural treatments, on the other hand, have been shown to provide greater results for many people. Contact our office today for more information on how our natural method of pain treatment can help you relieve your arthritic problems.
Read full blogCombat Stress-Related Headaches With Physical Therapy
We’ve all done it: we get that familiar twinge of a headache and go for the Ibuprofen, Advil, or Tylenol. When it comes to stress headaches, though, a tablet isn’t always enough. A stress headache is characterized by a band of pressure around the head, as well as generalized aching and soreness.
Physical therapy treatments, on the other hand, can help you relax and straighten your posture, which will help you feel better.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy Can Alleviate Your Stress-Related Headaches
Whether you know it as a stress headache or a tension headache, that vise-like feeling along your forehead can be excruciating. In fact, it just may have you gobbling prescription and OTC medications like candy. But if you’re suffering from frequent bouts of these stress headaches, overdoing it on meds can lead to rebound headaches and even more serious problems.
Instead, consider physical therapy to reduce the frequency and severity of your stress headaches.
Read full blogIf Headaches Are Ruining Your Days, Let Physical Therapy Help!
Dealing with headaches around the clock is incredibly frustrating, and can quickly become debilitating. Whether they are tension headaches or more traditional migraines, waking up with the pain already present in your head only to feel it grow more intense and painful as the day goes on can interfere with whatever you have planned for the day—whether that is a productive day at the office or a fun-filled day with family and friends.
Relying on medication for your migraine headaches can have drastic side effects, as well, that can cause you to feel tired, depressed, or otherwise unable to participate in the activities you love.
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.
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