Health Blog Category: Health
How Physical Therapy Can Help Relieve Your Arthritis Pain (Without Opioids!)
Arthritis pain is one of the most frustrating types of pain. It is chronic, it is intense, and it can interfere with just about everything that you like to do throughout the day, from reducing your grip strength to making it difficult to shift between sitting and standing. There are many different types of medications that are recommended to help ease the discomfort of arthritis pain, but the use of long-term pain medication comes with its own set of complications and health risks, and since arthritis pain is not something that will naturally heal on its own, there is a growing danger of developing a dependency on an opioid based pain medication.
Read full blogHow Nutrition Can Decrease Inflammation and Pain
When people say they want to improve their diet, their inspiration is often to lose weight, avoid an allergy, gain muscle, improve their skin, or increase their athletic performance. What we don’t hear quite as often is, “I want to improve my diet in order to alleviate my chronic pain.”
The truth is, making some simple changes to your diet really can improve your pain! Contact our office now if you’d like to schedule an appointment with a physical therapist who can help you start living pain-free.
Read full blogA Physical Therapist’s Perspective on Chronic Back Pain
Out of all the conditions we diagnose and treat at our physical therapy clinic, chronic low back pain is one of the most common. We spend a lot of time educating our patients and their loved ones about this broad health condition—including why it happens and how to avoid it.
Because here’s the thing a lot of people may not realize:
Chronic back pain is not necessarily a “normal” part of aging, and it is possible to live with less pain and greater function even if you’ve been dealing with a troublesome back for years.
Read full blog5 Activities To Lead a More Active Lifestyle
To stay as healthy as possible it’s important to lead an active lifestyle. Becoming more active isn’t difficult. It’s just a matter of finding activities you enjoy that you can take part in on a regular basis. Call Motion Works Physical Therapy to find out how a physical therapy program can help you maintain maximum mobility and stay as active as possible. A physical therapist can do an evaluation and suggest exercises that can improve your strength, flexibility, and overall health.
Read full blogThe Importance of High-Quality Protein – and How it Can Benefit You
Protein is a necessary nutrient for maintaining high levels of physical function. If you’re a dedicated athlete, a weekend warrior, or someone who is simply trying to become more active, your protein intake plays a key role in your physical performance. There are many factors of high-quality protein that can benefit you in ways you may not have even considered!
How can I add high-quality protein into my diet?
There are several complete proteins that contain desired levels of amino acids, biological value, and digestible value.
Read full blogKick Your Pain Without Opioids: Physical Therapy Can Help
Millions of people struggle with chronic pain. Whether it’s from an accident or an ongoing medical condition, living with debilitating pain can be extremely difficult. Opioids may seem like a quick and easy way to eliminate the pain you’re experiencing. There are several important reasons, however, why you should avoid opioid medication if at all possible. When dealing with ongoing or short-term pain, you’ll want to consider a physical therapy program instead of relying on opioid pain medication.
Read full blog3 Reasons It’s Important to Stay Active as You Age
Want to Stay Healthy for Life? Start by Staying Active
“You’re only as young as you feel,” or so the saying goes. It might be more accurate, however, to say that you’re only as young as your health permits. When you see elderly people shuffling along on walkers or refusing to leave their favorite chair, you might assume that you face the same scenario in your old age. Thankfully, you can preserve your health, wellness, mobility and quality of life simply by staying as active as possible.
Read full blogPre and Post Surgical Rehab: What Is It, and Is It Really Important?
Scheduling Surgery? Don’t Forget the Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Rehab
Surgery might not be as much of a certainty in life as death or taxes, but many of us will undergo some kind of surgical procedure. If you will be scheduling major surgery in the near future, give serious thought to scheduling two other important tasks: pre-operative and post-operative rehab. Physical rehabilitation both before and after surgery can have a huge positive impact on your ability to recuperate more quickly and completely.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy can help you ditch the pain meds!
Millions of individuals live with chronic pain. To cope with everything from back and joint pain to debilitating pain from accidents, many people have turned to pain medication. Whether prescription or over-the-counter, there are several drawbacks to relying on medication to relieve pain. Pain pills can sometimes interact with other medications, they can be addictive, and they ultimately only mask symptoms instead of treating them. Physical therapy is a good alternative to the long-term use of pain medication.
Read full blogWhat do you think is causing your back pain? Could it be a herniated disc? Find out.
Has anyone ever told you they have a “slipped disc”? This term is actually a misnomer, since discs don’t really “slip” but either degenerate, bulge, or herniate. Fortunately, a physical therapist can treat all these issues!
The latter condition, called a disc herniation, occurs when the outer layer of the disc tears. This allows the disc’s inner gel-like substance to leak out into the surrounding joint area. This ruptured disc tissue can then press on nearby structures, like nerve roots and joint spaces.
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