Health Blog Category: Pain Free
7 Things You Can Start Doing NOW To Increase Your Physical Activity
What are you doing right now, being still or something else? If you are not moving around, you may be suffering from a sedentary lifestyle. As explained by the American Heart Association, increasing physical activity does not mean a person must train in a state-of-the-art gym. Take a moment and think about how many times a day you get up and move around.
If you work a desk job, chances are you are living a pretty sedentary lifestyle.
Read full blogAre You Experiencing Both Back AND Neck Pain? PT Can Help
Relieve Your Pain with the Help of Physical Therapy!
Back and neck pain are very common problems that many people deal with throughout the course of their lives.
According to the National Institute of Health, back pain is one of the most common reasons people see a doctor or miss days at work. Even school-age children can have back pain.
Unfortunately, it’s not always a straightforward job to locate the exact cause of pain you experience in your neck or back.
Read full blogHow 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 blogIf You’re Experiencing These 5 Symptoms, Consider Physical Therapy
You may think of physical therapy as something for athletes in training or those who are struggling to recover after a serious accident. While physical therapy is used for both of these types of things, there are so many more conditions that physical therapy can treat. If you’re experiencing any of the following symptoms, you should consider making an appointment with a physical therapist. Please be sure to contact our office to find out how physical therapy can help if you’re experiencing any of these symptoms.
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 blogPhysical Therapy Can Help With Your Knee & Hip Pain
At any given time, millions of Americans are going through their day with a chronically painful hip or knee. According to the 2006 National Health Interview Survey prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, knee and hip pain was reported by almost a combined 30 percent of respondents.
If you’re someone struggling with a painful hip or knee (or even painful hips and knees), we encourage you to call Motion Works Physical Therapy today.
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 blogChronic joint pain can be debilitating. Find out how physical therapy can help relieve your aches and pains.
Chronic joint pain can last for weeks and even months. Joints are the structures that form the connections between the bones. Joints provide support and assist you in movement. There are many different conditions that can cause chronic joint pain, including bursitis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, sprains and strains. Joint pain can occur in any part of the body, but the knee, hip and shoulder are most common.
Physical Therapy for Joint Pain
A physical therapist can work with you to strengthen the muscles that surround the joint, improve range of motion, stabilize the joint and relieve joint pain.
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