Health Blog Category: Physical Therapy
Is Back Surgery The Best Option For You? Consider These Things First.
Do you have a chronic pain issue related to your spine? Maybe you have a stiff achy back, or shooting pain and numbness in one or both legs. Perhaps your back pain and associated symptoms are so involved that it’s a struggle to get through a day at work, sleep through the night, or take care of yourself or your loved ones.
When your symptoms are so intense, it may start to feel like back surgery is your only option.
Read full blogWhy Stretching Is A Critical Part Of Your Physical Therapy Treatment
Do you stretch regularly? If you don’t, you could be increasing your risk of an injury in the future. Because chances are, you have at least some joints or areas in your body that are not as flexible and mobile as they could be. But what happens if you’re not sure where your specific mobility limitations are nor how to fix them? Contact Motion Works Physical Therapy today if you’d like to work with a physical therapist who can help you pinpoint the exact areas of your body that could benefit from regular mobility work and teach you safe and effective stretches to improve your body.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy Could Be The Solution To Your Joint Pain
Do you experience joint pain and discomfort on most or all days of the week? Is a stiff and painful joint making you functionally limited and unsafe? Have you had to stop doing the things you enjoy, or even struggle to take care of your basic daily needs, simply because your joint pain is too great? We know how frustrating joint pain can be because we’ve met thousands of people from our community dealing with similar issues.
Read full blogTips From a Physical Therapist On Dealing With Herniated Discs
A herniated disc happens when the outer fibrous layer of a spinal disc (usually in the neck or lower back) tears. This allows the disc’s gel-like filling to leak out into the surrounding joint space. In many cases, this can irritate or compress nearby nerves and other structures, leading to uncomfortable symptoms like back pain, neck pain, and pain, numbness, and weakness in an arm or leg.
If you’re currently living with a herniated disc, we encourage you to call our office today to find out how physical therapy can help you heal.
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 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.
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 blogGet Back to the Activities You Once Loved With Physical Therapy!
Can’t Live Life on Your Own Terms? Turn to Physical Therapy for Help
That oil painting you started way back when still awaits the finishing touches. You bought a guitar last year, but you can’t stand the thought of trying to play it. Your golf friends wonder if you’re ever going to join them for another nine holes. Your tennis game got rusty shortly after your elbow did the same.
Do these scenarios, or similar ones, strike a little close to home?
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.
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