Opioid Addiction: Why Taking Painkillers For Arthritis Pain is Doing You More Harm Than Good
Are you taking opioids for your arthritis pain? Did you know that opioids like morphine and oxycodone are actually making your arthritis worse? Drugs like these alter your perception of pain, but they don’t relieve it. So if you’re taking an opioid and believe it’s relieving your pain, know that it’s actually doing nothing to improve the symptoms of your arthritis. Opioids are not the only option you have to get relief from arthritis! Call our office to schedule an appointment with a physical therapist to learn more about how treatment can help.
Read full blogAched by Lower Back Pain? Stand up Straighter with Physical Therapy
Lower back pain is a sensation all too familiar to millions of people. This ache can hinder many aspects of your life: working, spending time with friends and family, partaking in the activities you enjoy, and even just relaxing. If lower back pain is plaguing your everyday life, it is important that you find relief as soon as you can.
Read full blogSay Goodbye to Those Persistent Stress-Related Headaches
You know the feeling – the sudden pain that tells you a headache is coming on. It happens to all of us. Stress headaches are typically defined as a “band of pressure” that can be felt around your head, usually accompanied by tenderness of the skull and overall achiness within the head. Sometimes, the pain can be alleviated with over-the-counter medication, such as Ibuprofen, Tylenol, or Advil. However, sometimes stress headaches persist despite pain-management drugs, especially if you are prone to chronic headaches.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy: Treating Arthritis the Safe and Easy Way
Anyone living with arthritis knows how debilitating it can be. Several people dealing with arthritic aches and pains end up resorting to steroid injections, antirheumatic drugs, or even joint replacement surgery, in order to manage their pain. However, physical therapy itself has proven successful for many arthritis sufferers. Before turning to potentially harmful drugs or an invasive surgical procedure, give physical therapy a try! Contact Physical Therapy & Injury Specialists today to schedule a consultation and learn how we can find arthritis pain relief the safe and easy way.
Read full blogAre You Having Headaches Caused By Stress? Read This to Learn How Physical Therapy Can Help You!
Picture this: it’s almost five o’clock at the office, but you have a to-do list of twenty things, and the emails just keep popping up in your inbox. You know that even when you go home tonight, all you’ll be able to think about is how much work is waiting for you at your desk tomorrow morning. You try massaging your temples and pinching the bridge of your nose, but the pain doesn’t stop. The headache has already started and you know it’s going to take away from your productivity for the rest of the day.
Read full blog4 Ways To Relieve Hip and Knee Pain Through Physical Therapy
Are you living with chronic hip or knee pain, or maybe both? It may feel like the pain is here to stay if you have been dealing with hip and knee pain for a long time.
The good news is, you don’t have to deal with this for the rest of your life. It is possible to get some permanent relief from extreme joint pain, after all!
Physical therapy is one of the best ways you can do it.
Read full blogDealing With Pain and Inflammation? Here’s How Eating Healthy Can Help.
A Proper Diet Could Be Your Key to a Pain-Free Life
Maintaining a healthy diet plays a vital part to any physical therapy routine. Proper nutrition is important, especially if you deal with chronic inflammation and pain. Eating the right foods can help your body recover from many different painful conditions.
Reducing stress, eating healthy meals, and getting regular exercise all work together to decrease pain. If you are interested in learning more about how to adjust your daily routine to improve your condition, contact our office to schedule a consultation with one of our licensed physical therapists.
Read full blogHow To Handle Herniated Disc Pain: Tips From a PT
Have you ever noticed that your neck or back hurts badly, but you can’t figure out where the source of the pain is? You know that something is awfully wrong with you, but what it is, you’re not quite sure.
Several possible complications – including one or more herniated discs – may be demonstrated by strange neck pains, back pain, or limb symptoms. How can you know for sure if you’re having this particular problem?
Read full blogWondering How You Can Reduce Your Joint Pain and Improve Your Mobility? Try Physical Therapy
It’s true that as we all age, our joints very plainly are not what they used to be. Joint pain can occur for several reasons, such as a previous injury that has limited your motion or the general “wear and tear” of osteoarthritis that typically comes with age.
Whatever the case may be, physical therapy can help. Schedule your consultation today to find out how you can live your life to the fullest, free from persistent aches and pains.
Read full blog3 Things to Consider Before Having Back Surgery
There are few things more difficult to deal with than back pain. Back pain will prevent you from doing basic everyday tasks that you once loved, no matter if the pain is a dull ache or an excruciating one.
Did you know that at some stage in their lives, almost 80 percent of adults experience back pain? The medications used to relieve it are varied, and many people believe that surgery is automatically the only way to alleviate back pain.
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