Discover the Benefits of Adding Stretching to Your Life! Have you ever noticed just how good a nice stretch feels after a nap, when you first wake up in the morning, or after vigorous physical activity? That good feeling just scratches the surface of the many healthy benefits you can get from regular stretching. Healthy … Read more
Don’t Let Your Headaches Control Your Life! Whether the pain starts in your neck, the back of your head or front and center behind your eyes, stress headaches can derail your entire day. While reducing your stress level can often reduce your stress-related headaches, getting rid of the pressure you are under is not always … Read more
Adding Exercise to Your Life can be Difficult – Physical Therapy can Help According to PT in Motion News, 80 percent of Americans aren’t meeting physical activity guidelines set forth by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Finding the time or the motivation to exercise is difficult for many people. The truth, however, … Read more
Discover Natural Treatment Methods for Your Pain If you’ve been living with pain, drugs don’t have to be the answer. Long-term opioid consumption is not a good strategy for managing chronic pain. In addition to the risk of addiction, opioids simply alleviate the symptoms (pain) of a larger problem. For very real, measurable improvement over … Read more
With so little time these days, finding fast pain relief solutions are a MUST! We all seem to have less time than ever for keeping up with health and wellness. From working at home, to virtual learning, and everything in between, it all adds up. But now, the answer for fast, easy, and long lasting … Read more
A Nutritional Diet Can Provide You with Pain Relief! Certain foods have been known to alleviate inflammation, where some foods can aggravate it. In fact, according to Harvard Health Publishing, “A lot of chronic aches and pains are the result of chronic inflammation, and the evidence is quite strong that your diet can contribute to … Read more
Say Goodbye To Expensive Over-The-Counter Medicine, and Hello To Physical Therapy! The society that we live in today is highly medicated. Go into any grocery store or pharmacy and you’ll notice tons of over-the-counter pain medications. Doctors also consistently prescribe heavier pain relievers as well, including the opioids that have become increasingly abused over the … Read more
Everything You Need To Know To Get Up & Moving Again If you are experiencing ankle pain that just won’t go away, there is a large chance you’ve suffered from a strain or sprain! People often use these two words interchangeably, however, there is a difference between them. A strain is the tearing or overstretching … Read more
Last week, I detailed my best tips for how to shovel snow without hurting your back. Since that time, we’ve received roughly 24 inches of heavy snow in the Elizabeth & Jersey City area, with another 3-6 inches due to hit our area this week. Even with my best tips, all my patients have been … Read more
Let the great dig out BEGIN! With winter storm Orlena dropping upwards of 20 inches of heavy snow in our area, back pain can quickly take hold as we start to dig out of this mess.
If you keep these tips in mind, hopefully you’ll be able to prevent extensive back problems from snow removal.
