Complete Physical Rehabilitation

How Yoga and Physical Therapy Can Help You Live Pain-Free!

Do you suffer from nagging, chronic pain? If that’s the case, you’ve probably looked into a variety of treatment options to alleviate your discomfort. Medication and surgery are two of the most commonly sought solutions for this issue, but they aren’t the only options available to those in pain.

Yoga and physical therapy are both excellent ways to improve your overall health and relieve pain. All of our patients who are looking for a different way to stay in shape or manage a chronic pain condition can benefit from yoga-based rehabilitation and strength training at Complete Physical Rehab in Elizabeth and Jersey City. 

Are you living with a chronic pain condition or trying to recover from an acute injury that’s limiting your physical activity? Look no further for pain relief.  Call us today to learn more about our yoga and physical therapy services.

Benefits of yoga

When you hear the term “yoga” you most likely think of group classes guided in a studio by an instructor, which is definitely something that we offer.   Many people do not realize that yoga-based rehabilitation is different, and it can benefit people living with pain conditions, help them to recover from injuries, and prevent future injuries from happening.

Sometimes you might find yourself growing bored with your normal workout or physical therapy routine. When this happens, it’s easy to fall into the habit of not getting in any exercise at all. There are tons of unique ways to make sure you’re staying on top of your health, and they don’t all involve lifting weights at the gym! 

At Complete Physical Rehabilitation in Elizabeth and Jersey City, yoga-based rehabilitation entails the implementation of a personalized treatment plan. Specific yoga poses and exercises tailored to a person’s pain condition are included in this treatment plan to help alleviate discomfort in a safe and non-invasive manner.

Yoga is a very self-empowering activity as well as one of the most effective forms of exercise. It includes specific poses and postures that can help relieve back pain and stress. 

Yoga-based rehabilitation can help a patient manage or completely heal their condition, disability, or illness, depending on the condition, disability, or illness. Individuals dealing with the following conditions may benefit from yoga-based rehabilitation:

  • High blood pressure
  • Cancer
  • Heart disease
  • Obesity
  • Effects of aging
  • Diabetes
  • Muscular skeletal problems
  • Injuries
  • Disabilities

Yoga-based rehabilitation can also help with mental and emotional health. To help manage pain conditions and keep you feeling great, each session will include controlled breathing techniques, meditation, and relaxation techniques, as well as yoga poses.

Choosing physical therapy for pain relief

When you hear the words “physical therapy,” what comes to mind? Do you imagine a person hobbling on crutches after surgery? Do you think of someone learning to walk again? If you’re nodding your head, you’re not alone. 

Many people mistakenly believe that physical therapy is only good for helping people who have been severely injured in traumatic accidents or undergone surgery. The truth of the matter is that physical therapy is so much more than that!

Physical therapy at Complete Physical Rehabilitation in Elizabeth and Jersey City is a safe, natural, effective method of pain management and relief that can help patients of all ages and backgrounds. It has been proven through various research studies to be effective for alleviating chronic joint pain, muscle aches, and movement restrictions, and may even help you cut down on your medication (with your doctor’s supervision, of course!)

The CDC and other professional organizations officially recognize physical therapy as a safe alternative to pain-relieving medications like opioids. Physical therapy offers long-term pain relief, unlike prescription medications, and there is no threat of fatal overdose with an exercise plan, either.

Physical therapists can treat people who have sustained painful injuries from their job, an auto accident, or sports, but they also know how to alleviate pain from other conditions such as:

  • Hip pain
  • Chronic swelling and stiffness 
  • Muscular dystrophy
  • Vertigo
  • Osteoporosis
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Arthritis
  • Chronic headaches
  • TMJ (temporomandibular joint disorder)
  • Balance and gait issues
  • Back pain
  • Shoulder pain
  • Knee pain

If you’re living with any of these conditions, chances are you could benefit from the touch of a skilled physical therapist in Elizabeth and Jersey City. Our therapists can perform a thorough examination of your condition to pinpoint your areas of pain to create a customized treatment program that will help you to regain mobility and flexibility once more.

Get Active Again With Complete Yoga.

As a rehabilitation and wellness center, we have always focused, first and foremost, on our physical therapy specialty, getting people as pain free as possible and back to using their bodies daily in a functional way.  Now, we are taking that next step, providing our patients with the way to STAYING healthy on a daily basis.

With the Complete Yoga Program, clients can reach new levels of healthy daily living.  By helping to transition clients over from our physical therapy program to our weekly yoga program, clients now have a way to erase that feeling of unsteadiness about their bodies and feel completely steady again in their everyday lives.

Held right in the comfort of our Elizabeth, NJ location and open to all clients of any experience level, yoga clients can work on increasing their strength and flexibility while staying pain free and building that daily confidence in the health of their bodies that they are seeking.  From the beginner to the experienced, our yoga instructor is ready to tailor every class to the needs and goals of each individual client.  Set a goal for yourself, and your yoga instructor is ready to help you achieve it!

Find our more about Complete Yoga and call today for all the details.  Class sizes are limited, so reserve your spot now!

Looking for pain relief? Give us a call. 

We understand just how important it is to be able to do the things you love doing, free of physical limitations. That’s why at Complete Physical Rehabilitation, we will make it our number one priority to help you on your way to a full recovery, as well as teach you ways to manage existing pain problems for chronic conditions. 

Whether your treatment involves yoga rehabilitation, physical therapy, or a mix of the two, rest assured that our therapists are here to help guide you every step of the way.

elizabeth nj and jersey city physical therapist Dr. James Pumarada of Complete Physical Rehabilitation

Dr. James Pumarada is a licensed Physical Therapist and co-owner of Complete Physical Rehabilitation.   With over 20+ years of treatment experience, he is a Sports Therapy Certified physical therapist, focusing on treating and training runners of all levels, and is one of the most sought after vestibular therapy specialists in Elizabeth and Jersey City where, along with his wife, Dr. Asha, they specialize in the treatment of all dizziness, vertigo, and imbalance issues.