If you think that growing older automatically leads to back pain, here’s some great news; it doesn’t! Many people suffer from pain, yet, they still believe their aches and pains are a natural part of aging. They’re not.
After back pain, neck pain comes in at a close second as one of the most treated issues in our physical therapy clinics in Jersey City and Elizabeth, NJ. Neck pain can come different forms, including a constant ache or sharp pain with movement, which can stop you from enjoying your regular daily activities. A common problem, neck pain affects approximately 2/3rds of the population at one point or another.
Managing Parkinson’s can seem like a daunting task. Due its progressive nature, it is easy to have a very pessimistic attitude when dealing with the disease. But NOT in our physical therapy clinic. With the LSVT program, we make sure that patients know that they can continuing LIVING with the disease as long as they are willing to put in the work. And it definitely IS possible to continue on, even with the disease.
So, you’ve done it. You’ve taken the first step to getting rid of your back pain from sciatica by making an appointment for physical therapy and starting a course of treatment. You’re now well on your way to getting back to a pain free life! But you’re still left with a very natural question: how long will it take before the pain goes away?
Sciatica is one of the most common back ailments that we see in our Elizabeth and Jersey City physical therapy clinics today. The symptoms, originating in the lower back, manifesting itself as pain, numbness, or tingling that travel down the sciatic nerve of each leg, can be both disheartening and difficult to handle, affecting numerous aspects of a person’s daily life.
Low back pain patients who underwent early physical therapy reportedly had better outcomes than those who did not. Early physical therapy was also more cost-effective, according to researchers.
In the study, published recently in the journal Spine, researchers studied the effect of early physical therapy on 220 patients with low back pain, with respect to both outcomes and costs.
It goes without saying that we LOVE all of our ROCKSTAR physical therapy patients in Elizabeth and Jersey City. We try as hard as possible to build a comfortable little community in our physical therapy clinics, where patients can not only feel great after seeing us, but also feel great when they’re in the clinic as well!
There are many reasons that our patients come to us for physical therapy. Many come due to a sports injuries, neurological conditions, and post surgery physical therapy. Right up there at the top of the list is injuries sustained as a result of a fall. When it comes to falls, age, gender, or activity level all do not matter. Falls can really cause a lot of damage to the human body. Luckily, physical therapy can easily help you get back!
We’re still collecting toys in the Elizabeth and Jersey City clinic this week for the Toys for Tots program!
The holiday season is in full swing at Complete Physical Rehabilitation!
Each year, we collect toys in our Elizabeth and Jersey City Physical Therapy clinics for the Toys for Tots program. Dr. James and Dr. Asha drop off all collected donations personally to the Kenilworth Fire Station, the designated Toys For Tots dropoff location in their town.
