Every time you turn on the news, there appears to be another article about the country’s opioid crisis. There’s reason to be concerned. Every day in 2016, 116 individuals died from opioid-related drug overdoses. Prescription pain meds were misused in some form by 11.5 million Americans, costing the economy an estimated $504 million. According to … Read more
Chronic Pain can be a beneficial messenger, alerting you to the fact that something in your body needs to be fixed, but it can also be a vexing inconvenience that degrades your quality of life. To make matters worse, many pain issues are the result of long-standing underlying diseases that often originate in a different … Read more
You’re walking across the park on a bright summer day when your foot accidentally steps in a hole. Before you know it, you’re in agony, crumpled in a heap, hoping no one notices your fall. Been there before? We get it — it’s embarrassing, but it’s painful! So, what exactly do you do? How do … Read more
To aid in complex movement, the hips and knees have a multitude of tendons, muscles, and joints linked together. It can be tough to perform daily tasks if you have an injury (and consequent discomfort) in a specific location. Physical therapy, fortunately, can assist you in a variety of methods in permanently resolving your hip … Read more
Physical therapy isn’t only helpful after surgery! Surgery can be extremely stressful and traumatic for your body to go through, therefore, it’s normally only done when there are absolutely no other options available. If a surgery is in your near future, you’ve probably already discussed a post-operative physical therapy appointment with your doctor. It’s extremely … Read more
Are You Looking to Improve the Results of Your Surgery? “Prehab” PT Can Help Practicing with a physical therapist before your operation– sometimes referred to as “prehab,” — can help you mentally and physically prepare your body for the stress of undergoing a major surgery, and is a very wise decision for your health. Most … Read more
Have You Been Looking for a Drug-Free, Natural Solution to Chronic Pain? Do you feel anxious or unnerved by the idea of relying solely on drugs for pain management for the foreseeable future? If so, those worries and fears are completely valid, especially if the drugs in question are opioids. After trying NSAIDs or steroids … Read more
The Natural, Long-Lasting Solution to Chronic Hip And Knee Pain As two of the largest joints in the human body, your hips and knees play a huge role in supporting your body’s weight and guaranteeing mobility. However, as many Americans know, hip and knee pain is remarkably common. In fact, according to a study by … Read more
How to Better Understand the Reason for Your Back Pain and Find Solutions for Pain Relief Your spine is composed of parts known as “spinal discs,” or rubbery cushions that rest inside the tough casing of vertebrae. The balance that exists between these two layers of a spinal disc plays a crucial role in supporting … Read more
With PT, You Don’t Have to Deal With Painful, Achy Joints Any Longer Have you been living with chronic pain? If so, you are not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at least 20% of the United States population has chronic pain. Our physical therapists work with individuals like yourself … Read more
