Our November Physical Therapy newsletter is out now. Even better, we’re now offering our Physical Therapy Patient Newsletters digitally!
This month, we’re going into back pain, its’ causes, and how you can deal with it. Don’t forget to browse through to download the FREE mobile download for your back. In addition, browse around and check out our favorite recipe of the month.
When you’re having problems but are not a candidate for surgery, it can be tough to know what to do next. Well, we’re here to tell you that Physical Therapy should be your FIRST option!
For Hubragie, she was so happy that she came to Complete Physical Rehabilitation on the recommendation of her doctor. As a person who had not had any previous experience with Physical Therapy, she was not sure what PT would do for her. But now that she’s able to do anything and everything, she’s now a Physical Therapy believer.
In my last blog post, I went over my 3 steps to maintaining healthy knees. In particular, steps 1 and 2 stressed strengthening certain muscle groups, namely the muscles around the knees. But if you’ve never done this before, it can be difficult to figure out which muscles and specific exercises to start with. So let’s begin with two great starting points, shall we?
For many people, knee pain can be a way of life, limiting their ability to climb stairs, squat down to get something off the floor, enjoy long walks, shopping and a host of other daily activities. Just like taking care of your heart, your joints need attention to maintain a healthy state. Here are easy ways for you to take care of your knees, avoiding arthritis and other joint problems.
Neck pain can be a pretty tricky problem. Not only do you have to deal with the pain that’s actually in your neck, but neck pain can also create other issues in your body. For Faiza, the pressure on her neck had caused her to become nauseous and dizzy, which affected her ability to get through her everyday life.
For back pain, we’ve heard the tips about maintaining living a healthy life, and maintaining a healthy weight before. But what if you’ve a healthy adult that’s followed all the “rules” but still have back pain that just won’t seem to go away? What does this mean for you?
It’s an unfortunate fact of life that you’re most likely going to go through a bout of back pain in your life. Statistics show that about 80 percent of us have had at least one bout. Now there are the obvious routes that you can take to solve your pain that are historically and statistically proven to be the best solutions for back pain, such as beginning your course of Physical Therapy right away. But sometimes, back pain sufferers struggle to find solutions when back pain creeps in during their everyday life.
If you’re like most people that we’ve seen for Physical Therapy, then you’ve suffered from back pain at some point in your life. Statistics show that, currently, 80% of the population have had at least one run in with some type of pesky back pain. And, unfortunately, chances are good that the way that you handled the back pain wasn’t the best possible solution. All too often, people go for high-tech tests, heavy drugs, or surgery too soon.
Sometimes, when physical issues happen, it’s the mental rigors of an injury that can be more challenging than the physical ones. With Gloria, it was no different. After suffering from multiple physical issues, including low back and leg pain, Gloria’s anxiety about getting through each and every single day had increased significantly.
For all of my Physical Therapy patients that I’m treating for their back problems, this question comes up 100% of the time. “How should I take care of my back?” For such a general question, which could possibly have a million different answers, I actually find myself coming back to the same solutions time and time again.
