How Exercise and Movement Impact Recovery
December 20th, 2020Recover Faster with These Tips! What comes to mind when you think of recovering from an injury, surgical procedure, or painful area? Most people may imagine lots of rest, with little to no movement, and lounging on the couch until you feel better. While rest is undeniably important to recovery, so is exercise – and
What’s Causing Your Back Pain? How to Tell If It’s From a Herniated Disc
December 10th, 2020Is a Herniated Disc the Root of Your Back Pain? A herniated disc refers to an issue with one of the rubbery cushions that are in between the vertebrae. A spinal disc has a soft jellylike interior with a tougher exterior. Strange neck pains, back pains, or extremity symptoms can indicate a variety of potential
Discover the Long-Term Benefits of Hip and Knee Pain Relief with Physical Therapy
November 20th, 2020Are You Living With Hip and Knee Pain? Hip and knee pain are some of the most common types of pain people deal with – they are some of the top pains listed on the Centers for Disease Control surveys of adults reporting joint pain. So, if you are struggling with hip and knee pain,
Reduce Your Aches and Pains with the Help of a Nutritional Diet
November 10th, 2020If you work with a physical therapist to help manage a chronic pain condition, you will probably receive some nutritional advice as part of the process. Physical therapists are not nutritionists, but providing nutritional advice to patients is well within the scope of a physical therapist’s duties. For some chronic conditions, dietary changes can make
You Can Find Fast Relief WITHOUT Opioids! Try PT Today
October 20th, 2020Did You Know You Could Relieve Your Pain Without Harmful Drugs? 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 chronic pain, physical therapy has been proven to be
The Difference Between Overtraining and Under Recovered
October 10th, 2020Are You Training Too Much or Has Your Body Not Completely Recovered Yet? In our last blog we talked about the importance of recovery time, or the time you take between workouts. As previously mentioned, recovery periods are an important part of working out, as they allow your muscles to rest, rebuild, and strengthen. It
The Top Reasons Why You Should Use Ice or Heat Therapies
September 20th, 2020Heat is Not the Enemy But Ice is Not the Savior While many athletes may turn to ice or heat therapies as a cure-all that is not always the case. In fact, there are certain areas where it makes sense to ice or heat and other areas where it would be best to avoid those
The Importance of Recovery
September 10th, 2020The more you do is not always what the body needs. Recovery is the lost discipline. Athletes tend to believe that pushing the body to its limits is the best way to reach physical goals. While it is always important to have ambitions, recovery time should also play a crucial role in those ambitions. A
Chronic Back Pain Doesn’t Have to Control Your Life
August 21st, 2020Is Chronic Back Pain Slowing You Down? PT is the Answer Did you know that approximately 80 percent of Americans have experienced (or will experience) back pain? Do you feel as if your chronic back pain has locked you out of your own life? This nagging, excruciating symptom can stem from a variety of underlying