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Want To Know The Secret To Decreasing Pain And Increasing Energy?
You know how limiting pain can be if you live with it. Fortunately, you can reduce your discomfort while raising your energy levels by making simple lifestyle modifications.
When you combine these exercises with your physical therapy treatments, you may help yourself heal from discomfort and achieve the physical goals you’ve set for yourself.
Call Joint Effort Physical Therapy today to learn more about how we can help you enhance your energy and lessen your discomfort.
Read full blogDealing With Stress-Related Headaches? Here’s 3 Ways Physical Therapy Can Help!
Don’t Let Chronic Headaches Get In The Way Anymore.
Did you know that headaches are the third most common pain complaint? It’s true. Headaches are extremely common and can be so debilitating to the point that they impact a person’s quality of life. Dealing with headaches on the daily alone can be very isolating and leave a person feeling exhausted.
Fortunately, through physical therapy, long-term relief is possible. A trained physical therapist can help you achieve immediate pain relief from stress-related headaches as well as any other pain conditions or ailments that may be contributing to your discomfort.
Read full blogLiving With Pain? Don’t Turn to Drugs – Treat it Naturally with Physical Therapy
Did You Know Physical Therapy Can Treat Pain Even More Effectively Than Pain-Relieving Drugs?
Pain can be a helpful messenger, an alert that something in your body needs fixing ‒ but it can also be an agonizing annoyance that ruins your quality of life.
To make matters worse, many pain problems are rooted in deep-set underlying conditions, often originating in a different part of the body than the part exhibiting symptoms.
Read full blogAre You Ready to Leave the Pain Meds Behind? Physical Therapy Can Provide You With the Relief You Need
Did You Know Physical Therapy Has Proven to Be Even More Effective Than Pain Meds?
It seems like every time you turn on the news there is another story about the opioid epidemic gripping the country.
There is a good reason for the panic. In 2016 alone, 116 people died each day from opioid-related drug overdoses. Some 11.5 million Americans misused prescription painkillers in some way, costing an estimated $504 million in economic costs.
Read full blogYou Don’t Need Pain Medication to Find Long-Lasting Relief
Physical Therapy Can Help You Find the Effective Relief You’ve Been Looking For!
Millions of people are living with chronic pain. Many of these people have turned to pain-relieving drugs to deal with everything from back pain and joint pain to debilitating pain from accidents. Whether prescription or over-the-counter, there are several drawbacks to relying on these pain-relieving drugs.
Pain relief pills can sometimes interact with other drugs, are highly addictive, and ultimately only mask your symptoms, instead of actually treating them.
Read full blogJust Because You’re Getting Older Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Stay Active!
It’s Never Too Late to Improve Your Health and Wellness!
As the saying goes, “you’re only as young as you feel.” However, it might be more accurate to say that you are only as young as your health permits. If you see elderly people shuffling along on walkers or refusing to leave their favorite chair, you might assume that you’ll be facing the same scenario in your old age.
Finding the time or the motivation to exercise is difficult for many people.
Read full blog3 Common Types of Arthritis Physical Therapy Can Treat Without Medications
Say Goodbye To Harmful Medications Today
Arthritis is a pretty common term used to describe over 100 different types of joint pain and disease. Many people believe that arthritis only affects elderly people, but this is far from the truth. According to Healthline, “the symptoms of arthritis usually develop over time, but they may also appear suddenly. Arthritis is most commonly seen in adults over the age of 65, but it can also develop in children, teens, and younger adults.
Read full blogHere’s What You Don’t Know About Finding Relief For Hip and Knee Pain
Your hips and knees are essential joints that work hard all day to give you the best possible function. They are common sources of pain and discomfort due to their complexity and constant use.
As the cartilage in one’s joints begins to break down with age, the risk of experiencing chronic hip or knee discomfort rises. Anyone can acquire hip or knee discomfort due to excessive overuse, unanticipated traumas, or underlying disorders.
You may have been told that the only way to find relief from hip and knee pain is through expensive surgery.
Read full blogIs Your Sciatica Causing You Discomfort? Here are 3 Indicators that Physical Therapy is Needed
Did You Know Physical Therapy Is Proven to Help with Sciatica?
Each of your sciatic nerves runs from either side of your lower back down to each of your legs. That’s why a classic sign of sciatica is having a shooting pain on one side only.
While compression of one of your sciatic nerves can literally be a “pain in the butt,” it doesn’t always require medical attention.
Yet sometimes physical therapy is your best bet to banish sciatica symptoms.
Read full blog7 Easy Ways To Improve Your Physical Health
Making Small Changes Can Increase Your Fitness and Health Levels
Most people believe that in order to stay fit they have to dedicate hours every day to working out or visiting the gym. This is why many of us find ourselves saying that we have no time to exercise! However, exercising and staying physically fit doesn’t have to take hours out of your day. There are a few basic elements you can incorporate into your daily routine that will add up to a healthier, more active lifestyle.
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