The frigid winter months are approaching quickly, bringing exciting things such as holidays, winter sports season, and an escape from the heat and humidity of summer. However, the cold weather can also mean a return of back pain. The drop in temperature causes your muscles, tendons, and ligaments to tighten resulting in your nerve roots
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Physical Therapists Are Your Partners in Health
October 16th, 2023Throughout this year, we’ve showcased the incredible ways physical therapy can improve lives. Since October is National Physical Therapy Month, we wanted to give you an easy look at the helpful information we have provided over the past few months to help identify how physical therapy can help you or your loved ones. Prepare For
The Drug-Free Way to Treat Your Arthritic Pains
October 10th, 2019Arthritis refers to the pain associated with moving joints. It may result from a variety of factors, including genetics and lifestyle habits, and millions of people turn to medications for managing the pain. However, arthritic pain is susceptible to much more than just medications. Drug-free strategies to reduce arthritic pain rely on a person’s five
Decrease Your Pain and Inflammation With This Nutritious Diet
September 10th, 2019Do you feel like the pain is unbearable? Pain and inflammation are two health issues that affect large swaths of the population. Considering a single source of pain alone, such as arthritis, reveals prevalence rates of approximately 40 million, says the Arthritis Foundation. According to the National Institutes of Health, one in four Americans suffer
Don’t Join the Opioid Epidemic. How Physical Therapy Can Help Ditch the Pain Meds.
August 10th, 2019It seems like every time you turn on the news there is another story about the opioid epidemic gripping the country. There is 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
Why Low Back Pain May Not Go Away
February 10th, 2019Lower back pain is one of the most common reasons people cite for making an appointment with a physical therapist. Most people suffer from lower back pain to varying degrees at some point in their lives.
