Discover How You Can Live More Comfortably! Chronic joint pain may last for weeks or even months if left untreated. The joints are the structures that form the bonds between the bones. Joints provide you with support and assistance in your movement. There are many different conditions that may cause chronic joint pain, including bursitis,
Category Archives: Aches and Pains
Living with Chronic Pain? Discover the Relief You’ve Been Looking For
Physical Therapy Can Help You Beat Those Chronic Pain Blues! 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 causes, in some cases growing progressively worse from day to day until you can hardly move at
Achy Mornings Getting You Down? It May Be Time to Replace Your Mattress
You Deserve to Sleep Through the Night Again! Have you been having trouble sleeping through the night? Or perhaps you wake up feeling achy, painful, or overall uncomfortable? Imagine waking up, fully rested after 8 hours of sleep. As you gently awake, you move to sit up… only to be hit with an ache in
Get Rid of Your Chronic Back Pain! 5 Ways a Physical Therapist Can Help Relieve Your Pain.
Is your back pain becoming more than you can manage? Few problems can render a person’s ability to move and fulfill basic needs inept like chronic back pain. According to a division of the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), more than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic
4 Tips if you wake up feeling achy
It’s one thing to go to bed feeling sore and achy. At the end of a long day, feeling a little sore is somewhat normal. After all, you’ve been pushing your body for somewhere between 12 – 16 hours, taking care of your family, your pets, your office concerns, and your home—who wouldn’t feel a
5 Quick Tips for Less Pain and More Energy
Millions of individuals live with varying degrees of pain while also experiencing limited amounts of energy. There are several quick and effective ways you can increase your energy levels while reducing pain. Incorporating physical therapy into your regular routine is one way to limit pain. Call our office for more information regarding the use of
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – Is It Affecting You?
Have you ever had to stop and “shake out” your hands while typing on a computer or smart phone? If so, your hand (or hands) may be affected by a common nerve impingement called carpal tunnel syndrome—indeed, one of the most common types of work-related musculoskeletal injuries affecting hard-working Americans. What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Tendonitis In The Elbow & Hand
Is your elbow sore? Are your fingers achy and not moving smoothly and comfortably? If so, you may be suffering from a common musculoskeletal condition called tendonitis. What is Tendonitis? Tendons are bands of durable collagen fibers; their role is to connect muscles to bones and help facilitate proper anatomical movement and support. The suffix
Common Causes of Shoulder Pain and How Physical Therapy Can Help
Your shoulder is the most flexible and movable joint in your body, consisting of several bones, muscles, joints and tendons. This means there are several ways the shoulder can become injured and cause pain. There are many causes of shoulder pain and steps you can take to eliminate the discomfort. Physical therapy is an effective
Is Pain Stopping You From Getting Back in the Game?
According to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, at least 100 million Americans are living with chronic pain (pain lasting longer than three months). As if this isn’t a troubling enough trend, in recent years, physicians have been prescribing more and more prescription pain medications, including opioids. In the year 2013 alone, physicians prescribed nearly