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Hip and Knee Pains Got You Down? Here’s A Safe Solution!
Request an appointment with a physical therapist today to find pain relief.
Hip and knee pain or discomfort can be caused by a variety of factors, including excess weight, sports injuries, advanced age, and repetitive motion injuries.
Whatever the reason for your hip and/or knee pain, you must find a strategy to manage it if you are suffering it regularly!
Typically, people lean on anti-inflammatories and other drugs to alleviate pain.
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Are 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, you are definitely not alone, contact Wood Associates Physical Therapy Clinic. Whether your knee hurts, your hip hurts, or you are struggling with pain in both joints, you are well aware of the fact that such pain can make it much harder to live the life you prefer.
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Did You Know You Could Relieve Your Chronic Pain With Natural Treatments?
Have you grown accustomed to feeling a twinge here and a spasm there? Do you suffer from recurring aches and pains for reasons you don’t totally understand? Have you been gritting your teeth and putting up with a longstanding chronic pain condition?
Maybe you’ve been putting off medical treatment for your ailment because you’re afraid of one particular form of care – surgery.
Read full blogReduce Your Aches and Pains with the Help of a Nutritional Diet
If 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 the biggest difference in reducing or eliminating pain.
Certain foods have been known to alleviate inflammation, where some foods can aggravate it.
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Physical Therapy Can Manage Your Pain so You can Kick the Drugs!
As stated by the American Physical Therapy Association,
“The White House has announced that APTA is among the organizations that have joined a public-private partnership to combat opioid usage and prescription drug abuse, and that the association will reach out to the public and its members to deliver the message that pain can be effectively managed through conservative, non-drug approaches.
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Is 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 causes, in some cases growing progressively worse from day to day until you can hardly move at all.
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Physical Therapy Can Help You Move with Ease Again
According to the Centers for Disease Control, hip and knee pain are both commonly reported areas of discomfort across the United States.
If you’ve been struggling with hip and knee pain for a long time, it may begin to feel as if your pain is here to stay. After all, can you really get any lasting relief from severe and/or chronic joint pain?
Read full blogDaily Stresses Can Lead to Headaches – Luckily, Physical Therapy Can Help
Relieve Your Stress-Related Headaches with Physical Therapy
The work day is almost over, but your inbox is full and your to-do list is long. You are already thinking about the many things you’ll have to handle in the evening, and what will be facing you when you reach your desk again tomorrow. You pinch the bridge of your nose, but to no avail.
The headache has already settled in, and is likely to distract you from the last few hours of your day.
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Treat Painful Arthritic Symptoms with Physical Therapy – Not Drugs
When a person is living with arthritis, especially in a weight-bearing joint like the knee or hip, taking an opioid painkiller for relief can be very tempting.
The unfortunate truth is, however, that while opioids can temporarily relieve pain, the arthritic bones still continue to grind together, making the underlying cause of the condition even worse.
That’s before even considering all of the addictive qualities of opioids.
Read full blogDid You Know Eating Healthy Could Aid in Pain Relief?
It’s True – Something as Simple as Nutrition Can Help Manage Pain!
This scenario as described by Healthline is one that all too many of us can relate to: “You may have noticed your pain climbs to a new level after eating certain meals. That’s because food can play a role in aggravating or reducing inflammation.”
Inflammation is a natural process that the body uses to protect itself and promote healing.
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