Health Blog Category: Opioids
Don’t Turn to Opioids, Physical Therapy Can Help Manage Your Pain
You Can Find Effective and Safe Pain Relief with Physical Therapy
Prescription opioids are potent pain relievers that can manage pain for hours at a time. Unfortunately, they can also introduce significant new problems into your life, ranging from the danger of an overdose to the risk of addiction.
If you’ve been relying on opioids to get through the day, and you are looking to find a safer, healthier, and less terrifying alternative, physical therapy could be the answer!
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Discover the Benefits of Physical Therapy for Joint Pain Management
Arthritis is a broad term that encompasses hundreds of different diseases. Inflammation and pain in the joints are common symptoms of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other types of arthritis.
Whatever type of arthritis you have, you’re probably dealing with varying degrees of pain. If you’re taking opioids for arthritis pain, you should be aware that there is an alternative: physical therapy.
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Physical Therapy Can Help You Live Comfortably Once Again
Chronic pain is defined as any pain that lasts more than three months. When people experience chronic pain for an extended period of time, it can lead to a downward spiral. As a result of the pain, they become more inactive and sedentary, and their health deteriorates.
As stated by the APTA Website, “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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If You’re Living with Any of These Conditions, Physical Therapy Can Help!
Did you know that physical therapy is a natural form of pain relief treatment that can be used to manage a variety of different conditions?
Unfortunately, many people don’t realize that physical therapy treatments are a great way to reduce their chronic pain and other recurring symptoms until after they’ve tried other traditional treatment methods like surgery and prescription painkillers.
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Physical Therapy Can Help You Find the Relief You Have Been Seeking
Chronic back pain is typically defined as a pain that lasts for three months or longer. This type of pain may have developed for a variety of reasons, including spinal arthritis, aging, disc problems, or myofascial pain syndrome.
With spinal arthritis, a slow thinning of the cartilage inside the spine can result in pain. A herniated or bulging disc can also result in discomfort if it is compressing on the nerve.
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Move with Ease Once Again with Physical Therapy Treatments for Hip and Knee Pain!
The knee is considered to be a hinge joint while the hip is a ball-and-socket joint. They are both complex joints with a network of muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, and cartilage, all working together to keep you moving.
With these many moving parts, it’s not surprising that, as we age or engage in strenuous activity, we sometimes experience pain.
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Are You Doing Everything You Can for Your Health?
Do you move around every day? If not, you really should be! Getting regular exercise can increase your lifespan, improve your mood, help you maintain a healthy weight, and increase your strength, flexibility, endurance and balance.
Additionally, exercising can help you manage chronic pain and other health conditions that may be making life difficult.
Frequent physical activity is so important that our physical therapy team is always looking for tips to help our patients move.
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You Don’t Have to Go Through Life with Chronic Headaches
Headaches are a common issue that can plague everyone from pre-teens to retirees. However, when recurrent tension or stress-related headaches make it difficult to get through your day, physical therapy may be needed in order to provide long-lasting pain relief.
Our experienced physical therapists have the skills needed to target the root cause of your headaches and to create a tailored treatment plan that is safe and effective.
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Get the Relief You’ve Been Looking for with the Help of Physical Therapy
If you are living with arthritis, you are not alone. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost a quarter of all American adults are living with arthritis
Arthritis is a general term that actually encompasses hundreds of different diseases. Whether you have osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or any other type of arthritis, two of the most common symptoms are inflammation and joint pain.
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Find Relief for Your Persistent Aches and Pains
Any pain that lasts longer than three months can be classified as “chronic pain.” When people have chronic pain for a long time, it can become a downward spiral. As a result of the pain, they can become more inactive and sedentary, and their health can begin to worsen.
People with chronic pain may even turn to extreme options, such as surgery or addictive painkillers, to try to find relief from pain.
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