Understanding the Importance of Getting Active
Looking to Increase Your Physical Activity? PT Can Help!
Maintaining a high level of physical activity can possibly lengthen your life as well as improve the overall quality.
According to PT in Motion News, 80 percent of Americans aren’t meeting physical activity guidelines set forth by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Finding the time or the motivation to exercise is difficult for many people.
The key is to find a fun activity that you enjoy doing and that also fits your current fitness level.
Read full blogKick The Pain Meds To The Curb: How Physical Therapy Can Provide Relief
People struggling with chronic pain are affected in different ways. Take a moment to think about how your chronic pain affects you. Does it cause you to have a hard time getting out of bed or climbing stairs? Maybe you find yourself feeling stressed, distracted, and depressed at work.
You might wake up in the middle of the night or struggle to fall asleep because of pain. If you’re like many of the 50 million Americans dealing with chronic pain, you may even struggle with something as simple as getting dressed.
Read full blogGot An Upcoming Surgery? Physical Therapy Can Help You Before & After!
Did you know that having rehabilitation before surgery is just as critical as having it after surgery? It’s true! One of the most important times that you could seek physical therapy is when you are facing surgical correction of a joint or muscle. Physical therapy has proven time and time again to benefit a person as they prepare their body for the surgical correction! Physical therapy before an operation also can enhance the recovery process, making it possible to return to full strength as quickly as possible following your surgical procedure.
Read full blog5 Ways to Stay Active at Your Sedentary Desk Job
Finding ways to stay active can be difficult regardless of your weekly schedule, but when your nine-to-five grind means sitting at a desk for 40+ hours every week, the idea of developing an active lifestyle can seem almost laughably unachievable! On average, most of us spend eight hours a day at a desk job, two hours a day driving, and somewhere between six to eight hours each evening in bed! This doesn’t even count the time we’re probably spending on the couch or sitting at the table for a meal.
Read full blogIs Pain Keeping You From a Happy Life? Physical Therapy May Help!
Take a moment to pause and think about who you were five or ten years ago. What kinds of activities did you thrive from doing? Were you a runner? An afternoon gym warrior? Or did you just enjoy going for long evening walks with your dog?
Now, come back to the present moment. Do you still do these things? If not — what is stopping you? Is it within your control?
Sometimes we sustain injuries that cause aching joints, lingering pain, and other lasting negative effects.
Read full blogDo Aches and Pains Make You Dread Mornings? Physical Therapy Has Got You Covered!
Waking up sore and achy can really zap the energy and positivity out of your day. The worst part is that if you don’t address that achiness and soreness first thing, then those feelings are likely to very quickly translate themselves into fatigue, meaning that you are likely to face the entire day feeling sluggish and ready for bed.
At the end of a long day, feeling a little sore is somewhat normal.
Read full blogTired of Relying on Medication for Pain Relief? Physical Therapy Can Help
Are you taking pain medication to manage your pain? If so, this blog just might make you want to kick them once and for all. Pain medications just may not be a good choice. It seems like every time you turn on the news, there is another story about the opioid epidemic gripping the country.
The medical industry is in somewhat of a panic, and with good reason. In 2016 alone, 116 people died each day from opioid-related drug overdoses.
Read full blogWaking Up Achy? It May Be Time to Say Goodbye to Your Mattress
Did You Know You Could Relieve Your Aches and Pains by Changing Your Sleeping Situation?
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 your back. The aches in your shoulders and neck quickly follow as you move, but as you go to stand up, they are eclipsed by the dull ache in your hips and legs.
Read full blogYou Can Find Fast Relief WITHOUT Opioids! Try PT Today
Did You Know You Could Relieve Your Pain Without Harmful Drugs?
Long-term opioid consumption is not a good strategy for managing chronic pain. In addition to the risk of addiction, opioids simply alleviate the symptoms (pain) of a larger problem.
For very real, measurable improvement over chronic pain, physical therapy has been proven to be a much better option than opioids or other pharmaceutical painkillers.
If you are considering opioids for pain relief but would like to explore other options first, contact Empower Physical Therapy to talk with a physical therapist.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy for Non-Pharmaceutical Arthritis Pain Management
Stiffness and discomfort don’t have to be a part of our daily lives — and yet many people assume that they’re doomed to suffer from arthritis pain. If you’ve been losing more and more of your mobility and productivity due to chronic joint inflammation, you may be disappointed by the use of painkilling drugs or even alarmed by the potential dangers of such drugs. Fortunately, you have a safer, more effective path toward arthritis pain management: physical therapy.
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