If You Have Arthritis, You’re Not Alone
Physical Therapy Can Help You Find the Relief You’ve Been Looking For
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost a quarter of all American adults are living with arthritis! This means that every day, over 54 million people live with stiff, achy, swollen, and sore joints.
If you or a loved one has been affected by arthritis in your neck, back, shoulders, wrist, hip, knee, or other joint, we encourage you to call our clinic today to schedule a consultation.
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Get Moving Today!
The longer you deal with chronic pain, the more you begin to feel that the pain will never go away. Once you begin to accept a particular pain as part of your life, it becomes more and more difficult to see the pain as something you can handle and treat.
Instead, many people are starting to turn to ways of masking the pain, often involving the use of pain medication.
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Few problems can render a person’s ability to move and fulfill basic needs inept like chronic back pain. Back pain can often become more than you can manage on your own. It can create several challenges for families, friends, and health providers.
While many traditional treatment methods rely on the use of medications and even surgery, there are safer and healthier alternatives, such as physical therapy. Physical therapy may alleviate symptoms with significant benefits!
Read full blogOpioids Don’t Have to be the Answer for Arthritis Pain
Discover a Safer and More Natural Pain Relief Alternative
130: that’s how many people die of opioid overdose on average every day in the United States. It’s a stunning statistic that unfortunately affects almost every community in our country, as opioid abuse and addiction affects people from all walks of life.
Many people who become addicted to opioids were first prescribed by a medical doctor to treat acute or chronic pain.
Read full blogFats: Oiling Your Engine 101
Nov 22nd 2021What comes to mind when you hear the word fats? Do you envision bacon sizzling in a greasy pan; smooth, olive oil drizzling onto a bed of greens; or maybe even a sockeye salmon gracefully swimming up the Kenai River? All of these images involve fats of various kinds. Knowing the basic principles of how fats metabolize in the body as well as the kinds of fats humans ingest in their diets is necessary for maintaining health.
Read full blogHave You Discovered All the Benefits of Stretching?
Improve Your Health and Wellness by Adding Stretching into Your Lifestyle!
You’ve probably heard that stretching is important before and after a workout or any kind of tough physical activity. While this is true, it is also beneficial to stretch on a regular basis whether or not you do any kind of physical workout.
As stated by Choose PT, “Maintaining your body’s flexibility is important. To keep your muscles flexible, avoid sitting for long periods of time, and stretch regularly.”
There are many benefits of stretching on a regular basis.
Read full blogWhy So Berry Blue?
Nov 1st 2021With autumn being in full swing, maybe you’re just hanging up your pail from a fun season of berry gathering or strolling through the store noticing all the freshly picked blueberries. Either way, blueberries are a potent berry loaded with antioxidants providing numerous, health benefits. From reducing DNA damage and boosting insulin sensitivity to moderating inflammation and curbing high, blood pressure, blueberries are a nutritious addition to one’s diet.1
Whether wild, fresh, or frozen, these blue, super berries pack quite a punch.
Read full blogProtein: Don’t Be a-Mino
Oct 25th 2021Today’s conversation revolves around a macronutrient that often seems to get a lot of press – protein. While some people may think that to gain more muscle mass just take more protein, this actually is a fallacy. In reality, protein is a vital macronutrient involved in many life processes. Though it plays a lesser role in energy generation, protein is responsible for building much of your body’s hardware and facilitating biological functions. From forming antibodies and enzymes to hormone production and cell repair, proteins are quite the power-packed producers.1 So put on your hard hats, and let’s dive into the construction zone!
Read full blogChronic Pain Doesn’t Have to Be Part of Your Life!
Discover Safe and Effective Relief with Physical Therapy
Are you one of the millions of people living with chronic pain? As stated by Choose PT, “Chronic pain is a condition that occurs when the brain concludes there is a threat to a person’s well-being based on the many signals it receives from the body.”
Whether you’re recovering from serious surgery, dealing with the physical effects of an accident, or struggling with a long-term medical condition, pain can prevent you from enjoying all the daily activities you love.
Read full blogCarbohydrates: Fuel for Life
Oct 4th 2021The human body is a miraculous machine composed of trillions upon trillions of cells all functioning together to sustain life. Consider each cell like a mini reactor creating power for itself which in turn powers larger systems – like a single cell in the heart’s right atrium working in concert with other cells to create and operate the heart as a whole.
Each of these mini generators requires fuel to perform their specific tasks, and this is where carbohydrates come into play.
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