Do you frequently notice an imbalance, dizziness, or unsteadiness that makes you feel as if you may fall over at any given time? Have you suffered from a fall in the past? Are you worried that you may be at risk of sustaining a fall-related injury? Loss of balance can happen at any age due […]
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Ready to Relieve Your Chronic Pain? Chronic pain is extremely common – with more than 100 million sufferers alone in the U.S. So if you\’re struggling with chronic pain – you\’re not alone. Standard pain medications have so many undesired qualities that you can\’t rely on them to fully treat your pain, which can leave
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Physical Therapy Can Provide You With Faster, Safer, and More Effective Relief Than Opioids Long-term opioid consumption is not a good strategy for chronic pain management. In addition to the risk of addiction, opioids simply reduce the pain that comes as a result of a bigger issue, rather than solving the problem at hand. Physical
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Find Out How Physical Therapy Can Help You Fight Painful Mornings! Do you jump out of bed excited to experience another morning—or do you just lie there, afraid to move because of the pain you know you\’ll feel when you get up? Aches and pains are never welcome, but they can really break your spirits
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There are many effects on the body when having a stroke. This includes: What Are The Benefits? Ready to Change The Way You Move Contact Total Performance Physical Therapy to get you started on improving your life. Sources: Comparison of Aquatic Therapy vs. Dry Land Therapy to Improve Mobility of Chronic Stroke Patients – PMC
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Find Relief for Your Aches and Pains with Nutritional Changes Could you be feeding your chronic aches and pains without even realizing it? If your pain problems have steadily worsened, you may need to look at your nutritional choices. Certain foods have been known to alleviate inflammation, whereas some foods can aggravate it. In fact,
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What is a hypertonic pelvic floor? A hypertonic pelvic floor occurs when the muscles of the pelvic floor become too tight, tense and are unable to lengthen. What causes a hypertonic pelvic floor? There can be many causes of a hypertonic pelvic floor. People who spend a lot of time working out and holding onto
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Arthritis in your knees can be extremely painful, and this pain can make it difficult to walk, go up stairs, or get out of chairs. Knee buckling can occur while stepping off of curbs, going down the stairs, bending down to pick up something off the floor, or even while walking. Knee buckling can lead
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Are you having pain in your groin, inner thigh, or lower abdomen and are unsure what the cause is? Groin strains and hernias are very similar and could both be causing pain in these areas. This post will go through both injuries in their similarities and differences and how to treat them! Groin strain What
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Knee pain is one of the most common complaints we see as physical therapists. Physical therapy is often the best option for knee pain with diagnoses such as arthritis, post-surgery, muscle weakness, or gait or balance problems. However, land-based physical therapy is sometimes too much for someone due to their knee pain. Aquatic physical therapy
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