Health & Wellness Newsletter by Peak Performance Physical Therapy
Health & Wellness The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body
LIVING LIFE WITHOUT BACK PAIN Reel In The Best Treatment For Back Aches! For some, back pain is a daily occurrence that dictates the way you live your life. Every movement, every motion is determined by the pain in your back. Standing, sitting, laying down, driving, walking or running — the pain persists. (continued inside)
INSIDE: • Living Life Without Back Pain • Understanding Why Your Back Hurts • Patient Success Spotlight • Practice News
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Health & Wellness The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body
LIVING LIFE WITHOUT BACK PAIN Reel In The Best Treatment For Back Aches!
The Peak Perspective As many of you may notice in this newsletter, we are changing the date of our Open House for our new clinical location in Okemos. We have some exciting news to announce at the Open House, which is why we have had to push the date back a week! I am looking forward to seeing you all there on November 15th to help us celebrate the opening of our 2nd Clinical Location and our good news! - Jill Marlan
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Physical Therapy for Back Pain While rest and relaxation can help you overcome the immediate pain of a back injury, and may even be recommended by your physician in the early days following an injury, it is not a long-term solution. Physical therapy offers a long-term solution to back pain by using targeted exercises that focus on the cause of the pain. Through a combination of strength and flexibility training that focuses on muscle development and joint movement, physical therapy can address the underlying cause of the pain and significantly improve your quality of life.
In ages past, back pain was difficult to treat. If you experienced back pain, whether as a result of a work injury, trip-and-fall accident, or even just as a result of aging, the answer was almost always the same: head home, take a long rest, and give your back time to heal. This isn’t the way that things go anymore, and for several reasons. To start, the world isn’t as forgiving. Heading home and taking a long rest until your back is healed may work for some, but not for most. With deadlines and carpools and work schedules to keep up with, there needs to be an alternate solution to dealing with back pain that doesn’t require you to completely remove yourself from your responsibilities. What’s more, recent research indicates that resting may not actually be the ideal solution for long-term back care. Spending too much time on the couch or off your feet can cause the back muscles to weaken and can even weaken bone strength. This could lead to more long-term issues with back pain — not fewer. Exercise, in general, is shown to increase strength and flexibility, supporting healthy muscles and bones, and therefore supporting ideal back health.
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UNDERSTANDING WHY YOUR BACK HURTS
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There are a lot of different reasons that back pain can develop. Even when you break down injuries, whether from overuse or athletic pursuits, there are different problems that can develop. Sprains and strains are common, but so are issues with the vertebrae, blood flow, and even concerns regarding the spinal nerves. You might be amazed to discover the different factors that could be influencing your back health. Such as: • Your personal level of physical activity, including how often you exercise and the intensity of your typical workouts. • The types of shoes that you wear, in addition to how frequently you walk in different types of shoes, particularly shoes that lack support or those with high heels. • Prolonged engagement in sedentary behavior, including sitting at a desk for eight hours or more consecutive days of the week, or spending free time on the couch, or otherwise relaxed. Aerobic activity and strength training exercises actually make it possible to reduce your risk of injury and to improve your ability to overcome back pain by strengthening the vertebrae and improving blood flow and nutrient disbursement throughout the back. When you are inactive, blood flow can actually become impeded, and this can have a negative effect on the
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2301 W. Grand Riv Okemos, MI 48 11.8.2018 5-7pm Physical therapy can help you overcome back pain by giving you the knowledge and support necessary to help your back feel better, giving you the option to get off the couch and push yourself to reach new goals. Working with a licensed and experienced physical therapist ensures that you do knot take on too much too quickly, but instead are guided through the process of healing with gradual steps. For more information about overcoming back pain, call Peak Performance Physical Therapy today! November 15th 20 PeakPerformanceOkemosOpenHouse.eventbrite.c going from sedentary activity to being active and healthy isn’t an option — at least not so easily. It takes time and effort, and when back pain is obstructing you from getting started, it requires help.
overall health of your back and spine. How Physical Therapy Helps
Anyone who has struggled with back pain can tell you plain and simple: When your back is hurting, there is no way to pretend that it isn’t. Simply
Relieve Back Pain In Minutes Try this movement if you are experiencing back pain.
Veggie Hummus Rolls
• 2 vegan whole wheat wraps • 1/2 cup diced red peppers • 1/2 cup diced yellow pepper • 1/2 cup diced red cabbage • 2 large carrots, peeled • 6 - 8 tbsp. no-oil hummus • 2 tbsp. raw sunflower seeds (or your choice of raw seeds)
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LOWER TRUNK ROTATIONS Lying on your back with your knees bent, gently rock your knees side-to-side. Perform this 10-15 times in each direction.
Heat wraps for 10 to 20 seconds in the microwave. Spread each wrap with 3 to 4 tbsp of no-oil hummus (depending on the diameter of your wrap). Divide veggies and sprinkle on top of the hummus on each wrap. Make sure to stop your veggies about 2 inches down from the edge of the tortillas (this will help the wraps seal up better). Starting on the opposite end, roll upwards tightly and press down to seal. Eat as whole wraps or cut into 1 1/2 to 2 inch pieces to make sushi-like rolls.
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Patient Success Spotlight
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“I was in extreme pain and discomfort, went to another physical therapy clinic three times, to no effect. At times I left in worse condition than when I arrived. My experience at Peak Performance has been exceptional! Their staff has been awesome and the exercises that they suggested are working great! Thank you for helping me maintain my strength.” - E.V. Their staff has been awesome and the exercises that they suggested are working great!
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