Relieve Pain In Minutes Try this movement if you are experiencing pain.
Staff Spotlight
Barb Behounek
In June 2020, Barb started working at Eastern Shore Physical Therapy as a Patient Care Coordinator. As a Patient Care Coordinator, she will be scheduling patients and verify their insurance. Barb is a native of Northern Baltimore County, where she raised her two sons. She relocated to the townof Berlin in2015, with
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FOUR POINT + ARM RAISE Start on hands and knees, hips and shoulders at 90°. Lift one arm out front. Bring it back down and then repeat on opposite side. 8-10 times on both arms.
her husband to restore anoldhouse in town. She became interest inphysical therapy after being treated for a sciatica condition. She has taken classes geared toward physical therapy and has worked in the field for the last 4 years. Besidespending timewithher husbandof 39yrsand their dog, Emma, Barb enjoys running, kayaking and going to the beach. She joined the local cyclinggroup, knownas theTDF’s. (‘Tour deFriends’). She is looking forward tomeeting and getting to knowall of our patients.
Upcoming Workshops
Discover How Physical Therapy Can Help Treat Your Pain The Rotator Cuff Workshop is for people suffering with shoulder pain who are looking to feel normal again and heal naturally without medications, injections and surgery. Rotator Cuff/Shoulder Pain Workshop Tuesday, September 29th | 6:00 PM
When To Use Ice & Heat For Pain Relief
When you’ve just sprained your ankle or pulled a muscle, all you want is some pain relief. If painkillers are handy, you probably pop a couple of them. If not, you ask for some ice... or was that heat instead? To sort out this confusion, let’s see what they really do. Both ice and heat relieve pain and help recovery. How to use ice Ice is useful when you want to reduce swelling. For example, your ankle balloons up after a sprain. This is because blood and fluid collect rapidly, making it both painful and stiff. At this point, an ice pack helps to close off those tiny vessels. The blood flow slows down. Small nerves become numb, so the pain reduces. The muscles also relax. The inflammatory reaction is slowed down. As a result, your ankle is less swollen and painful. Ice packs are very useful in bruises, strains and joint swellings. Use them for any acute swelling, over the first 24 to 48 hours (except back strains). Ice helps later too, while exercising the limb. Our friendly
therapists can show you how to make movements less painful and more flexible by using an ice pack just before or during exercise. How to use heat Heat packs, bottles or infra-red lamps can be very useful if you have a muscle spasm or 48 hours after injury. Icing a muscle spasm contracts the muscle fibers, so they would hurt intensely. On the other hand, heat improves the circulation, soothes and relaxes the muscles by carrying away toxins and bringing in healing oxygen. Heat can comfort a back or neck strain, especially if it has been persisting for some time. When you use a heat pack, wrap it in a towel and check the temperature so it doesn’t burn the skin. When not to use heat Don’t use heat if you have a painful, red or swollen joint. This increases circulation so that fluid collects, worsening the swelling and stretching or compressing the nerves and surrounding healthy tissue. This makes it still more painful. You’d be better off icing it.
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