PTII: Natural Ways to Relieve Arthritis Pain

EXERCISE ESSENTIALS

Try these exercises to get you moving... SHORT ARC QUAD Place a rolled up towel or object under your knee and slowly straighten your knee as you raise up your foot.

Helps With Arthritis Pain

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QUAD STRETCH PRONE Lie on stomach. Hold ankle with same side hand. Gently pull ankle toward the buttock. You should feel a stretch in the front of your thigh. Hold for 10 seconds then repeat 4 times on both sides.

Stretches Thigh Muscles

Always consult your physical therapist or physician before starting exercises you are unsure of doing.

GOING GREEN DETOX SMOOTHIE SERVES: 2

PATIENT SUCCESS SPOTLIGHT

“Dear Mike, I want to thank you for all you have done for me. I am better than l have been in a long. A few days after my last appointment with you I had no pain in my legs and it has not come back. I have not been taking any pain medicine except for one when I get up in the morning. I never got the shot but I really do not need it now [knock on wood]. Thank you for your magic. If this does not last I will be back. You are the best!!!!!!!!!!” - Laurie Greenwood “Thank you for your magic. If this does not last I will be back. You are the best!!!!!!!!!!”

DIRECTIONS: Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth and creamy. **Recipe Credit: http://www.theglowingfridge.com/bikini-ready-green-detox-smoothie/

INGREDIENTS: • 1 ½ cups of spinach, de-stemmed • ½ cucumber, chopped • 2 stalks of celery, chopped • 1 small lemon, peel removed • 1 ripe frozen banana

• 1 cup of frozen pineapple • 2 tablespoons of chia seeds

• ½ -1 teaspoon of vegan protein powder (depending on preference) • 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk

• 1 cup of cold, filtered water • 1 handful of ice (optional)

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