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How Physical Therapy Is The Natural Pain Relief Solution
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• How Physical Therapy is the Natural Pain Relief Solution • Dave’s Back to Flying Across the Water! • Take Advantage of Our Complimentary Workshops! • Enjoy Ski Season Without Getting Hurt
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PINNACLE PHYSICAL THERAPY NEWS The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body
Afraid of Taking Pain Medication? How Physical Therapy is the Natural Pain Relief Solution
A simple question, should you take a pill to mask your pain, or should you try to fix the underlying cause? It seems like almost every news broadcast these days features a story about a disturbing cluster of drug overdoses, with the word “opioid” prominently featured. So why are these prescription drugs -- which after all, are legal if they were prescribed to the user -- so much in the news these days? And what can you do if you’re torn between not filling your own prescription, versus seeking relief for your very real pain? Why Opioid Overuse Matters Both opioid prescription rates and deaths from opioid overdoses have quadrupled in the last two decades. Given these identical statistics, one can’t escape the obvious conclusion: Reliance on painkillers has gotten out of hand, and the consequences can be literally fatal. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), doctors now write so many opioid prescriptions each year that it translates to one bottle per adult living in the U.S.Of the 330,000 people who died from drug overdoses in 2015, 50 percent involved prescription painkillers. Just as ominous is the discovery that people who become addicted to prescription opioids are 40 times more likely to become addicted to heroin.
Beyond extreme physical risk, over-reliance on prescription painkillers can have other detrimental effects on your health. Withdrawal symptoms can be harrowing. And while you’re still using them, opioids can lead to depression, which sets up a vicious cycle of self-medicating in order to feel better emotionally as well as physically. How Physical Therapy Counters the Problem It’s important to get real about the reason people seek prescription painkillers in the first place -- the pain. These patients are not to be condemned for seeking relief for injuries, arthritis and other degenerative conditions, or for post-surgical discomfort. At the same time, however, it’s becoming increasingly obvious that medications like Percocet, Vicodin, Opana and OxyContin are extremely addictive. Physical therapy, on the other hand, is so effective because it provides a multi-pronged attack to pain relief. First, therapists can help lessen the immediate pain through heat or ice therapy, lasers, as well as low-pulse electronic equipment. Targeted massage and gentle stretching also eases extreme discomfort when tension or stiffness is part of the problem. In addition, physical therapy works to eradicate the actual source of your pain. So, if weak muscles aren’t supporting an aching body part, for example, your therapy will address this underlying cause. Flexibility moves can also contribute to pain relief because stiffening joints often exacerbate discomfort, or lead to over-reliance on nearby, overstressed muscles.
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Complimentary Workshops
Rotator Cuff & Shoulder Impingement
Hip Pain Workshop
Balance, Dizziness, & Fear of Falling
Tuesday, December 20th @ 6 pm
• Discoverhow thehipworks…and thespecific sourceofyourpain(suchasbursitis,arthritis, sciatica, tendonitis, labrum, leg length discrepancy, instability, and ligament strain) • Learnhowphysical therapycaneliminatehip painnaturally,maintain long-termresults,and avoid hip replacement. Tuesday, January 8th @ 6 pm
Thursday, January 24th @ 6 pm
Learn the nitty-gritty of how rotator cuffs work and what causes shoulder instability, impingement and shoulder pain, while discoveringnaturalsolutions for relief from shoulder pain and rotator cuff tears.
Learn what causes your balance to worsen as you age. Discover natural solutions for improvingbalanceandgetting ridofvertigo and dizziness while gaining the confidence needed to get back to life!
Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) Workshop February 4th @ 6:00 pm
Low Back Pain & Sciatica February 21st @ 6:00 pm
Neck Pain & Headaches Workshop March 12th @ 6:00 pm
Register online at www.pinnaclephysicaltherapy.org/workshops
All Events Are Free • Limited Seating Events Filling Up Fast • Register online or by calling (208) 777-4242
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Dave Hamstring Injury
Earlier this summer, an MRI showed I had a partially detached hamstring that was caused from a fall during a softball game. The injury was from Sept. of 2017 and the delay meant surgery was out. My family doctor, Dr. Drury, recommended Pinnacle Physical Therapy. When I started therapy I could not run, walking hurt, climbing stairs was very painful, sitting in my pickup was very painful, my leg hurt all the time and I could not Barefoot Waterski. Then, one night I had a heart attack. Summer, the Clinical Coordinator, was great! She called me to see how I was as I recovered. I then went back to physical therapy and now am completely pain-free, playing softball, and most importantly Barefoot Waterskiing again.
I cannot say enough great things about Jim, Rick, and Summer. Jim and Rick made sure to work with me to the best of my ability and the results could not be better. The complete staff at Pinnacle are there to make a person better. They did really get me back on my feet as the photos show. Thanks for everything and I will certainly recommend them to anybody needing physical therapy! Keep on footn’! - Dave L. (Pinnacle PT Graduate)
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In Pain? Request A Discovery Consultation
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What is a discovery consultation? When you’re having aches and pains from an injury or are striving for better movement and increased activity, a complimentary discovery consultation can be your ticket to success. The no-cost 20-minute consultation with our physical therapist answers: •How physical therapy treatment will help get to the source of your problem and start the healing process. •How we can help you achieve your goals and return to an active, pain-free lifestyle.
•How to take the next step in beginning treatment or a connection to the appropriate health care provider.
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