Health & Wellness Newsletter by PT Link Physical Therapy
Health & Wellness The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body
“Lean On The Best Treatment For Knee Pain!”
EFFECTIVE KNEE & HIP PAIN RELIEF
INSIDE:
• Who Needs Physical Therapy? • Healthy Recipe • Relieve Pain In Minutes • Patient Success Spotlight
Mark Twain once said that growing old is an issue of “mind over matter,” but if you struggle with knee or hip pain, then you know that this isn’t
you to targeted exercises and stretching techniques that can enhance your ability to recover from the injury. When you are dealing with a knee or hip injury, every step requires more effort than typical. This can really drain your energy level as you attempt to go about doing even basic tasks, such as taking care of your home or walking around the office. What Can Physical Therapy Do to Help? Physical therapy is not a one- stop cure-all for pain management.This is a long-term solution to pain and suffering through the use of targeted exercises and stretching techniques thataredesigned tostrengthen the targetedareasandhelp thebodyrecover and heal. By identifying the exact points on the body that are not moving as they ought to be, it is possible to make a plan to increase flexibility, motion, strength and even improve coordination.
true at all. Hip and knee pain can really take the spring out of your step, causing you to move slower and leaving you with pain that becomes more difficult to cope with, step after step. There is an endless list of reasons as to why knee or hip pain may develop, from a slip or fall-related accident to a sports injury or even a car accident. Don’t Wait Until It IsToo Late! Whenan injurydevelops,seeking thesupport of a physical therapist is the best course of action. Working with a physical therapist soon after an injury develops can help reduce your recovery time and improveyourability tocopewith thepainanddiscomfortby introducing
Look inside to learn more about our programs and say hello to a healthier you by returning to a pain-free, active lifestyle!
www.ptlinktherapy.com
WHO NEEDS PHYSICAL THERAPY?
Are you moving like you should be? Your hips and knees are essential to everyday movement; whether you are sitting, standing, walking or running, you need your hips and knees in great shape. Sometimes, when your hips and knees are in pain, it can cause you to change the way that you are moving, causing you to change the flow and pace of your gait, which is the way thatyouwalk.Other times,prolongedpaincancauseyou tostopdoing movements that are indicative of healthy joints. If you’ve experienced any hip or knee pain and are considering whether physical therapy is a good choice for your health needs, consider the following: • From a standing position, are you able to lean over and touch your toes? If so, then this indicates that you have proper hip and low back flexibility. If not, then you may need to improve your flexibility and joint range of motion, and physical therapy could be helpful. • In a sitting position, can you comfortably cross your legs, leaving your ankle to rest comfortably on the opposite knee? If this is painful, or one knee constantly must be lower than the other, then this may be indicative of knee concerns that could be addressed with physical therapy. • From a standing position, with your feet planted flat on the floor, can you push your body into a squatting position? You should be able to squat all thewaydownso thatyourbuttocksarealmost touchingyourheels. Ifyou aren’t able to do this, then physical therapy may be helpful in improving your range of motion. • Standing near a wall or countertop, arrange your feet so that you are standing with the heel of one foot touching the toes of the other, as if on a balance beam, and see how long you can stand still. Can you balance
for 10 seconds? If not, then physical therapy may be able to improve balance and coordination.
The goal of any physical therapy program is to restore range of motion and improve flexibility and strength while reducing the general experience of pain. Unfortunately, hip and knee injuries often tend to linger. Every movement relies so heavily on the hips and knees that it makes it difficult to allow these joints to actually rest following an injury. Physical therapy provides targetedexercises thatsupport the jointswithprecisemovements that help reinforce strength and range of motion. For more information, contact your physical therapist to learn more about options that will suit your health needs. Call us today at (419) 559-5591/(866) 312-0054 to schedule an appointment!
VEGGIE HUMMUS ROLLS Eating Right Never Tasted So Good!
INGREDIENTS • 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, low-salt hummus • 2 tbsp. raw sunflower seeds (or your choice of raw seeds)
DIRECTIONS 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.
www. ptlinktherapy.com
CALL A CLINIC NEAREST YOU TODAY!
Convenient Locations TO SERVE YOU!
PATIENT SUCCESS SPOTLIGHT
FRANKLIN PARK 4210 W. Sylvania Ave. Suite 102 Toledo, OH 43623 MIRACLE MILE 1722 W. Laskey Rd. Suite A Toledo, OH 43613 ENON 7617 Dayton Springfield Rd, Enon, OH 45323
ST. JAMES CLUB PHYSICAL THERAPY & AQUATICS 7337 W. Bancroft St. Toledo, OH 43615 PERRYSBURG 27121 Oakmead Drive Suite C Perrysburg, OH 43551
“I sustained a severe burn to 90% of my right leg. I underwent several skin graphs and other surgical procedures.Traditional physical therapy did not help me at all after 2 months. After treatment from PT Link, my physician told me he had never seen results by conservative methods like I had achieved. He told me in fact, the results saved me from what he thought would certainly be another surgery prior to attending PT Link. I am now enjoying a normal life and back working full-time.” - Dan The results saved me!
Phone: 419.559.5591
Fax: 866.268.5006
Relieve Pain In Minutes Try this movement if you are experiencing knee pain.
PARTNER LOCATIONS, STAFFED BY PT LINK THERAPISTS
Stretches Knee Muscles
www.simpleset.net
PT LINK OREGON BAYSIDE 846 S. Coy Road
SWETLIC CHIROPRACTIC & REHABILITATION 11301 Upper Gilchrist Road Suite A Mount Vernon, OH 43050 Phone: 740.392.1407 COMPREHENSIVE CENTER FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT (CC4PM) 3400 Meijer Dr, Toledo OH 43617 Phone: 567.455.5403 ext 116
IT BAND - STRETCH SIDELYING Lie on your side. Pull ankle of upper leg back as if stretching your quad. Put the ankle of your lower leg on the outside of your knee. Apply pressure downwards to feel a stretch along the side of your thigh. Hold for 5 seconds repeat 6 times on each side.
Oregon, Ohio 43616 Phone: 419.214.4399
PT LINK COLORADO INJURY & PAIN SPECIALISTS 201 W. Park Drive, Grand Junction, Colorado 81505 Phone: 970.242.0162 PT LINK SPRINGFIELD 2816 West First Street, Springfield, OH 45504
www. ptlinktherapy.com
• DRY NEEDLING/BIOMECHANICAL ACUPUNCTURE • THE MCKENZIE METHOD • JOINT MANIPULATION • MULLIGAN CONCEPT • MYOFASCIAL DECOMPRESSION CUPPING THERAPY • PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION (PNF) • SOUND ASSISTED SOFTTISSUE MOBILIZATION (SASTM) • KINESIO TAPING • COLD LASER THERAPY • ACTIVE THERAPEUTIC MOTION (ATM 2) • AQUATIC THERAPY PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES: THE MULTI-SYSTEM APPROACH
FRANKLIN PARK 4210 W. Sylvania Ave. Suite 102 Toledo, OH 43623 P: 419.559.5591/866.312.0054 F: 866.268.5006
CHECK OUT OUR NEW SITE!
Getting To KnowThe PT Link PT Staff! Alicen has been a Physical Therapy Assistant at PT Link since 2016. She graduated fromCentral Catholic in 2010 and completed her Associates degree in Physical Therapy at Professional Skills Institute. She has a passion for treating individuals with low back pain and knee injuries. Alicen enjoys using her extensive manual therapy skills to obtain pain relief for her patients. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, hunting, and riding four-wheelers. ALICEN KOWALSKI, PTA
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4Made with FlippingBook - professional solution for displaying marketing and sales documents online