FYZICALPBC: Relieving Arthritis Pain

WHAT CAUSES OSTEOARTHRITIS?

Print sudoku http://1sudoku.com cause of arthritis, physical therapy plays a significant role in treating arthritis symptoms and should be the first step. Your therapist can educate you on how regular physical activity and individualized exercise programs can reduce your pain, prevent the condition from worsening, and improve daily function. Physical therapists can also help you choose healthier lifestyles for losing weight if you are overweight or obese. In addition, your PT can guide you on ways to maintain a healthy weight using diet changes and exercise. In many cases, physical therapy can help patients by choosing specific exercises and designing appropriate strengthening exercises that improve your function without aggravating your pain. Your therapist can help you reclaim a healthy lifestyle. From start to finish, we’re dedicated to your ongoing well-being. On every level, physical therapy serves to enhance the patient’s quality of life. Call our clinic today Contact one of our providers today, and tell us about your symptoms. We offer the results you are looking for!

(continued from outside) There are also physical risk factors associated with increased osteoarthritis including: • Joint injury • Participation in certain occupational activities (i.e., repetitive movements like bending or prolonged positions like sitting/driving) • Participation in sports (i.e. contact sports) • Thigh flexor muscle weakness and knee osteoarthritis • Joint malalignment Although aging is one of the most significant risk factors for osteoarthritis, obesity is also a major contributor to developing osteoarthritis. Obese patients have extra weight on their bodies that add to cartilage breakdown. Recent research suggests that unhealthy diets are associated with systemic inflammation. This inflammation is responsible for a 2.5-times higher likelihood of experiencing knee pain than patients with healthy weight and diets and similar cartilage damage. However, this cycle can be broken by improving joint movement, muscle strength, balance, 9 5 3 7 2 1 6 9

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