Physical Therapy Can Help You on the Road to Recovery
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• Opioids are a highly dangerous class of substances. Heroin is among the opioid category, as well as prescription pain relievers like oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, and more. • More than 2 million people in the United States become addicted to pain medication every year, many of the medications being opioids. • About a quarter of heroin addicts began their addiction through prescription opioid dependency. These facts, while disturbing, cannot be ignored. They paint a bleak picture regarding prescription pain medication use across the United States, to the point where experts believe it has become an epidemic. You don’t need to have a history of addiction to become dependent on opioids - in fact, many people who become addicted have never had
any issues with drug dependency in the past. Fortunately, physical therapy can help provide the same pain relief in a much safer, healthier, and natural way. Choose Physical Therapy Instead If you were injured in a car accident, don’t turn to opioids. Physical therapy is an alternative form of treatment that will help in both easing your pain and helping your body heal. Physical therapy goes beyond pain relief and works to improve the overall function of your body by getting to the root of the problem. Unlike opioids, physical therapy aims to provide long-term relief, as opposed to short-term. Whensustainingacrash-related injury,yourability to stand, walk, run, work, and move altogether may be hindered. These areas of function will be addressed at your initial appointment and throughout the entirety of your treatment plan. The main goal of any physical therapy program is
to relieve pain and get you back to your optimum levels of physical function, which your physical therapist will work hard to help you achieve. Treatment plans will incorporate a series of treatmentsbasedon thenatureof your condition, aimed at providing relief and recovery.This may include any combination of targeted exercises and stretches, manual therapy, ice and heat therapies, ultrasound, or electrical stimulation. Your treatment plan will also address strength, flexibility, and overall mobility, in order to get you back to your normal physical abilities.
If you’ve been in a car accident, Quantum Physical Therapy is here for you. Our advanced, natural methods will help you recover the right way –
without harmful risks. Give us a call today at (937) 277-2077. We’ll be your support system during every step of your treatment plan.
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In our last newsletter, we mentioned the tornado that affected all of us here in Dayton,Ohio.Therehavebeena lotof recoveryeffortsmadebyour localcommunity organizations and charities to bring our home back to normal. Some areas were devastated, but we are slowly working together to bring them back to the way they were before disaster struck. For those in need, FEMA has opened two Disaster Recovery Centers.These centers are located as follows: • Trotwood,MadisonHighSchool: 4440NUnionRd,Trotwood,OH45426,Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Closed Sunday. • Dayton Children’s Hospital: Child Health Pavilion, 1010 Valley St., Dayton, OH 45404, Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Closed Sunday. These centers are available for anyone who lives in anyof the surrounding counties affected by the tornado and who are approved for individual assistance. Recovery staff can be reached at (800) 621-3362. STORM RECOVERY EFFORTS
The National Apartment Association (NAA) also donated $10,000 to the American RedCross tohelpwith recoveryefforts.Additionally, ifyourhomehasbeen impacted by the tornado and you have been unable to live in it, Declaration of Continuing Need for Rental Assistance form for housing. For more information on this, contact FEMA’s multilingual operators at (800) 621-3362 or (800) 462-7585. Has this Disaster Left You Unable to Work? The Disaster Unemployment Assistance line can be reached at +1 (877) 644-6562. Job placement, training, and supportive services are also currently available atThe
Job Center at 1111 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd. in Dayton. We Can Help If You’re Still Suffering From Aches & Pains
As always, Quantum Physical Therapy is also always here for you. This is a tough time we are facing, but we are all in it together. If you are still suffering from aches andpainsyoumayhavesustained in the tornado,pleasecomeseeus.We’llprovide you with the treatment you need to get back on your feet.
CALL YOUR DOCTOR AND HAVE THEM REFER YOU TO US TODAY!
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