Health & Wellness The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body
HELPING DAILY ACHES & PAINS
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• Why Do Your Muscles Ache? • Healthy Recipe • Exercise Essentials • Patient Success Spotlight
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3. Exercise. Lack of exercise can lead to stiffness and weakness in muscles and joints, and regularly stretching and moving can help increase blood flow. Carrying excess weight can also lead to pain and discomfort, and exercise is beneficial in supporting weight loss efforts. Cardiovascular activities like walking, cycling, and swimming are especially good options for alleviating pain. Checkwith your physical therapist before trying anew formof exercise. 4. Physical Therapy. Physical therapy is an ideal solution for addressing pain, especially pain that develops following an injury or surgical procedure. At Fleming Physical Therapy we provide specialized “hands on treatment” including deep tissue massage and manual techniques to relieve muscle tension/tightness and align the spine and joints. In addition, we offer a wide variety of modalities including, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, Class IV Laser, infrared light therapy and kinesio-tape. Finally, we provide instruction in stretching and strengthening exercises as well as instruction in proper body mechanics and injury prevention. Look inside to learn more about our programs and say good-bye to your aching back.
It is never a good idea to let aches and pains grow so severe that they interfere with your quality of life. These are a fewways to help alleviate any aches and pains that you may have:
1. Hot and Cold Therapy. Using ice and heat to manage pain is one of the oldest tricks in the book. Oftentimes, muscle pain develops as a result of injury or overuse and using over the counter pain medications like acetaminophen or ibuprofen can help, but combining those medications with repeated ice and heat therapy is a better strategy for reducing overall pain and tightness. 2. Rest. When you are experiencing pain in a certain muscle group, resting that muscle group is a good idea. Sleep, in general, is beneficial for helping decrease pain. Increasing the amount of sleep you are getting by just one or two hours per night could be beneficial in reducing your overall pain level. ROBERT FLEMING PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, Owner
www.flemingptconsultants.com
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