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Innovative Newsletter DON’T LET ARTHRITIS PAIN SLOW YOU DOWN
Arthritis most often affects the neck, back, hands, hips, and knees. As we get older, the wear and tear on our joints breaks down the cartilage. Instead of a smooth surface, the cartilage becomes worn down in spots, leading to thinned areas and sometimes bone on bone. (continued inside)
Cheryl Howard PT, DPT, Cert. MDT Owner
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DON’T LET ARTHRITIS PAIN SLOWYOU DOWN
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12 Tips To Help Improve Life With Arthritis
Exercise To Help With Pain
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“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” - C.S. Lewis Quote of The Month:
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Arthritis pain is caused by inflammation irritating the surrounding tissues and muscles. In severe cases, nerve endings are exposed on bone. Whether you experience arthritis in your knees, lower back, shoulder, or neck, if your joints don’t move like they used to, this causes further rubbing and increased pain. Natural Relief For Arthritis Pain When a joint becomes arthritic, it loses its normal motion and strength from surrounding muscles. By restoring normal joint movement and improving muscle strength, the amount of excessive pressure on the joint
can be relieved. Reducing the pressure on the affected joint decreases inflammation and helps relieve pain by improving mobility. Our clinicians at Innovative Physical Therapy Solutions have years of medical training to help people relieve the stiffness, achiness, and pain associated with arthritis. Our experts analyze your joint movement, muscle strength, and overall function. We then pinpoint the exact areas that are causing the pain and improve your pain-free mobility. Call us today to learn more about how physical therapy can help your arthritis and get you back to living life pain free!
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TO HELP IMPROVE LIFE WITH ARTHRITIS
Patient Spotlights “My lower back is much more relaxed and I can tolerate standing much better.” “PT has helped me so much! I am able to stand longer to do things in the kitchen without hurting and I am able to walk longer distance without hurting. Exercises have really helped. Thank you all for being so very kind & helpful!” - Betty L. “...Overall I feel about 95% better than when I started.” “When I first started therapy, going up and down stairs was painful, lifting of the right leg was painful, driving in the car, everything seemed to be a hard task. Now I’m back to playing softball, driving in the car has not bothered me, and overall I feel about 95% better than when I started.” - Taylor G. “Your staff is very personable and compassionate. Thank you to all!” “My results have been great with range and strength. I will continue on with both in the future. Your staff is very personable and compassionate. Thank you to all!” - Cabrina R. 1. Stretch multiple times a day. 2. Alternate your exercises doing weight bearing and non- weight bearing exercises. 3. Use tools that make it easier on your joints, such as large handled can openers and large grips on kitchen tools. 4. Carry grocery bags on your forearms, instead of straining the joints in your fingers. 5. Have commonly used items within easy reach to avoid squatting, kneeling, or having to reach high overhead. 6. Get up and move often. Don’t sit for more than 30 minutes without getting up for a break. 7. Avoid prolonged kneeling. 8. Have good posture when sitting and standing.
9. Drink plenty of water. 10. Eat nutritious foods. 11. Avoid fried foods, sodas, and other items that increase inflammation in your body. 12. Work with our physical therapists to create a treatment plan and update it with a yearly check-up.
Healthy Recipe
Grilled Shrimp Tacos w/ Sriracha Slaw
• 1/4 c. extra-virgin olive oil • 3 tbsp. freshly chopped cilantro • Juice of 3 limes, divided • kosher salt • Freshly ground black pepper • 1 lb. large shrimp, peeled and deveined • 1/4 head red cabbage, shredded • 1/4 c. mayonnaise • 1 tbsp. sriracha • 4 medium tortillas
In a small bowl, mix together olive oil, cilantro, and 1/3 of the lime juice. Season with salt and pepper. Add shrimp to a baking dish and pour over mixture. Toss until completely coated and let marinate 20 minutes. Meanwhile, make slaw: In a large bowl, toss cabbage with mayo, remaining lime juice and sriracha. Season with salt. Heat grill to high. Skewer shrimp and grill until charred, 3 minutes per side. Grill tortillas until charred, 1 minute per side. Serve shrimp in tortillas with slaw.
Exercise To Help With Pain: Try this simple exercises to help you feel better... Share this with a friend or family member to help keep them healthy too!
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Practice News
provisions for safeguarding medical information, known as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accontability Act), IPTS does NOT share your personal health information. And our physical therapists do NOT recommend purchasing any brace over the phone! If and when you do require a brace of
any kind, IPTS recommends you obtain product & services from an American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, & Pedorthics (ABC) accredited facility like Howard Orthotics & Prosthetics LLC, conveniently located in Watertown & Canton, NY serving Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, & St. Lawrence counties. How the Scam Works You pick up the phone, and it’s someone pretending to be a Medicare representative. From there, the con has two typical patterns. The scammer will either offer you a back brace through Medicare or claim that a caregiver previously called about receiving a back brace from Medicare. If you show interest in the brace, the scammer will start asking for personal information, such as your Social Security number or a Medicare number to access the benefits. Don’t fall for these phony claims, even if the calls are persistent! The callers offer no company name and may even hang up on you if you ask for further company information.
Scam Alert: Beware of the Medicare Back Brace Scam Protect yourself from healthcare scams! Never share your Medicare number, your credit card info or other personal details with unsolicited callers. Scammers are calling seniors in our area pretending to be a Medicare representative, stating that your physical therapist requested you purchase a back brace. To protect you, Innovative Physical Therapy Solutions (IPTS) safeguards your health information privacy. In accordance with United States legislation that provides data privacy and security
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