RegionalPT | How to Avoid Back Pain When Gardening This Fall

Ingredients: • 4 bananas, peeled and cut into thirds • 6 oz dark chocolate, chopped • 3 tbsp toasted pecans, finely chopped • 12 wooden popsicle sticks HEALTHY FROZEN BANANA POPS Directions: Insert 1 stick into each piece of banana. Arrange bananas on a plate or flat pan and freeze at least 3 hours. In a small microwave-safe bowl, microwave the chocolate in 30-sec. intervals, until melted and smooth, stirring in between intervals. Let cool slightly. Working with 1 banana at a time, dip into melted chocolate to coat, then immediately sprinkle with toasted pecans. Place on a sheet of parchment paper until set. Return to freezer until ready to eat. HOW WE CAN HELP BACK PAIN Preparing for the gardening season can be fun and enjoyable or painful and frustrating. Our therapists are here to help make sure you can do what you love! Fortunately, physical therapy can effectively treat and/or prevent back pain. Our licensed physical therapists will determine the source of your pain and then create a plan to resolve it once and for all. Your treatment plan will focus on pain relief, which may include any combination of light exercises, manual therapy, ice and heat therapies, posture improvement, or any other treatment that your physical therapist deems fit. As you progress and improve, your physical therapist will expand on your exercises and stretches by making them more intensive over time. We will spend one-on-one time with you on each visit, using hands-on techniques that get the joints, muscles, and nerves moving again. We will also design a comprehensive exercise and education program to get you back to comfortably doing what you want to do! CALL OUR OFFICE TODAY Physical therapy can help speed up your recovery by giving you the tools to succeed. At Regional Physical Therapy, our therapists want to empower you to prepare for the fall gardening season with a program tailored to your individual needs! Call today!

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