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Determining The Origins Of Your Pain
Sometimes it happens when a pain develops that you can immediately identify the cause. A new pair of shoes may cause a sharp pain in your heel, or an old chair at work may cause your back to grow sore and uncomfortable as time goes on. But there are other situations in which pain develops, and the cause of the pain is unclear. Different types of bodily pain can tell you different things about your body and overallbodilyhealth.Sometimes,apain inyourarmoryour legmayhave little to nothing to do with an actual issue in your arm or leg. Physical therapists are like well-traineddetectiveswhen itcomes to identifying thecausesofpain.Aphysical therapist knows the way that the nervous system works, making it possible to identify the potential causes of pain, even if the pain is manifesting itself in an unusual or seemingly inexplicable way.
Whetheryouaresufferingfrompain inyourhead,yourback,yourneckoranywhere else in your body, working with a physical therapist can help you find the relief you are looking for. Physical therapists are trained in identifying and treating the causeofyourpain,givingyou theopportunity toshiftaway from theongoinguse ofpainmedicationand insteadfindrelieffromyourpainwithaseriesofstrategies that include stretching, muscle building and flexibility training.
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