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DON’T SUFFER WITH PAIN “ Make Hip, Knee Or Leg Pain A Distant Memory! ” July, 2017
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• Does Arthritis Pain Grind you Down? • Relieve Knee Pain In Minutes • Patient Success Spotlight • Quinoa Salad Recipe
motions. With every day use, tissues around the hip and knee joints tighten, leading to a gradual loss of motion. This causes a lot of pressure to build up on specific parts of the joints. When Your Motion is Lost When you lose the movement of the hip, knee or ankle joints, your muscles have to take on the abnormal strain. This leads to common aches andpainsexperiencedbymillionsofpeople.Many people feel that medication will help solve their hip, knee or leg pain.While medication can help to decrease inflammationandpain, itcannotaddress the root cause of the problem. Most pain in the hip, thigh, knee or leg comes from poor flexibility, strength or coordination. Treating Leg Pain To determine the source of your leg pain our physical therapists examine your walking, squatting, joint movement, comparing the strengthandmobilityof the joints.Acomprehesive treatment plan, including special hands on techniques, is made to achieve the fastest relief and the longest lasting results. Ifyouaresuffering with hip, knee or leg pain, call us today to learn more how we can eliminate your pain and put a spring back in your step! Look inside to learn more and say good-bye to that aching knee or hip!
MIKE TEATER DPT, OCS
BRE LOHN DPT
Discussing Joint Pain with Mike Teater, DPT, OCS and Bre Lohn, DPT.
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Dear Valued Client,
Do you suffer from knee, hip or leg pain? You are not alone. CDC studies show that 30% of adults have reported some form of knee, hip or ankle joint stiffness or pain in a 30 day period. The hip and knee joints are incredible marvels of the human body. At times they have to withstand up to 6 times your body weight in force. The knee joint is the second most complicated joint in the bodyandhas tomove inmanydirections including forward,backward,side tosideand rotation.These differentmovementsarecalledaccessorymotions and are needed for normal walking, running and bending. When you experience pain in the side of the hip, groin, thigh or knee, you may have difficulty with these accessory motions. Prolonged sitting, injuries,arthritisanddiseasecanaffectaccessory
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