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ISSUE: APRIL 2020
BACK PAIN! For some, back pain is a daily occurrence that dictates the way you live your life. Everymovement, everymotion is determined by the pain in your back. Standing, sitting, laying down, driving, walking or running — the pain persists. In ages past, back painwas difficult to treat. If you experienced back pain, whether as a result of awork injury, trip-and-fall accident, or even just as a result of aging, the answer was almost always the same: head home, take a long rest, and give your back time to heal. This isn’t the way that things go anymore, and for several reasons. To start, the world isn’t as forgiving. Heading home and taking a long rest until your back is healed may work for some, but not for most. With deadlines and carpools and work schedules to keep up with, there needs to be an alternate solution to dealing with back pain that doesn’t require you to completely remove yourself from your responsibilities. What’s more, recent research indicates that resting may not actually be the ideal solution for long-term back care. Spending too much time on the couch or off your feet can cause the backmuscles toweaken and can even weaken bone strength. This could lead to more long-term issues with back pain — not fewer. Exercise, in general, is shown to increase SAY “GOODBYE” TO
strength and flexibility, supporting healthy muscles and bones, and therefore supporting ideal back health. Physical Therapy for Back Pain While rest and relaxation can help you overcome the immediate pain of a back injury, andmay even be recommended by your physician in the early days following an injury, it is not a long-term solution. Physical therapy offers a long-termsolution to back pain by using targeted exercises that focus on the cause of the pain. Through a combination of strength and flexibility training that focuses on muscle development and joint movement, physical therapy can address the underlying cause of the pain and significantly improve your quality of life.
DID YOU KNOW...
...that PTIS sells supplies for exercise and health? We have therabands, pilates balls, CBD lotions, and more. Check out the displays in the waiting area and/or ask the front desk for more information.
HAPPY APRIL BIRTHDAYS TO OUR PTIS STAFF! Robert Letendre April 5 Debra Baker April 27
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Try These Amazing Wildflower Hikes This Spring: 1. Follow the easy to moderate .6 mile trails of Chautauqua Park to see the Chautauqua Meadow — simply park and walk up to the fields to see the flowers grow. 2. Put your dog on a leash and walk the 2.7 mile trail of Deer Creek Canyon Loop to see the early April blossoms. 3. Visit the 4.3 miles of the Big Bluestem Trail Loop (easy to moderate) with sweeping views of the foothills and eastern plains.
4. Up for a drive and a challenge? Check out West Creek Falls near Estes Park. The first part of the hike is a challenge but you will be rewarded with stunning wildflower meadows and the West Creek Falls at the end of the trail.
“Easter is the only time of year when it is safe to put all your eggs in one basket.”
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