Patient Success Spotlight “ I feel great!”
“Before therapy, I was slumping forward and my spine was out of alignment. My doctor prescribed therapy with Stewart at Mountaincrest (FYZICAL). My Spine is now straight and I am standing up. I feel Great! Thanks to Stewart and his team.” - N.R.
The American Physical Therapy Association’s #ChoosePT campaign is raising awareness about the dangers of prescription opioids, and encourages consumers and prescribers to choose safer alternatives like physical therapy for most chronic pain management.
Every year millions of Americans use opioids to manage pain. Doctor- prescribed opioids are appropriate in some cases, but they just mask the pain—andrelianceonopioidshas led to theworstdrugcrisis inAmericanhistory. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American College of Physicians, and the National AcademiesofSciences,Engineering,and Medicine have issued guidelines and
Staff Spotlight FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers of Arkansas is committed to learn the newest technique in improving your general health, balance, to manage your pain and regaining your function in a cost effective means. As evidence of our commitment, all our therapist undergoes yearly training as required by the state but the main therapist goes above and beyond the required hours of training. We also invest on getting new equipment every year in order to improve the wellness program of the clinic also. We have all the major modalities that most other clinics would charge you extra to use. We pride in owning the HealthLight technology to treat variety of conditions including neuropathy, neural pain, circulatory disorders, etc.; Class 4 Laser, medic upping, kinesiotaping and dry needling technique for pain management, Pettibon table for state of the art traction system, wobble chairs and different balance boards and equipment that are design and developed by companies tat deal with NASA for your proprioceptive and balance re-ed needs; and countless of nu-steps, Sci-fits, treadmills, windjammer, recumbent bikes, standing and recumbent elliptical machines to suit your needs.
reports urging health care providers to pursue safe nondrug alternatives, including physical therapy, for most non–cancer-related pain treatment. Physical therapists (PTs) treat pain through movement, hands-on care, and patienteducation—andby increasingphysicalactivityyoucanalsoreduceyour risk of other chronic diseases. A recent study published in Health Services Research found that patients who saw a PT before trying other treatments for low back pain were 89% less likely to need an opioid prescription. If you know someone in pain, encourage them to talk to their physician or PT about safe ways to manage pain.
To read more about National Physical Therapy Month and the #MoveForward campaign, visit at www.apta.org/NPTM. Also visit www.moveforwardpt.com
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