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“You May Be Suffering In Pain Because You’ve Been Procrastinating Treatment. ” Take Your Next Step To Get Treated For Arthritis Pain
Do you suffer from back, knee or hip pain? It is possible you may have osteoarthritis in those joints. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common condition of the joints, affecting approximately 27 million Americans. With OA,there isabreakdown inthecartilagecovering theendsofbones.Asthe cartilagewearsaway,thebonesbecomeexposedandrubagainsteachother. Thedeteriorationofcartilagealsoaffectstheshapeandmakeupofthe joint so that it no longer functions smoothly. The ligaments and tendons around the jointbecomestiffandthemusclesthatsupportthe jointbecomeweak. This leads to even more painful rubbing of the joint surfaces. There are many studies and patient success stories promoting the effectiveness of physical therapy for osteoarthritis. Our expert therapists at Activa Physical Therapy are trained specifically in treating patients suffering from osteoarthritis and work to obtain optimal results. Study Shows How to Relieve Osteoarthritis Pain In a medical study, 83 patients with osteoarthritis were assigned to receive either hands-on physical therapy (treatment group) or a pill that actually did nothing to help their pain without them knowing (placebo group). Tests were done to measure how well the people were doing 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 1 year later. The results were very impressive with the patients who had hands-on physical therapy combined with gentle, specific exercises. Theyshowedsignificant improvements intheirpain,mobility andfunction. By 8 weeks, patients were able to walk further and faster with much less, or completely resolved pain. Their joint stiffness, aches and mobility had
improved by 55% as compared to the group who had no treatment. At one year, patients in the treatment group still were doing great in terms of less pain and more mobility. Other benefits included less need for surgery with only 5% of patients in the treatment group having undergone surgery as compared to 20% with the placebo group. Ifyouaresufferingfromosteoarthritis,ourphysicaltherapytreatmentsrelieve your pain. Isn’t it time you did something about your pain and movement? CallustodayatActivaPhysicalTherapyto learnmoreaboutourARTHRITIS PROGRAM so we can make a positive difference in your life. Annalsof InternalMedicine:February1,2000vol.132no.3173-181.GailD.Deyle,MPT;NancyE.Henderson, PhD,MPT;RobertL.Matekel,MPT;MichaelG.Ryder,MPT;MatthewB.Garber,MPT;andStephenC.Allison, PhD,MPT,ECS
Patient Success Spotlight
I now walk normally!
“Therapy of my foot and ankle was needed due to a hairline fracture. I couldn’t bear weight on my foot which would make me limp with pain. After therapy I now walk normal and have resumed regular activities” – Robert N.
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