Everyone develops aches and pains from time to time. After a long day out in the sun, or after an afternoon of trying to keep up with household chores, sometimes the tasks that we expect of our bodies can get the best of us.
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HELPING ACHES & PAINS
with aches and pains, just like you. What may surprise you even more is how many people are coping with those pains without doing anything productive about it. How to Deal with Aches and Pains: Pain medications can reduce the severity of aches and pains for a little while, but they don’t do anything to resolve the issue. There are things that you can do at home that can alleviate your aches and pains, helping to reduce the severity of your discomfort while also reducing the likelihood that the pain will return.
Everyone develops aches and pains from time to time. After a long day out in the sun, or after an afternoon of trying to keep up with household chores, sometimes the tasks that we expect of our bodies can get the best of us. Whether it is a lingering ache in your back, feet that feel swollen and tired after a long day in your shoes, or a crick in your neck that just won’t go away, dealing with aches and pains can really take a toll on your overall feeling of wellbeing. If you stopped and asked around, you’d be amazed to see how many people are struggling
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HOW CAN I RELIEVE MY DAILY ACHES & PAINS?
Don’t just complain about those aches and pains. Start doing something about them. Here is a quick rundown of things that you can do at home that can reduce your daily pain: 1. Use hot and cold therapy appropriately to reduce inflammation. After a good workout or a day of doing chores out in the yard, your muscles will likely feel sore. Apply ice directly to the area that hurts on and off for 20 minutes at a time during the first 24-72 hours after the pain develops. After that, consider soaking in hot water, such as taking a warm bath, to further soothe your muscles. 2. Don’t underestimate the power of resting! Your body relies on sleep just as much as your brain. You need to get plenty of sleep to keep your stress level at a minimum—and that includes your physical stress level. Aim to sleep between 7-9 hours every night. The more activity you engage in, the more sleep you need. 3. Keep your body in good shape with regular exercise. It may seem counterintuitive to cut down on pain by moving more, but exercise is a really good way to reduce aches and pains. When you exercise every day, you are able to train your muscles for more movement, and thereby reduce aches and pains. Keeping active, staying rested, and being smart with hot and cold therapy create a trifecta for healthy management of aches and pains, but they aren’t going to solve the bigger problems. When
aches and pains start to grow severe, or chronic, then it is time to reach out to a professional for support. Physical therapy is the best way to reduce aches and pains because it takes into account a combination of active and passive strategies to help tackle the cause of your pain. Why Physical Therapy? There are a lot of different reasons as to why youmay start feeling aches and pains. Muscle pain will occur whenever your muscles start to grow. To build more muscle mass, your muscles have to stretch, and lactic acid can pour into the lining of your muscles to cause a burning sensation. More movement will push that acid out, helping you to experience relief, and in time your muscles will develop increased elasticity, and the burning won’t be so severe. Build-up of tension from stress or overuse, and muscle pain from poor posture can also contribute to regular pain. A physical therapist can take a comprehensive assessment to help determine what may be the primary cause behind your aches and pains. Working with a physical therapist can help you develop a new approach tomanaging your aches and pains. Your physical therapy programwill likely take into account strategies like hydrotherapy, deep tissuemassage, guided stretching and targetedmovements to help you experience ongoing relief from regular discomfort. Give us a call so we can help you say goodbye to your aches and pains.
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Eating Habits & How They Affects Your Joints
Relieving arthritis or joint pain may be easier than you think! The solution may be as simple as paying attention to what you are eating in order to avoid inflammatory foods that often lead to pain. What Inflammatory Foods Lead to Pain? Eating highly processed foods (such as pasta, bread and crackers— especially those containing gluten) creates inflammation in the body. This inflammation then leads to the actual physical pain that you may feel in your knees and joints since the joints are particularly vulnerable to inflammation.
Foods with gluten, trans fats, and high sugar—found in snack foods like chips, pastries, and that handful of M&Ms from your coworker’s desk—all cause inflammation. For many people, dairy products are also inflammatory. Eating these types of foods over a long period of time means more and more inflammation throughout the body and ultimately more pain. While changing your food sounds simple, many needmore guidance and support, which is why a nutrition consultation, is often helpful. However, you can take our tips above and start alleviating your pain today!
Mrs. Louise’s Sweet Potato Pie
INGREDIENTS • 1 cup cooked sweet potatoes • 1 cup pet milk • 1 1/2 cup sugar • 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/2 stick butter • 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
INSTRUCTIONS Mix above ingredients well and pour in unbaked pie shell. Bake at 300º for about 1 hour. **Double the ingredients for a deep dish pie.
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It’s Your Choice Where You Go For Physical Therapy. We’re always here as your first choice for your physical therapy needs. When you get a prescription for your medication, you choose where you have it filled. Many people do not know the same thing applies for physical therapy. If you have any friends or loved ones in need of PT, please let them know they have the right to choose where they go, as well. We truly enjoy getting to work with all of our patients and helping them to reach their goals and improve their quality of life. We strive to be the best Physical Therapy practice and pride ourselves on getting excellent results and having a family environment with the most friendly and efficient staff. Choose Us the next time you need PT.
Patient Spotlight: Mrs. Lora
When Mrs. Lora first started therapy she was having severe low back pain that radiated down her leg. Cleaning was severely difficult for her and she was unable to walk or bend with out being in a lot of pain. When finished with therapy, she was no longer experiencing pain and couldn't think of anything she was unable to do. Check out her Improvement Report below. “I can actually walk from one room to another without pain! I have learned that stretching is strengthening.” — Mrs. Lora
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