Health & Wellness Newsletter by Advanced Rehabilitation, Inc.
Health &Wellness The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body
ADVANCED REHABILITATION, INC. P H Y S I C A L T H E R A P Y
ESCAPE FROMWORK!
As a reward for helping the company reach its 2018 goals, ARI treated all employees to a fun- filled day in April. The employees started with the challenge of an escape room at Escape Today Owensboro. One team worked through a Titanic-themed room and the other from a Wizard’s Tale. Both teams managed to escape and spent the rest of the time in the arcade playing retro games!
Next stop of the day was Legends, where all employees picked out a pair of shoes as the company’s annual thank you gift for a job well done. The serious runners took a lot of time deciding, but everyone walked away in style. Who knewwe could have somuch fun at a shoe store. Lastly, the day ended with dinner at Texas Roadhouse where we enjoyed each other’s company after a fantastic day away from our normal work duties.
Health & Wellness The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body
ADVANCED REHABILITATION, INC. P H Y S I C A L T H E R A P Y
DETERMINING THE ORIGIN OF YOUR PAIN Inside: • What To Consider Before Heading Into Physical Therapy • Exercise Essential • Patient Success Spotlight • Healthy Recipe
Sometimes when a pain develops you can immediately identify the cause. A new pair of shoes may cause a sharp pain in your heel, or an old chair may cause your back to grow sore and uncomfortable as time goes on. But there are other situations in which pain develops, and the cause of the pain is unclear.
Whether you are suffering from pain in your head, your back, your neck or anywhere else in your body, working with a physical therapist can help you find the relief you are looking for. Physical therapists are trained in identifying and treating the cause of your pain, giving you the opportunity to shift away from the ongoing use of pain medication and instead find relief from your pain with a series of strategies that include stretching, muscle building and flexibility training. Understanding Your Pain When you meet with a physical therapist to understand where your pain may be coming from, one of the first things you’ll do is have a conversation about your pain. How long you’ve been experiencing pain, where it developed and how the pain manifests itself are all very important distinctions that can help shed some light on what may be causing your discomfort. Look inside to learn more about our programs and say good-bye to pain!
Brandi Labhart, PT
Different types of bodily pain can tell you different things about your body and overall bodily health. Sometimes, a pain in your arm or your leg may have little to nothing to do with an actual issue in your arm or leg. Physical therapists are like well-trained detectives when it comes to identifying the causes of pain. A physical therapist knows the way that the nervous system works, making it possible to identify the potential causes of pain, even if the pain is manifesting itself in an unusual or seemingly inexplicable way.
Stay updated on times and dates of our beneficial workshop sessions. Check out our website for more info about our upcoming workshops!
WHAT TO CONSIDER BEFORE HEADING INTO PHYSICAL THERAPY
• Consider exactly where the pain occurs in your body, and research what the different parts of the body are called so that you can have an accurate and helpful conversation about your pain. For example, back pain can be upper back, mid-back, or lower back, and lumbar pain (which is lower back) is frequently caused by factors different from what would cause upper-back or neck pain. • How does the pain feel when it develops? Is it a lingering ache? Is it a sharp stab? Is it more of a tingling feeling? Each of these sensations are actually associated with different types of problems, so describing your pain appropriately may be helpful in determining the best treatment methods for your body’s needs. • What do you think may be causing the pain? If the pain started around the same time as a change in environment or life circumstances, then it is worth telling your physical therapist about the association. Another thing to consider about your pain is whether or not it develops at particular times of the day or year. There are plenty of situations when someone begins to experience pain when the weather starts to change, and it turns out that the pain is a result of arthritis and inflammation. There are other situations in which the pain will develop as a result of prolonged sitting or the opposite — such as not getting as much sleep as usual. Considering any changes in your daily habits or environmental factors can be very helpful in determining what is causing your pain. Regardless of where your pain is, how long you’ve been dealing with it, or how intense the pain feels, the smart thing to do when pain develops is to speak with a physical therapist. Working with a physical therapist can help
you finally get a step ahead of your pain, finding treatment options that are designed to provide you with long-term relief instead of temporary relief from medication. For more information about physical therapy for overcoming bodily pain, contact us.
Healthy Recipe
BERRY-ALMOND SMOOTHIE BOWL
INGREDIENTS • ⅔ cup frozen raspberries • ½ cup frozen sliced banana • ½ cup plain unsweetened almond milk • 5 tbsp sliced almonds, divided
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon • ⅛ tsp ground cardamom • ⅛ tsp vanilla extract • ¼ cup blueberries • 1 tbsp unsweetened coconut flakes
DIRECTIONS Blendraspberries,banana,almondmilk,3tablespoonsalmonds,cinnamon, cardamom and vanilla in a blender until very smooth. Pour the smoothie intoabowland topwithblueberries, theremaining2 tablespoonsalmonds and coconut.
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4 5 1 FREE WORKSHOP JUNE 15TH • 9:00AM The Rotator Cuff Workshop will be held Saturday, June 15th at 9:00am at our Tell City clinic. ATTENTION SHOULDER PAIN SUFFERERS! 2
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3 2 6 “I was given good therapy and excellent instructions for home therapy!” “Once again, ARI helped me rehab after a shoulder repair. The PT and PTAswereverypatientandhelpedme throughsomepainful rehabilitation. I was given good therapy and excellent instructions for home therapy. I am thankful that we are getting me through this experience. I would use ARI again but really hope the need doesn’t arise. God bless the whole staff.” - Billie P. 1 6 5 7 8 4
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