Somersworth: Relieving Low Back, Hip & Knee Arthritis Pain

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“Save Yourself Any Occurrence Of Pain!” RELIEVING LOWBACK, HIP & KNEE ARTHRITIS

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• 6 Tips To Help Your Arthritis Pain • Healthy Recipe • Somersworth News • Patient Success Spotlights

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 is a breakdown in the cartilage covering the ends of bones. As thecartilagewearsaway, thebonesbecomeexposedand rubagainsteach other. The deterioration of cartilage also affects the shape and makeup of the jointso that itno longer functionssmoothly.The ligamentsand tendons around the jointbecomestiffand themuscles thatsupport the jointbecome weak. 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 atSomersworthPhysicalTherapyare trainedspecifically in treatingpatients suffering from osteoarthritis and work to obtain optimal results. Study Shows How to Relieve OA Pain. In amedical study, 83 patients with osteoarthritis were assigned to receive either hands-on physical therapy (treatmentgroup)orapill thatactuallydidnothing tohelp theirpainwithout 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 impressivewith thepatientswhohadhands-onphysical therapycombined with gentle, specific exercises. They showed significant improvements in their pain, mobility and function. By 8 weeks, patients were able to walk further and faster with much less, or completely resolved pain. Their joint stiffness,achesandmobilityhad improvedby55%ascompared tothegroup whohadno treatment.Atoneyear,patients in the treatmentgroupstillwere doinggreat in termsof lesspainandmoremobility.Otherbenefits included lessneed forsurgerywithonly5%ofpatients in the treatmentgrouphaving 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? Call us today at Somersworth Physical Therapy to learn more about our ARTHRITIS 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

Don’t suffer with pain any longer, call now for your free assessment and see what Somersworth Physical Therapy can do for you!

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