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Common Active Injuries And What You Need To Know
in the shoulder or elbow is typically from poor posture of the neck and upper back. This causes an altered movement in the shoulder and arm, increasing strain on the tendons. Physical therapy helps by relieving
It’s easy to sustain an injury to your muscles, tendons, or ligaments if you do not train properly. At the microscopic level, when muscles, tendons and ligaments are over-stretched, little tears form in the tissues. Your body normally heals quickly from this. However, the severity of the injury determines how
weeks to heal the soft tissue. That means adequate rest and rehabilitation is needed to fully recover from this type of injury. The recovery from this can be longer, 8 weeks or more and it is wise to have proper physical therapy rehabilitation to recover. Even old sprains and strains can stay around to haunt you if they have not been properly rehabilitated. Tendonitis Tendonitis is an inflammation of the tendons from overuse. This can be for a variety of reasons, but typically, that body part is taking the strain due to poor body mechanics. For example, tendonitis
normal motion and posture.
If you suffer from aches, pains, or would just like to move better than you used to, call Physical Therapy Institute of Illinois today to learn more about how physical therapy can help you LIVE LIFE PAIN FREE!
long it will take to fully recover. Sprains and Strains
Severe sprains and strains may require braces and even surgery. These can range frommild to severe. Realize, that for even mild sprains, the body can take about 6
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