You Are What You Eat — and Good Nutrition Can Help You Feel Good
June 20th, 2020In your everyday struggle against pain and inflammation, do you reach for a pill bottle, or do you seek healthy lifestyle changes? The latter choice will do more for you in terms of long-term function, mobility and safety. But what kinds of lifestyle changes should you pursue? In addition to regular exercise, including the types
7 Easy Ways to Increase Your Activity and Live Healthy
June 10th, 2020Do you move every day? Doing so can increase your lifespan, improve your mood, help you maintain a healthy weight, increase your strength, flexibility, endurance, and balance, and help you manage chronic pain and other health conditions. Regular physical activity is so important that our team at Movement Matters PT is always looking for tips
5 Ways Stretching Can Improve Your Overall Health
May 20th, 20201. Stretching Increases Your Flexibility Are you frustrated because you don’t seem to have the same range of motion that you once did? A variety of musculoskeletal challenges can reduce your flexibility, creating stiffness and making certain motions uncomfortable or even impossible. Stretching can gently coax the stiffness out of tight tissues. Depending on the
Chronic Back Pain Doesn’t Have to be Your Story. Physical Therapy Can Help.
May 10th, 2020Chronic back pain is pain that persists for three months and longer. This type of pain can be due to a variety of reasons, including arthritis of the spine, aging, disc problems and myofascial pain syndrome. With arthritis of the spine, there is a slow thinning of the cartilage inside the spine which can cause
If You Have any of These 5 Symptoms, You May Need Pain Therapy.
April 24th, 2020Did you know that pain therapy is a natural form of pain relief treatment that can be used to manage a variety of different conditions? Unfortunately, many people don’t realize that pain therapy treatments are a great way to reduce their chronic pain and other recurring symptoms until after they’ve tried other traditional treatment methods
3 Natural Ways To Avoid Lower Back Pain During Self Quarantine
April 21st, 2020“No pills, no injections, no surgery” No one is immune to the orthopedic consequences of COVID-19. We are all home logging more couch hours then we typically do. However, the silver lining is that many of us are going out for a walk/run on a more regular basis. I guess we have to do something
Did you Know Pain Relief Therapy Can Help Reduce Stress Related Headaches? Here’s How.
April 10th, 2020Headaches are a common issue that can plague everyone from preteens to retirees. However, when recurring tension or stress-related headaches make it difficult to get through your day, pain relief therapy may be necessary to provide long-lasting pain relief. Our movement therapist has the skills necessary to target the root cause of your headaches and
Are Your Joints Hurting? 4 Ways Therapy Can Help Relieve Arthritis Pain.
March 20th, 2020Arthritis is a common joint pain issue that can affect people of all ages. And while there is no cure for arthritis, with pain therapy you can learn to manage your arthritis pain naturally. For many people with chronic arthritis pain, prescription pain medications may seem like the only pain relief option. However, our experienced
Get to the Root of Your Back Pain. Could it be a Herniated Disc?
March 10th, 2020Back pain is one of the most common complaints among Americans today. Whether you experience the occasional ache in your back, or you deal with reoccurring chronic back pain, it can make completing everyday tasks extremely difficult. But have you ever stopped to wonder whether your back pain was a sign of a more serious
Does Your Sciatica Need Physical Therapy Intervention? These 3 Reasons Will Tell You It Might
February 17th, 2020Your sciatic nerves run from your lower back down your legs. People who suffer from sciatica typically describe a “shooting pain” sensation on one side of their body. While this condition does not always require medical treatment, physical therapy can help ease your pain and lessen some of your other uncomfortable symptoms. How can physical
Why Use Opioids When You Can Find Natural Relief?
February 10th, 2020We’re all aware of the opioid crisis plaguing the nation. It’s scary – it’s as if every time we turn on the news, we hear another story about the epidemic. Approximately 11.5 million people in the United States misused the painkilling drugs they were prescribed, costing an estimated $504 million in economic costs. According to
Take Preventative Measures With Pre-hab
January 20th, 2020Are you in need of surgery in the near future? Do you have a physically demanding job or sport that puts you at risk of injury? Are your muscles and joints simply not what they used to be, becoming frail and weak? If you identify with any of these scenarios, you should consider preventative rehabilitation,
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