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Improve Your Health By Adding Stretching Into Your Daily Routine
Have You Discovered the Many Benefits of Stretching?
Can some simple physical motions dramatically improve your overall health, wellness, and quality of life? In the case of stretching, the answer is most definitely yes. Stretching exercises are a staple of physical therapy for just that reason.
You might be surprised to discover just how many ways stretches can help you. Here are some prime reasons that our physical therapist at Joint Effort PT might prescribe stretches to enhance your life.
Read full blogStress-Related Headaches Don’t Have to Cause More Tension in Your Life – PT Can Help
Do You Suffer From Stress-Related Headaches?
When you see someone at work or in a difficult situation clutching his head, you may assume either that he’s under extreme stress, or that he has a headache.
In fact, you may be right on both counts. Both physical and emotional stress can cause tension headaches; they can also trigger cervicogenic and migraine headaches, any of which can leave you effectively disabled.
You may struggle with chronic or recurring headache pain yourself — in which case, you’re probably tired of taking pain relievers all the time.
Read full blogRelieve Your Arthritis Pain the Natural Way – Free of Opioids
Are You Ready to Find Relief Without Opioids?
When a person suffers from arthritis, particularly in a weight-bearing joint like the knee or hip, taking an opioid painkiller for relief can be a powerful temptation.
The bad news is that while an opioid can temporarily relieve pain, the patient’s bones continue to grind together, making the underlying cause of the condition even worse. And that’s even before you consider the addictive qualities of opioids.
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