Healthy tips blog
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November 20
How to Put the Spring Back in Your Step
Posted in Health & WellnessWhether you’re suffering from an injury or tired, achy muscles, a physical therapist can create a personalized program to help you feel better and have more energy so you can enjoy your daily activities. Call us for information to see how physical therapy can help you achieve better overall...
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November 10
Don’t Mask the Symptoms: Treat the Origin of the Issue with Total Care Physical Therapy
Posted in Health & WellnessLooking for a Drug-Free Pain Solution? Look To Total Care PT Pain can be a helpful messenger, an alert that something in your body needs fixing ‒ but it can also be an agonizing annoyance that ruins your quality of life. To make matters worse, many pain problems are...
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October 19
7 Simple Ways To Stay Active
Posted in Healthy TipsToo many of us have an all-or-nothing attitude when it comes to staying fit. We’re too “slammed” at work for the gym, or our kids’ activities are keeping us in the car — and off the track — for long hours. Total Care Physical Therapy recommends utilizing these seven...
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October 10
Treating Arthritis Pain Without The Meds
Posted in Arthritis PainArthritis is a catch-all term used to describe more than 100 different kinds of joint pain and joint disease. While arthritis is commonly believed to be a condition that afflicts the elderly, the reality is that it can strike people in early middle age. In fact, elite male athletes...
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September 20
Tired of Lower Back Pain? Here’s What To Do:
Posted in Back PainLower back pain is the nemesis of many. That familiar ache can limit time spent working, relaxing, and enjoying life. It can lead to irritability and a whole host of other health problems. And, yet, it’s surprisingly common. The World Health Organization estimates that in the United States, 149...
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September 10
Reduce Pain and Inflammation Through Nutrition
Posted in Healthy TipsInternal inflammation can wreak havoc with your health. You may already be seeing a physical therapist for inflammation-related health issues, such as arthritis. Whether you have a specific diagnosis or generalized pain in your back and joints, Total Care Physical Therapy PC in Hillsborough, NJ can help. Your physical therapist...
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August 20
Tension Headaches: How to Handle Them
Posted in HeadachesOf the four distinct types of headaches — tension, migraine, sinus and cluster — the tension type is the most common. Of course, stress is a natural reaction to stimuli and can keep us safe from danger. Yet an excessive amount of stress can lead to tension headaches. That’s...
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August 10
The Unexpected Benefits of Stretching
Posted in Health & WellnessMany non-athletes — and even a few actual jocks — are guilty of either rushing through their warm-up stretching, or skipping the cool-down moves after the workout. Yet, along with cardio and strength-training, stretching also delivers significant health benefits. You probably already know that stretching extends your overall range...
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July 20
How Staying Active at Work Can Increase Productivity
Posted in Health & WellnessPicture yourself at work. Hunched over a keyboard, clicking away on a mouse, answering the phone, or having meetings, the most moving around you are likely to do is to and from the copy machine. It is no surprise that our sedentary jobs are causing fatigue and stiffness, both...
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July 10
Tips to Treat Your Arthritis Pain
Posted in Arthritis PainIf you are like the one in four American adults who suffer from arthritis symptoms, you are looking for options for managing the day to day aches and pains and often debilitating loss of mobility. Fortunately, there are many things you can do that, when combined with physical therapy,...
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