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How Nutrition Can Have a Positive Impact on Reducing Aches and Pains
If you are what you eat, what are you based on your last meal? If your answer was full of saturated fat and processed sugars, it may be time to listen to what your body is telling you. Fortunately, physical therapy is more than just recovery after surgery. A physical therapist can help you identify ways to improve your nutrition to help reduce your aches and pains. Curious? Call Total Care Physical Therapy today for more information.
Read full blogHere Are 5 Fun Activities to Stay Active for All Fitness Levels.
Getting active can be intimidating. With thousands of exercise programs out there, it’s hard to figure out which one is right for you. Fortunately, there are a few, fun, favorite fitness activities that rise to the top for everyone, whether they are just starting out or are long-time fitness enthusiasts. But before you dive into one of these activities, call Total Care Physical Therapy to meet with our physical therapist and find out how to safely get in shape.
Read full blogChronic Back Pain Sufferers! This Blog is for You.
Does your back hurt all the time? Can’t seem to get comfortable or engage in your normal activities? Be sure to give us a call and schedule an appointment with one of our physical therapists. Our Total Care Physical Therapy, physical therapists can help lessen your pain or alleviate it entirely.
What Is Chronic Back Pain?
Most back pain is short term. It persists from a few days to a few weeks.
Read full blogReduce Opioid Consumption and Feel Better with Physical Therapy
Do you take opioids to manage your pain? Well, you’re not alone. Health care providers in the US write over 200 million prescriptions for opioid pain medication every year.
Prevention has even issued guidelines about this and urged safe nondrug alternatives, such as physical therapy. And a recent study published in Health Services Research found that people who saw a physical therapist prior to other treatments were 89% in less need of an opioid prescription.
Read full blogAlways suffering from aches and pains in your joints? 3 Reasons to consider Physical Therapy!
There’s something oddly satisfying about waking up the morning after a hard workout and feeling a dull ache in your muscles. But when that dull ache migrates to your joints and seems to happen every day, that satisfaction quickly turns to frustration. The answer is not to take anti-inflammatory medication or simply ignore the aches and pains in your joints, but rather to talk to your physical therapist. If these three reasons to consider physical therapy for joint pain aren’t enough to convince you, call Total Care Physical Therapy Hillsborough, NJ, to find out more.
Read full blogTreat Stress- Related Headaches with Physical Therapy. Find Out How it Works.
Got a busy life? Can’t find your keys? Did the dog just track in mud on the living room carpet? It’s these little things that add up and affect your ability to cope and can cause you to have a stress-related headache. The next time you have a stress-related headache, don’t reach for the aspirin. Give Total Care Physical Therapy Hillsborough, NJ, a call to schedule an appointment with one of our physical therapists to get rid of your pain.
Read full blogHow Important is Physical Therapy Before and After Surgery?
Are you getting ready to have surgery? If so, you should consider physical therapy before your surgery. Physical therapy prior to surgery helps with a speedy recovery and not only after surgery. Call Total Care Physical therapy today to learn how our physical therapists can help you before and after your surgery.
Causes For Surgery
People may require surgery for a variety of reasons. It may be required to remove diseased tissues, fix a broken bone, implant an electronic device, remove an obstruction or to explore a condition for the purpose of diagnosis.
Read full blog3 Reasons Not to Skip Stretching After Exercising
Have you decided to skip stretching after exercise? After a good workout, it may be tempting to just hit the couch and take it easy. Your workout, however, isn’t quite finished. A proper cool down is necessary and this would include different types of stretching. If you haven’t been stretching after a workout you may be experiencing problems with your muscles and joints. You may not be aware of what the best stretches are after a workout.
Read full blogSay No to Opioids! 3 Ways Physical Therapy Can Naturally Relieve Pain
If you’ve been struggling with serious pain problems for a while, and you’ve gotten little to no relief from over-the-counter painkillers, your doctor may want to prescribe opioids to control that pain. But as tempting as it might be to numb yourself with these powerful drugs, you’re better off saying no to the offer. Opioid medications can create some major problems in your life, without actually addressing your pain at its source. That’s why the CDC recommends that patients find ways to relieve their pain through physical therapy instead.
Read full blogDo you Wake Up Feeling Achy? It Could be Your Mattress!
Do you notice that you often wake up in more pain than you felt when you were going to sleep? If you have been dealing with low back pain that seems to be much worse in the morning, your mattress might be the culprit! While back pain is a common enough ailment that most people think they’ll just be stuck with it forever, you can find relief! But what is the true cause of your back pain at night?
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