Health Blog Category: Back Pain
Recognizing and Treating Herniated Disc Pain With Physical Therapy
Have you noticed excruciating back pain that wasn’t around a few months ago? The cause may be a herniated disc.
You might be wondering, how can you tell for sure whether you have this specific problem? And if you do have a herniated disc, what can you do about it? These questions don’t have to add confusion and frustration to your physical woes.
At our physical therapy clinic, we see disc herniations frequently among our patients with back, arm, and/or leg pain.
Read full blogDo You Wake Up Feeling Sore? The Culprit Could Be Your Mattress
Imagine waking up after an 8-hour nap feeling completely refreshed. When you slowly awaken, you attempt to sit up… only to be greeted by a backache. When you walk, the aches in your shoulders and neck become more noticeable, but when you stand up, the dull ache in your hips and legs takes over. What in the world is going on? After a good night’s sleep, how can you feel so achy?
The answer is more simple than you think:it’s possible that your mattress is to blame.
Read full blogIf You’re Living With Chronic Back Pain, You Must Read This Now!
Do you feel as if you’ve been shut out of your own life because of your constant back pain? This nagging, excruciating symptom can be caused by a number of underlying causes and it can get worse with time, to the point that you can hardly move! Along with these horrible movement restrictions, you may be wary of putting your back through the risks of major surgery or putting your body through the threat of addiction with prescription medications.
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Move Without Back Pain With the Help of Physical Therapy
Most Americans will suffer temporary back pain at some point in their lives. When back pain is not temporary, however, it becomes a major quality of life issue. The American Physical Therapy Association states that back pain is the most commonly experienced form of pain for Americans.
In fact, one in every four Americans has sustained some sort of back pain in the past three months.
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