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Tired of Relying on Medication for Pain Relief? Physical Therapy Can Help

Are you taking pain medication to manage your pain? If so, this blog just might make you want to kick them once and for all. Pain medications just may not be a good choice. It seems like every time you turn on the news, there is another story about the opioid epidemic gripping the country.

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Tired of Relying on Medication for Pain Relief? Physical Therapy Can Help

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  1. Tired of Relying on Medication for Pain Relief? Physical Therapy Can Help www.empoweralaska.com

  2. What is pain defined as? if your pain is severe or chronic, your brain can’t produce enough opioids to keep up with the demand. This is why people end up taking medication to supplement natural opioid production. Prescription meds mimic the body’s natural chemicals to relieve pain but do not assist the body in healing. You can consider prescription pain medication as a band-aid of sorts for whatever it is you’re dealing with, because all it does is mask your condition. It does not alleviate or rid you of your problem. Reasons for experiencing pain Pain can be due to injury, trauma, or disease. You may end up with back pain due to lifting a heavy object, participating in a sport, a car accident or a disease like arthritis. The symptoms of pain can range from mild and moderate to severe. Pain can occur when you’re doing nothing or are physically active, and it certainly does not discriminate based on age! How can physical therapy provide pain relief? Physical therapy is a safe, holistic, and effective way to alleviate pain. Not only does it relieve a person’s pain symptoms, but it also addresses the root cause of pain. This is the way to solve a pain problem! Original Source : https://empoweralaska.com/tired-of-relying-on-medication- for-pain-relief-physical-therapy-can-help/

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