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Is Chronic Pain Lowering Your Quality of Life Physical Therapy Could Help.

If your quality of life has been lowered or hampered by an injury, lingering pain, aching joints, or lasting effects from an accident or surgery, physical therapy can help you get back to the activities you once loved. Call Spa City Physical Therapy today to schedule an appointment with our physical therapist u2014 your joints just may thank you later.

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Is Chronic Pain Lowering Your Quality of Life Physical Therapy Could Help.

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  1. IsChronicPainLoweringYour QualityofLife?Physical TherapyCouldHelp. Thinkbacktowhoyouweretenyearsago,andthethingsyouusedtolovedoing.Whatgotyouexcited? Whatkindsofactivitiesdidyoulovetodo?Wereyouarunner?Didyouliftwithoutpainatthegym?Or didyoujustenjoygoingforlongwalkswithyourpet?Now,takeastepbackandthinklongandhard aboutthisone:Whatisstoppingyoufromdoingthosesamethingsnow? Ifyourqualityoflifehasbeenloweredorhamperedbyaninjury,lingeringpain,achingjoints,orlasting effectsfromanaccidentorsurgery,physicaltherapycanhelpyougetbacktotheactivitiesyouonce loved.CallSpaCityPhysicalTherapytodaytoscheduleanappointmentwithourphysicaltherapist — yourjointsjustmaythankyoulater. SPACITYTHERAPY.COM

  2. Whatisphysicaltherapy? Physicaltherapyteachespatientshowtoachievelife-longhealththroughpreventionormanagementof mostmovementlimitations.Youcanalsothinkofaphysicaltherapistasamovementspecialist.Ifthereis aphysicalconditionlimitingyourabilitytomove,aphysical therapist canhelp.Mostpeoplefalsely believethatphysicaltherapistsareonlyusefulincaseswhereapersonhasjustrecentlyundergonean invasiveandcomplicatedsurgicalprocedure. Ifyou’verecentlyhadsurgeryandarestrugglingtomakeafullrecovery,physicaltherapycanalso greatlybenefityoursituation.Onceyourbodyhasbeenrepairedandthewoundhasbeenclosed,the nextnaturalstepistovisitwithaphysicaltherapisttoregainthefunctionyouoncehad.Whatmost peopledon’trealizeisthatphysicaltherapy’susefulnessgoesbeyondpost-surgicalrehabilitation. Whatpainconditionscanaphysicaltherapisthelp with? Aphysicaltherapistisqualifiedtotreatproblemswithmovementandbalanceanywhereinthebody. However,theseproblemsaregenerallycategorizedintothreeareas. Pre- and post-surgical rehabilitation. Mostpeoplearefamiliarwiththeroleaphysicaltherapist playsaftersurgery.Physicaltherapycanhelpyoupreventanypainfulandlimitingscartissue buildup,regainyourmobilityandbalance,increaseyourflexibility,andstrengthentheaffectedarea ofyourbody.Recentstudieshavefoundthatpre-surgicalphysicaltherapyshortensrecoverytimein patientswhohavecancersurgery,heartsurgery,ortotaljointreplacementsurgery. General aches and pains. Overtime,ourbodiestendtobreakdown.It’sanormalpartofaging,butit doesn’thavetocauseextremeamountsofpain.Conditionssuchasarthritis,tendonitis,bursitis,and otherchronicachesandpainscanallberelievedwithphysicaltherapy. Acute injury. Aphysicaltherapistcanhelppatientsfindrelieffromaches,pains,andbalance problemsassociatedwithaninjury.Forexample,aftercaraccidents,athleticinjuries,orrepetitiveuse injurieswherethebody’sstructuresarelikelytorepairthemselves,patientsarereferredtophysical therapyforpainrelief,functionalhelp,andfutureinjuryprevention.

  3. Whattoexpectwithphysicaltherapy Whenwearelimitedbyannoyingachesandpains,itcanbeveryeasytogiveuponnormalmovementor doingthingsweenjoyaswestruggletogetbetter.Thisiswhyphysicaltherapyissuchavitalformof treatment:itworkstogiveapersontheirlifeback! Aphysicaltherapistbeginsbyassessingyourcurrentmovementandpainlevel.Theymayorderimaging studiesthroughx-rays,MRI’s,orultrasoundstogetaclearpictureofthestructuresinyourproblemarea. Theywillalsoputyouthroughfunctionaltestingthatmeasuresyourbalance,mobility,andany restrictionsyoumayhave.Next,aphysicaltherapistwillprescribeyourtreatmentplan.Thismayinclude: Exercisesyoucandoathometoincreasetheeffectivenessofphysicaltherapy. Manualtherapiessuchasmassageandultrasoundtoreducepainandinflammation. Stretchingtorelievepainandincreaserangeofmotion. Functionalexercisestohelpyouincreaseyourstrengthandflexibility. Thelongeryourtreatmentgoeson,themoreoftenyourphysicaltherapistwillevaluateyourprogress andmakeadjustmentswheretheyareneeded.Thegoalistohelpyougetbacktotheactivitiesyoulove asquicklyaspossible,withthebestlong-termresults.Rememberthatnotwopatientsarealikeand neitheraretheirpainsymptoms.Yourtreatmentplaniscreatedjustforyou!It’simportanttobehonest withyourtherapistfromthebeginningsothattheycanhelpyoutoreachyourgoalsandhealinthe smoothestwaypossible. It’stimetogetyourlifebackfrompain Youdeservetoleadanormal,pain-freelife.Ifyouarestrugglingwithrandomachesandpainsthatare gettinginthewayofyourroutine,callourofficeinHotSprings,ARtodaytoscheduleaconsultationand findouthowphysicaltherapycangetyoubacktoenjoyingthethingsyoulovetodo. Original Source: https://spacitytherapy.com/is-chronic-pain-lowering- your-quality-of-life-physical-therapy-could-help/

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