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Living With Pain? Turn to Physical Therapy Before Opioids

Physical therapy can help you govern your pain without drugs, giving you a chance to break away from your reliance on opioids. For very real, measurable improvement over chronic pain, physical therapy has been proven to be a much better option than opioids or other pharmaceutical painkillers. If you are considering opioids for pain relief but would like to explore other options first, contact Activa Physical Therapy to talk with a physical therapist.

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Living With Pain? Turn to Physical Therapy Before Opioids

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  1. LIVING WITH PAIN? TURN TO PHYSICAL THERAPY BEFORE OPIOIDS GOACTI VA. COM

  2. DIDYOUKNOWYOU COULDBENEFITMORE FROMPHYSICAL THERAPYTHANOPIOIDS? Physicaltherapycanhelpyougovernyourpainwithoutdrugs,givingyouachancetobreakawayfromyour relianceonopioids. Forveryreal,measurableimprovementoverchronic pain,physicaltherapyhasbeenproventobeamuch betteroptionthanopioidsorotherpharmaceuticalpainkillers. PHYSICALTHERAPYFORLONG-TERMPAINRELIEF Physicaltherapyhelpspatientstocurethesourceofthepain,ratherthanignoringthesourcebydullingthe pain. Ifapatientsuffersfromarthritisoranyothertypeofchronicpain,aphysical therapistcanteachthatpatient theproperwaystomoveandutilizekeymusclegroupssothatthepainsourcedoesnotworsen. Anothergoalofphysicaltherapywillbetostrengthenmusclegroupsthatsupportachingorpainfulpartsof thebody,sothatrealhealingcantakeplace. OPIOIDSSIMPLYMANAGEPAIN – THEYDON’TCUREIT It’simportantthatanyonesufferingfrompainshouldunderstandthatopioidswillnotsolvetheunderlying physicalproblemthatiscausingthepain.Infact,opioidscanmaketheoriginalproblemevenworse. Withopioidsremovingthepain,thatpatientmightbeusingtheirshouldermusclesincorrectlyandultimately makingtheunderlyingproblemworse. Ifthatsamepatientweretoworkwithaphysicaltherapistonpainrelief,theystandamuchbetterchanceof eliminatingthepainentirely.Theirshouldercouldbehealedthroughphysicaltherapy,manual therapy, properexercise,bodymechanicsandposturework — allwithoutturningtoaddictiveopioidpainkillers. GOACTI VA. COM

  3. UNDERSTANDINGTHERISKSOFOPIOIDS Itisimportanttonotethatopioidsandover-the-counterdrugsareverydifferent.Whenpeopleturntoover- the-countermedicationstohelpeasepain,therearen’tmanysignificanthealthrisks. OpioidsarethemostcommonlyusedmedicationforpainmanagementacrosstheUnitedStates.Even thoughtheyarecommonplace,theycontainsomeshockinglyharmfulfacts: Aboutaquarterofheroinaddictsbegantheiraddictionthroughprescriptionopioiddependency. Morethan2millionpeopleintheUnitedStatesbecomeaddictedtopainmedicationeveryyear,manyof themedicationsbeingopioids. Opioidsareahighlydangerousclassofsubstances.Heroinisamongtheopioidcategory,aswellas prescriptionpainrelieverslikeoxycodone,hydrocodone,morphine,andmore. Opioidsareahighlyaddictivesubstanceandarethemostcommonlyabusedprescriptionmedication. Thesefacts,whiledisturbing,cannotbeignored.Theypaintableakpictureregardingprescriptionpain medicationuseacrosstheUnitedStates,tothepointwhereexpertsbelieveithasbecomeanepidemic. Fortunately,physicaltherapycanhelpprovidethesamepainreliefinamuchsafer,healthier,andnatural way. READYTOFINDLONG-LASTINGRELIEF?CONTACTUS Ifyousufferfromchronicpainandwanttoknowmoreabouthowphysicaltherapycanhelp,callouroffice todaytoschedule your first appointmentwithalicensedphysicaltherapist. Original Source:https://goactiva.com/living-with-pain-turn-to- physical-therapy-before-opioids-activa-pt/

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