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Improve Your Health By Adding Stretching Into Your Daily Routine

There are right ways and wrong ways to stretch. For one thing, different kinds of stretches offer different benefits. Your particular situation might call for active stretches (in which you move a body part with no assistance), passive stretches (in which the body part is held or supported), or both. Stretches can also hurt you if you perform them incorrectly. Our physical therapist can help you stretch safely and effectively u2014 so contact our physical therapy center today!

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Improve Your Health By Adding Stretching Into Your Daily Routine

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  1. IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH BY ADDING STRETCHING INTO YOUR DAILY ROUTINE HAVEYOUDISCOVEREDTHEMANYBENEFITS OFSTRETCHING? Cansomesimplephysicalmotionsdramaticallyimproveyouroverallhealth,wellness,and qualityoflife?Inthecaseofstretching,theanswerismostdefinitelyyes.Stretchingexercises areastapleofphysical therapyforjustthatreason. Youmightbesurprisedtodiscoverjusthowmanywaysstretchescanhelpyou.Herearesome primereasonsthatourphysicaltherapistmightprescribestretchestoenhanceyourlife.

  2. WHYISSTRETCHINGSOIMPORTANT? Manycommonachesandpainsstemfromtightmusclesandpoormovement.Thekeytogood healthistokeepyourbodyflexible.Thishelpsyourcirculatory,respiratory,lymphatic,and musculoskeletalsystems.Whenyourtissuesareflexible,normalbloodandlymphaticfluids circulatethebodyeasier,oxygenatingyourtissuesproperly.Thishelpsyoufeelenergized, relievespain,andallowsyoutoperformdailytaskswithoutfeelingtired. Additionally,stretchingisnecessaryfordedicatedathletes,weekendwarriors,oranyone lookingtoimprovetheirphysicalperformance.Afteraworkoutyoumaynotfeeltheneedto stretchifyourmusclesaren’tachingorsore.However,thereareseveralpotentialeffectsofnot takingthetimetostretchcorrectlyafterexercise.Youmightexperiencestiffnessifyou’renot stretchingadequately.Musclesandtendonsthataren’tstretchedproperlyafterexercisemaybe moresusceptibletoinjury. STRETCHINGANDWELLNESS Stretchingprovidesnumerousbenefitstohelpyourbodykeepitselfhealthier.Oneofthemost importantoftheseisstressrelief.Everydaylifethrowslotsofchallengesatyou,andthe resultingstresscanbeheldinyourmuscles. Thisleadstotightness,spasms,andchronicdiscomfortssuchasheadachesandneckpain. Stressalsofloodsyourbodywith “fightorflight” hormonessuchascortisoneandadrenaline. Theseimbalancescansuppressyourimmunefunction,makingyoumorevulnerabletoviruses andotherdiseases.Hypertensionisyetanotherdangerousconsequenceofchronicstress. Regularstretcheshelpyourbodyreleaseallthatpent-upstress.Byrelaxingandlooseningyour muscles,youcanmaintainbettercontroloveryourbloodpressure,avoidchronicmusclepain, andkeepyourimmunesystemreadyforanything.

  3. STRETCHINGANDIMPROVEDMOBILITY It’squitecommonforaphysicaltherapisttoprescribevariousstretchingexercisestoindividuals sufferingfromchronicpainconditions.Stretchingtakesonspecialimportancewhenyou’ve becomelessmobileduetoissuessuchasosteoarthritis.Thelessyoumoveyourjoints,the greaterthelikelihoodthatyourmusclesandconnectivetissueswilllosesomeoftheirlength. Thischangeobviouslylimitsyourjointmotionevenfurtherandleavesyouinevenmorepain. Stretchesnaturallysupportphysicaltherapyrecommendationssuchaswalking,heattherapy, ormassagetherapyinincreasingbloodflowtopainfuljointsandwideningyourpain-freerange ofmotion. Chronicpainsyndromesofteninvolvetightmuscles.Syndromessuchasfibromyalgiaandits cousin,myofascialpainsyndrome,causemuscleknotsthatlimitmusclemotionandtrigger referredpaintootherpartsofthebody.Regularstretchingcanhelpyou “untiethose” painful knots. READYTOGETSTARTED?CONTACTUS TODAY Therearerightwaysandwrongwaystostretch.Foronething,differentkindsofstretchesoffer differentbenefits.Yourparticularsituationmightcallforactivestretches (inwhichyoumovea bodypartwithnoassistance),passivestretches (inwhichthebodypartisheldorsupported),or both.Stretchescanalsohurtyouifyouperformthemincorrectly.Ourphysicaltherapistcan helpyoustretchsafelyandeffectively — socontactourphysicaltherapycentertoday! Original Source: https://physicaltherapycenterrockyhill.com/improve- your-health-by-adding-stretching-into-your-daily-routine/

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