Category Archives: Health and Wellness – Priority Physical Therapy
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How Staying Active at Work Can Increase Productivity
July 20th, 2018 Posted in Health and Wellness - Priority Physical TherapyPicture yourself at work. Hunched over a keyboard, clicking away on a mouse, answering the phone, or having meetings, the most moving around you are likely to do is to and from the copy machine. It is no surprise that our sedentary jobs are causing fatigue and stiffness, both...
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Tips to Treat Your Arthritis Pain
July 10th, 2018 Posted in Health and Wellness - Priority Physical TherapyIf you are like the one in four American adults who suffer from arthritis symptoms, you are looking for options for managing the day to day aches and pains and often debilitating loss of mobility. Fortunately, there are many things you can do that, when combined with physical therapy,...
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Still hurting? Your Diet Could Be Why
June 20th, 2018 Posted in Health and Wellness - Priority Physical TherapyWhat you put in your mouth can make your aches and pains worse. Like they say, “You are what you eat.” There are many foods that can cause inflammation and actually result in pain. Eating a healthier diet can help you feel better, without those nagging aches and pains....
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Without Intervention, Your Lower Back Pain Could Be Here to Stay
June 10th, 2018 Posted in Health and Wellness - Priority Physical TherapyAsk any physical therapist, and you’ll get confirmation that lower back pain is the most frequent complaint they’re asked to treat. Often, back strain goes away on their own, especially with the classic “RICE” treatment. But when rest, ice, compression and elevation just can’t cut the pain, physical therapy...
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Are Your Feet Killing Your Back?
May 20th, 2018 Posted in Health and Wellness - Priority Physical TherapyFor many people, simply standing or walking for more than 20 minutes, means an aching back. This can be due to a whole host of factors, but believe it or not, your feet and ankles can be a culprit. When you walk the hips, knees, ankles and feet...
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5 Simple Ways to Beat Knee Pain While Running
May 10th, 2018 Posted in Health and Wellness - Priority Physical TherapyWe all know that running is great exercise for our bodies, but often people stop due to knee or lower leg pain. This can happen for a variety of reasons, but usually ones that we are not aware of. Over 50 million Americans deal with some sort of knee...
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Are You Breathing Correctly?
April 20th, 2018 Posted in Health and Wellness - Priority Physical TherapyDo you have to deal with aches, pains, feeling stiff, headaches or just plain fatigue? Your breathing patterns may be to blame. We are all subjected to daily stresses that cause us subconsciously to change our breathing patterns. The normal responses to stress are a whole host of reactions,...
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How to Avoid Back Surgery
April 10th, 2018 Posted in Health and Wellness - Priority Physical TherapyAccording to the Washington Post, spinal fusion surgeries increased from 56,000 in 1994 to 465,000 in 2011. That is an 8 times increase in the rate of back surgery in 7 years! In Europe and other countries, back surgery rates are more than 4 times lower than those rates...
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The 5 Natural Ways to Relieve Sciatica
March 20th, 2018 Posted in Health and Wellness - Priority Physical TherapyHave you ever experienced aching pain in the back / buttock area that radiates down your leg? You may have sciatica. Sciatica is a common condition that affects up to 1 out of 10 people, typically between ages 25-45. Symptoms Sciatica is typically felt as a dull aching...
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How to Get Rid of Pounding Headaches for Good
March 10th, 2018 Posted in Health and Wellness - Priority Physical TherapyYou know the feeling of your eyes starting to hurt, forehead starting to pound and even your neck feeling like a big ball of tension? A headache is coming on again and it’s time to reach for the Advil, Tylenol or other type of pain pill to numb it....
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