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Finally Find Relief for Your Chronic Pain With the Help of a Physical Therapist

As you can see, chronic pain is extremely common u2013 with over 100 million sufferers in the U.S. alone u2013 so if you are struggling with chronic pain, you are definitely not alone. Standard pain medications have so many undesirable qualities that you cannot rely on them fully to treat your pain, which can leave you wondering if you are just stuck with your pain. Fortunately, there is another potential solution. Physical therapy has been shown to be effective in reducing or even eliminating chronic pain. With the right treatment plan from Fyzical Therapy & Balance Centers of Arkansas, you may be able to greatly reduce your discomfort.

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Finally Find Relief for Your Chronic Pain With the Help of a Physical Therapist

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  1. YouDon’tHaveToLive WithArthritisPain. PhysicalTherapyCanHelp! FYZICAL.COM/BELLA-VISTA DIDYOUKNOWPHYSICALTHERAPYCOULD HELPRELIEVEYOURCHRONICPAIN - EVENIF YOU’VEBEENEXPERIENCINGITFORYEARS? AccordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,around1in5peoplehave chronicpain.Infact,approximately80percentofAmericanshaveexperienced (orwill experience) chronicbackpain. Standardpainmedicationshavesomanyundesirablequalitiesthatyoucannotrelyonthem fullytotreatyourpain,whichcanleaveyouwonderingifyouarejuststuckwithyourpain. Fortunately,thereisanotherpotentialsolution.Physicaltherapyhasbeenshowntobe effectiveinreducingoreveneliminatingchronicpain. WiththerighttreatmentplanfromFyzical Therapy & Balance Centers of Arkansas,youmay beabletogreatlyreduceyourdiscomfort.

  2. CHRONICPAIN,DEFINED Chronicbackpainreferstopainthatlastsmorethanthreemonths.Itisaprogressivepainthat graduallyworsenswithtimeandbasicdailyactivities.Furthermore,thespecificcauseofback painmayremainunknown.Apersonsimplymaynotknowwhatcauseditorpinpointapointof origin. However,mostpeoplecanrecoverfrombackpainbyunderstandingitscauses,especially thosethatdonotderivefromanincident,suchasacaraccident. BACKPAIN - THEMOSTCOMMONTYPEOFCHRONICPAIN Chronicbackpainmayarisefromtwoissues,includingasudden,traumaticinjuryorrepetitive stressonthevertebrae.Painincludessensations,suchasaprick,burn,tingle,sting,sharppain, andaches.Acutepainistypicallyanexpectedbodilyresponsetoasevereinjury. Inaddition,thosewithpoorposture,bulgingorherniateddiscs,arthritis,skeletalirregularities andosteoporosismaysufferfromchronicbackpainmoreoftenthantheirpeers,saystheMayo Clinic.Otheraspects,suchasage,weight,poorliftingpracticesandevenmentalhealth conditions,mayincreaseriskforbackpain,anditonlytakesoneinjuryforaconditionto persistintotherealmoflong-termproblems. THEMANYWAYSPHYSICALTHERAPYCANHELP YOUFINDRELIEF 1.IMPROVINGYOURFLEXIBILITY Improvingyourflexibilitycanalsohelpreduceyourpain.Whenyouaresufferingfroman injury,itiscommonforyourbodytocompensateinsomewaytoavoidthepain – whichcan leadtounhealthymovementpatternsthatyoumaynotevenbeawareof.Physicaltherapycan gentlyrelaxyourbodysothatyoucanreturntomovinginahealthymanner. Yourphysical therapistwillworkwithyoutoeasethetensionsothatyourbodycanmove correctlyandincreasethestrengthofthemusclessurroundingthejointsothatyoucan maintainthecorrectmovementpatterns.

  3. 2.INCREASINGYOURPHYSICALSTRENGTH Dependingonyourcondition,yourphysicaltherapistmayteachyousomeexercisesdesigned tostrengthenyourmusclesandsofttissues. Often,thecauseofchronicpainispressureonnervesinyourjoints,whetheryourspine,knees, hips,elbows,orsomeotherjoint.Whenyoumakethemusclesaroundthosejointsstronger, theyarebetteratprovidingsupport – whichcantakesomeofthepressureoffofyournerves. 3.ELECTRICALTHERAPYANDCOLD/HOTTHERAPIES Physicaltherapistshaveavarietyoftoolsattheirdisposaltotreatyourimmediatepainaswell. Theycanusethingsliketranscutaneouselectricalnervestimulation (TENS),hotandcold therapiestohelpreduceinflammationandeasesomeofthepainyouarefeeling. Thesetherapiescanalsohelpimproveyourbody’sabilitytoheal. 4.TEACHINGYOUHOWTOMOVESAFELY Mostpeoplearenotfullyawareofhowtheymoveintheirdaytodayactivities.Youcouldbe bendingover,lifting,walking,running,sitting,ormovinginsomeothermannerthatis contributingtoyourchronicpain.Learninghowtoimprovetheissueswithyourmovements cansignificantlydecreasethepainyouexperience. Yourfirstsessionwithyourphysicaltherapistwillincludeanexamwheretheywatchtheway youperformdifferentactivities – likewalking – toidentifyanypossibleproblems.Oncethey knowwherethingsaregoingwrong,theycanteachyouhowtoimprovesothatyoudonot unknowinglyincreaseyourchronicpain. READYTOFINDRELIEFFORYOURCHRONICPAIN? Ifyouarestrugglingwithchronicpain,wewantyoutoknowthatweareheretohelp.Our physicaltherapyteamcandesignanindividualizedtreatmentprogramtohelpalleviateyour painandimproveyourlife.PleasecontactFyzicalTherapy & BalanceCentersofArkansasnow toscheduleanappointment. Original Source: https://www.fyzical.com/bella-vista/blog/Finally-Find- Relief-for-Your-Chronic-Pain-With-the-Help-of-a-Physical-Therapist

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