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Physical Therapy is Your Key to Beating Neck and Back Pain
Back and neck pain can occur for a variety of reasons. Back pain can be caused by anything that changes the anatomy of the spine, such as lumbar disc herniation, lumbar degenerative disc disease, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, or osteoarthritis. Muscle strains are the most common cause of neck pain, which can occur as a result of a cervical herniated disc, cervical degenerative disc disease, or cervical osteoarthritis.
Back or neck pain can range from mild to severe, and it may be accompanied by other symptoms.
Read full blogExperiencing Sciatica Pain? Here’s How to Tell if It’s Time For Physical Therapy.
Did you know that the sciatic nerve is the human body’s longest nerve? It runs from the lower back to the legs and ends at the feet. People suffering from sciatica pain typically describe their pain as “shooting pains” down one side of the body.
While physical therapy intervention is not always required for sciatica, it can help relieve pain and speed up the healing process. It can be difficult to determine whether your symptoms require the attention of a specialist, but the following three indicators indicate that you should seek assistance:
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Read full blog5 Guaranteed Ways to Boost Your Energy While Reducing Your Pain
If you suffer from chronic pain, you understand how limiting it can be. Fortunately, there are some simple lifestyle changes you can make to reduce your pain while increasing your energy.
When you take these actions in addition to your physical therapy treatments, you can help yourself recover from pain and achieve the physical goals you’ve set for yourself. Contact Peak Orthopedic Physical Therapy today to learn more about how we can help you increase your energy and decrease your pain.
Read full blogAvoid Dangerous Painkillers and Opioids With Physical Therapy
As we all know, our country has been ravaged by an opioid crisis. In 2016, 116 people died from an opioids overdose every day and it is estimated that approximately 11.5 million Americans abuse prescription drugs.
This is a frightening and painful time, but there is a way out. Physical therapy is a natural, safe, and effective way to relieve pain. Physical therapy, unlike opioids, works to provide long-term relief rather than simply masking pain in the short term.
Read full blogDifferentiating Between Sprains and Strains, and Treating Them With Physical Therapy
We’ve all been in this situation: you’re walking down the street when your ankle slips off the curb. You feel an immediate twinge of pain, but you’re not sure if it necessarily requires a trip to the doctor.
Many minor injuries can be treated with ice, or may eventually go away on their own. However, some injuries necessitate the assistance of a medical professional.
It can be difficult to determine the severity of your injury by yourself.
Read full blogAcupuncture Could Help You Live Comfortably Again
Have you ever heard of acupuncture therapy? Acupuncture is a safe and effective treatment method that can be administered by a licensed acupuncturist. This type of treatment works to alleviate pain and muscle tension while also increasing mobility.
Acupuncture has been shown to treat a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions, including acute and chronic injuries, overuse injuries, neck pain, headaches, back pain, sciatica, muscle spasms, muscle strains, tendinitis, knee pain, hip pain, fibromyalgia, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, and others.
Read full blogHow Therapeutic Massage Can Help You Gain a Competitive Advantage in Sports
Are you looking for a way to stay on the field and compete as much as possible? Have you been suffering from nagging aches and pains that have been interfering with your training? Our physical therapists at Peak Orthopedic Physical Therapy are skilled in manual therapy techniques. We can relieve your pain and prepare your muscles to perform at their best with therapeutic massage.
Modern athletes devote time and energy to training in order to prepare their bodies for competition.
Read full blogAre You Considering Back Surgery? First, Try PT.
Back pain is one of the most incapacitating conditions. Back pain, which can range from a dull ache to excruciating pain, can prevent you from performing simple daily tasks that you once enjoyed.
If back pain is preventing you from doing the things you love, you’re not alone. Nearly 80% of the population will experience back pain at some point. Many people believe that surgery is the best option for relieving back pain.
Read full blogFind Relief for Your Hip and Knee Pain with Our Physiotherapists Today
If you’ve been dealing with hip and knee pain for a long time, you may believe it’s permanent. After all, can you really get long-term relief from severe joint pain?
You can, in fact, and physiotherapy is one of the best ways to do so! With the right physiotherapy treatments, you can alleviate pain in your hips and knees and possibly even eliminate it entirely.
To learn more about how physiotherapy can help relieve your hip and knee pain, contact Peak Orthopedic Physical Therapy in Torrance CA today.
Read full blogLiving With Pain? Don’t Turn to Opioids
Physical Therapy Can Provide You With Faster, Safer, and More Effective Relief Than Opioids
Long-term opioid consumption is not a good strategy for chronic pain management. In addition to the risk of addiction, opioids simply reduce the pain that comes as a result of a bigger issue, rather than solving the problem at hand.
Physical therapy has been shown to be a much better option than opioids or other pharmaceutical painkillers for very real, measurable improvement of chronic pain.
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