Health Blog Category: Exercise
Are You Underestimating the Importance of Stretching?
Stretching Should Be For Everyone– Not Just Runners!
Did you know that stretching is a critical part of a healthy daily routine? If you don’t have a stretching routine in place, you should start one right away! A good stretch is an excellent way to begin your day, regardless of your age or fitness level. Stretching, according to the Mayo Clinic, “can increase flexibility and improve your joints’ range of motion, allowing you to move more freely.
Read full blogWondering What’s Causing Your Aches and Pains in the Morning? Physical Therapy Can Help You Get to the Root of Your Pain
Ready to Troubleshoot Your Aches and Pains?
Do you leap out of bed excited at the thought of experiencing another day – or do you just lie there, afraid to move because of the morning aches & pains you’re likely to feel?
Aches and pains are never welcome, but they can really dash your spirits when they plague you from your first waking moments.
It helps to understand why these discomforts are occurring in various parts of your body, and how you can put a stop to them through safe, drug-free methods such as physical therapy.
Read full blogDo You Work From a Desk? That Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Still Be Active!
Are you trying to keep yourself active from your desk? At Rebound Rehabilitation, we see hard-working patients who want to excel in their careers and provide for their families—but it’s hard to do that when dealing with an injury.
Unfortunately, many people eventually realize that it’s the sedentary nature of their job that’s directly impacting their health and job performance.
Everyone needs to move a lot throughout the day. But if you sit for the majority of your workday, it’s essential to find a way to get moving more frequently.
Read full blogReduce Opioid Consumption and Feel Better with Physical Therapy
Long-term opioid consumption is not a good strategy for managing chronic pain. In addition to the risk of addiction, opioids simply alleviate the symptoms (pain) of a larger problem. 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 Rebound Rehab to talk with a physical therapist.
Read full blogLasting Relief for Hip & Knee Pain with Physical Therapy
Hip and knee pain are some of the most common types of pain people deal with – they are some of the top pains listed on the Centers for Disease Control surveys of adults reporting joint pain. So if you are struggling with hip and knee pain, you are definitely not alone. Whether your knee hurts, your hip hurts, or you are struggling with pain in both joints, you are well aware of the fact that such pain can make it much harder to live the life you prefer.
Read full blog3 Reasons to Consider Physical Therapy for Aches and Pains in Your Joints
Do you have chronic pain? If so, you’re in the company of at least 20% of the United States population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At our physical therapy clinic, we work with people every day who are dealing with the physical and mental effects of chronic pain caused by conditions like arthritis and fibromyalgia. So, if your joints are achy and stiff, we invite you to consider working with a physical therapist in the New Year.
Read full blogDon’t spend the rest of your life taking medication to control the pain. Talk to your doctor about physical therapy!
Are you tired of taking medication for chronic pain? Perhaps you have a hard time getting out of bed or climbing stairs. Maybe you find yourself feeling stressed, distracted, and depressed at work. You might wake up in the middle of the night or struggle to fall asleep because of pain. If you’re like many of the 50 million Americans dealing with chronic pain, you may even struggle with something as simple as getting dressed.
Read full blogDoes your desk job keep you sedentary? Here’s how to stay active during the 9-5!
Finding ways to stay active can be difficult regardless of your weekly schedule, but when your nine-to-five grind means sitting at a desk for 40+ hours every week, the idea of developing an active lifestyle can seem almost laughably unachievable. Finding the time to fit in 30 – 60 minutes of activity into your daily schedule may seem challenging on its own, but when you break down what that amount of activity does for your overall lifestyle, you have to start to ask if that is even enough.
Read full blogHeadaches can ruin your day, let alone, make it difficult to get anything done. PT can help!
Chances are you have experienced a headache at least once in your life. Unfortunately, this is one affliction that just about no one is immune to. What’s even worse, however, is that a large percentage of the population faces headaches at such a frequent rate that going a full day without a headache may start to feel like a dream.
Headaches can put a major damper on your day, sucking the fun out of planned activities and making it difficult to concentrate on work or anything else that you are facing.
Read full blog3 Reasons it’s important to stay active as you age
There are so many things to look forward to with age—spending more time with loved ones, watching your family grow, experiencing new things. But if you’re in your fifth, sixth, or seventh, decade, have you started to notice aches, pains, and other issues making movement more difficult?
If so, you’re not alone. Age-related debility and chronic health conditions are common in our community. But while there’s no question that our bodies change with age, it is possible to maximize your mobility and independence—and there are plenty of good reasons to do so!
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