Health Blog Category: Fitness
Don’t Join the Opioid Epidemic. How Physical Therapy Helps Ditch the Pain Meds.
Instead of turning to pain medication to mask the pain, look to physical therapy to really feel like your old self again.
A sudden injury or accident can turn a normal life totally upside-down. Whether it is a car accident, a slip and fall, or even a workplace injury, once an injury happens, it is difficult to stop the pain from driving you insane. The pain can prevent you from engaging in your everyday life as you once did, leaving you feeling incompetent or unreliable, and this can have emotional as well as financial consequences that can compound the pain and difficulty associated with your injury.
Read full blog5 Benefits of Therapeutic Massage for Athletes
As an athlete, you already know that you’ve got to maintain optimal health if you want to keep playing the sport you love. Physical therapy with an experienced physical therapist is a big part of that, especially when you’re recovering from an injury. One of the main parts of a good physical therapy regimen after an injury involves therapeutic massage. Below, you’ll learn five of the best benefits of therapeutic massage for athletes. Call Rebound Rehabilitation now to learn more about how massage can help you live pain-free.
Read full blogIs Pain Stopping You From Getting Back in the Game?
According to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, at least 100 million Americans are living with chronic pain (pain lasting longer than three months). As if this isn’t a troubling enough trend, in recent years, physicians have been prescribing more and more prescription pain medications, including opioids. In the year 2013 alone, physicians prescribed nearly a quarter of a billion opioid prescriptions for pain relief — enough for one bottle of pills per American!
Read full blog7 Simple Ways To Stay Active
Too many of us have an all-or-nothing attitude when it comes to staying fit. We’re too “slammed” at work for the gym, or our kids’ activities are keeping us in the car — and off the track — for long hours. Yet, there are a few basic elements you can add into your daily life that truly add up to a more active lifestyle. Talk with a physical therapist at Rebound Rehabilitation St.
Read full blogTreating Arthritis Pain Without The Meds
Arthritis is a catch-all term used to describe more than 100 different kinds of joint pain and joint disease. While arthritis is commonly believed to be a condition that afflicts the elderly, the reality is that it can strike people in early middle age. In fact, elite male athletes are more likely to develop arthritis than the general public. Arthritis medications and pain medicines can cause some nasty side effects. So, if you’re looking for a natural treatment for arthritis, consider meeting with a physical therapist at Rebound Rehabilitation St.
Read full blogReduce Pain and Inflammation Through Nutrition
Internal inflammation can wreak havoc with your health. You may already be seeing a physical therapist for inflammation-related health issues, such as arthritis. Whether you have a specific diagnosis or generalized pain in your back and joints, Rebound Rehabilitation St. Augustine, Orange Park, & Jacksonville, FL physical therapy can help. Your physical therapist may also suggest an anti-inflammatory diet for additional pain relief.
What to Avoid
One of the quickest ways to reverse nutrition-based inflammation is to stop eating the foods most associated with it.
Read full blogNeck Pain & Back Pain From Stress Solutions
Stress is nothing more than our reaction to a provocation that upsets our physical and/or mental equilibrium. Therefore, stress is an inevitable part of life. Nevertheless, when we are faced with stress, our “fight or flight” response can be triggered; this causes the production of hormones including adrenaline and cortisol to increase and rush through your body.
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