Health Blog Category: Stretching
Are You Searching For Ways To Improve Your Life? Here Are 6 Benefits Physical Therapy Can Offer!
Do you need to heal from a recent accident or surgery, but you’re having a hard time doing it alone? Have you noticed that your muscles are aching or sore throughout the day? Do you have a chronic illness that causes you to be in near-constant pain?
Physical therapy can help you enhance your health in any situation. While there are several advantages to physical therapy, the following are the top six ways it can improve your quality of life!
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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 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 blogDo you Wake Up Feeling Achy? It could be your mattress!
Imagine waking up, fully rested after 8 hours of sleep. As you gently awake, you move to sit up… only to be hit with an ache in your back. The aches in your shoulders and neck quickly follow as you move, but as you go to stand up, they are eclipsed by the dull ache in your hips and legs. How can you feel so terrible after a full night’s sleep? Your mattress may be to blame.
Read full blogGet back to the activities you once loved with physical therapy!
Think back five years ago. What did you love to do? Were you a runner? A titan at the gym? Or did you just enjoy going for long evening walks? What is stopping you from doing those same things now? If you are hampered by an injury, lingering pain, aching joints, or lasting effects from an accident or surgery, physical therapy can help you get back to the activities you once loved. Curious? Call Rebound Rehabilitation today to schedule an appointment with our physical therapist.
Read full blog5 Quick Tips for Less Pain and More Energy
Millions of individuals live with varying degrees of pain while also experiencing limited amounts of energy. There are several quick and effective ways you can increase your energy levels while reducing pain. Incorporating physical therapy into your regular routine is one way to limit pain. Call our office for more information regarding the use of physical therapy for pain relief.
- Change Your Diet
What you eat can have an enormous impact on how much pain you experience and the amount of energy you have throughout the day.
Read full blogWhat is Pre-hab and How Can it Help Me Recover Faster?
It’s no secret that having physical therapy after an injury or surgery helps you recover faster. But what if there was a way to prevent an injury in the first place? Or what if there was a way to speed recovery from surgery long before you went under the knife? Pre-hab or preventative rehabilitation helps patients heal faster after surgery, speeds recovery and, in many cases, prevents injury in the first place. Call Rebound Rehabilitation today for a consultation with our physical therapist.
Read full blogSprains, Strains and Ankle Pains! What You Need to Know and When to See a Therapist.
Is Your Ankle in Agony? You Might Need a Physical Therapist
It’s an all-too-common scenario: You trip over a clod of turf or get knocked down in a game, only to find that your ankle no longer bears your weight when you try to stand up again. Ankle sprains and strains affect joggers, sprinters, football players, and almost any other type of athletes you can name. But ankle pain can also occur due to other, more slow-growing causes — and these problems can prove just as debilitating when mobility is an important part of your performance.
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If there’s one thing that you can count on a physical therapist introducing into every session, it’s stretching. Yes, building strength and endurance is important. But whether you’re an athlete, or someone coping with the aches and pains of aging, increasing your flexibility through stretching is crucial. Read on to learn more about some of the top benefits of stretching and call Rebound Rehabilitation – Physical Therapy St. Augustine, Orange Park, & Jacksonville, FL.
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