Health Blog Category: Back and Neck Pain
Is Your Posture Suffering? Physical Therapy Can Provide Improvements for back pain.
If you find yourself struggling to sit up straight on a daily basis, you most likely have an ongoing posture issue. It is common for back pain to develop as the result of poor posture. If your posture is not correct, it can cause stress on other parts of your body, resulting in pain, inflammation, or dysfunction. Fortunately, posture can be improved with the help of physical therapy.
Read full blogAre You In Search of Safe, Effective Pain Relief For Your Back and Neck Pain?
There are many reasons why one may develop back or neck pain. Back pain and neck pain may range from mild to severe, and you may experience accompanying symptoms.
Neck pain is most commonly caused by muscle strains, which can develop due to a cervical herniated disc, cervical degenerative disc disease, or cervical osteoarthritis. Anything that causes the spine’s anatomy to change can result in back pain, such as lumbar disc herniation, lumbar degenerative disc disease, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, or osteoarthritis!
Read full blogBounce Back To a Pain-Free Life With Physical Therapy
Are you in serious acute or chronic pain? Perhaps you’ve had an issue with your back or hip for a long time. Maybe you’re healing from an unforeseen sports injury, or you’re still coping with the effects of an automobile accident. No matter what the case may be, physical therapy can help you with any problem you’re having. If your pain is interfering with your everyday activities, please contact our clinic as soon as possible to book a physical therapy session.
Read full blogLightForce® Laser Therapy: Innovative Treatment For Chronic Pain
Chronic pain, which is mild or severe pain that lasts for weeks to years, can make it difficult to do everyday tasks. It can also affect your mental health, sleep, and stress levels, which in turn can cause your pain to become worse. At Complete Physical Rehabilitation, we are proud to offer LightForce® Laser Therapy at our Elizabeth and Jersey City locations as an effective, medication-free therapy for chronic pain.
Laser Therapy is a treatment option that uses photobiomodulation (PBM), sometimes known as light therapy, to speed up recovery naturally.
Read full blogRelieve Those Sciatica Pains with Physical Therapy Treatments
You Don’t Have to Live With Sciatica Pain Any Longer
Our bodies are made up of a complex network of muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerves. Your sciatic nerve is the biggest nerve you have in your body. It stretches from the lumbar spine through the buttocks region, and if there is unnecessary pressure applied to it, it can cause you a world of problems. Sciatica, also known as “lumbar radiculopathy,” is a very painful condition arising from the inflammation of the sciatic nerve.
Read full blogDo You Have a Herniated Disc? Find out with PT!
Are Herniated Discs the Cause of Your Back Pain?
Herniated discs refer to an issue with one of the rubbery cushions that are in between the vertebrae. A spinal disc has a soft jellylike interior with a tougher exterior.
Strange neck pains, back pains, or extremity symptoms can indicate a variety of potential problems – including one or more herniated discs.
How can you tell for sure whether you have this specific problem?
Read full blogLiving with Chronic Pain? Discover the Relief You’ve Been Looking For
Physical Therapy Can Help You Beat Those Chronic Pain Blues!
Do you feel as if your chronic back pain has locked you out of your own life?
This nagging, excruciating symptom can stem from a variety of underlying causes, in some cases growing progressively worse from day to day until you can hardly move at all.
Did you know that approximately 80 percent of Americans have experienced (or will experience) back pain?
Read full blogDiscover The Key To Sciatica Relief
Our bodies are composed of a complex network of muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerves. Your sciatic nerve is the largest nerve you’ve got in your body. It extends from the lumbar spine through the buttocks area, and if there is unnecessary pressure applied to it, it can cause a world of problems for you.
Sciatica, also known as “lumbar radiculopathy,” is a very painful condition that results from the irritation of the sciatic nerve.
Read full blogRelieve Back Pain At Home With These Exercises!
Have you noticed more back pain while at home during the pandemic? We know with limited access to PT and gym equipment, it can seem difficult to beat those unwanted aches and pains.
Fortunately, at Complete Physical Rehab, we have put together some helpful exercises to get you moving and help relieve your back pain. If you notice any pain while performing these exercises, or you have questions about the technique for any of them, make sure to stop and consult with your physical therapist ASAP.
Read full blogTop 2 Neck Pain Home Physical Therapy Exercises
In these unprecedented times, which have included big increases in being sedentary during the day at home and significant increases in doing work on home computers, laptops, and cell phones, all just to try and stay productive with work, many of our physical therapy patients have come in looking for home exercises to help with neck pain and stiffness, and discomfort.
However, at Complete Physical Rehab, we have a solution for you!
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