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Are You Curious How Physical Therapy Can Improve Your Overall Wellness?
Everyone aspires to live a healthy, active, and powerful lifestyle – or they should, at least!
However, this type of lifestyle is not always simple to maintain, particularly for people who suffer from chronic pain. Physical therapy, fortunately, is an excellent resource for relieving pain and achieving fitness goals.
Give Complete Physical Rehabilitation a call today if you want to start living a healthy lifestyle but aren’t sure where to begin.
Read full blogSprain And Strain: What’s The Difference?
It is a common misconception that “sprain” and “strain” are interchangeable terms. In reality, there are some key differences between the two. In order to understand how they differ, it is important to first understand what ligaments and tendons are.
Ligaments connect bones to bones within a joint, while tendons connect bones to muscles. When you experience a sprain, you are tearing or overstretching a ligament. Conversely, when you experience a strain, you are tearing or overstretching a tendon.
Read full blog5 Fun Ways to Get Active
Improve Your Health and Wellness and Have Fun Doing It Through PT
Maintaining a high level of physical activity can help you live longer while also improving the quality of your life
According to PT in Motion News, 80 percent of Americans don’t meet the physical activity guidelines established by the US Department of Health and Human Services on a regular basis. As you can see, it is difficult for many people to find the time or motivation to exercise.
Read full blogBack Pain, Ergonomics, And Posture At The Office
At the end of the day, it really is up to you. Pay attention to your self and how your environment is set up around you, and you’ll be that much closer to removing back pain forever from your life!
Read full blogImproved Balance And Dizziness With Vestibular Physical Therapy!
Have you had dizziness that you couldn’t explain? Dizziness problems can happen when you least expect it. One moment you could be walking, and the next moment you could feel like everything is spinning! Unfortunately, many of our patients assumed that it would be a “once in a while” problem that would just “take care of itself.”
How to Solve Dizziness Problems
What most people don’t realize is that any dizziness problem, no matter how small, is ALWAYS a sign of a problem with the vestibular system, the system that regulates the body’s balance.
Read full blogIs a Nutritional Diet Your Key to a Healthier Life?
Did you know that you can manage your chronic pain with a proper nutritional diet and physical therapy?
If you are working to manage a chronic pain condition with the help of a physical therapist, it is likely you will receive some nutritional diet advice as part of your treatment.
They know that in some chronic conditions, dietary changes can hugely help the body reduce or even eliminate pain.
A study released by Harvard Health showed that certain foods can alleviate inflammation, while other foods can aggravate it.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy For Dizziness? Here’s What We Can Do!
Sep 20th 2021Read full blogFlip Flops Causing Foot Pain? Try Archies Flip Flops And Get Pain Free!
With summer in full swing, flip flop season has truly begun! Just like barbeques, the beach, and hanging out by the pool, wearing flip flops has been common during the summer for their ease of use and breathability during these hotter months. But along with the increase in flip flop usage comes an increase in foot pain cases in our physical therapy clinics in Elizabeth and Jersey City. Why? It all boils down to one question:
Are your flip flops giving you enough support?
Read full blogKick The Pain Medication With Natural Pain Relief
Say Goodbye To Expensive Over-The-Counter Medicine, and Hello To Physical Therapy!
The society that we live in today is highly medicated. Go into any grocery store or pharmacy and you’ll notice tons of over-the-counter pain medications. Doctors also consistently prescribe heavier pain relievers as well, including the opioids that have become increasingly abused over the years. Drug addiction is everywhere, and it’s an ongoing battle that patients are actively fighting.
If you’ve ever sustained an injury, you know that it can turn your daily life upside down.
Read full blogNeed More Physical Activity? Here’s How to Get It
Did you know that 80 percent of the U.S. population falls short of the Physical Activity Guidelines recommended by the Department of Health and Human Services? Millions of Americans are risking serious health consequences simply because they do too much sitting and not enough moving around. You may not find that information shocking, especially if you’re one of those 80 percent. What really might surprise you, however, is just how easily you can give your daily activity level a dramatic boost.
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