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Back Pain Free After Physical Therapy
Back pain can cause so many different problems in daily life. It can especially cause problems in simple activities that you may have been used to doing, but can do no longer because of pain problems.
For Zoila, her back pain definitely prevented her from getting a good night’s sleep. The pain consistently interrupted her sleep, causing her to wake up in the middle of the night, and it was only getting worse.
Read full blogPain Free Living After Physical Therapy
The worst part about living with pain is how pain can prevent someone from doing the things that they love to do. From our vast experience in physical therapy, after stopping a person from doing what they love to do, pain then moves on to stop someone from doing even the simplest activities in their daily life. Overall, the pain just keeps chipping away at a healthy life.
With physical therapy, we know that we can get people back to their normal lives and then some! And we are so happy to have done that for Gracia. After living with pain for months, she made the right decision to take a step towards pain-free living and scheduled physical therapy with us. After completing an individually crafted program created by owner Humberto Colmenares, we are so happy to report that over 25+ years of Humberto’s physical therapy know-how have now resulted in a pain-free life for Gracia!
Read full blogPills Didn’t Help, But Vertigo Therapy With Dr. James DID!
“The pills aren’t helping my dizziness and vertigo at all.” It’s a common response that Dr. Asha and myself hear from our vestibular physical therapy patients. After seeing their physician, our patients are told that there isn’t anything that can be done to help, and that the only thing that can be done is to take pills to hopefully control any symptoms.
With over 19 years each of treating vestibular problems, Dr.
Read full blogHow to be Healthier, Stronger, and More Active
If you are suffering from chronic pain, you know that being healthier, stronger and more active often seems unattainable. Fortunately, the key to a more active lifestyle is simpler than you think. Call Complete Physical Rehabilitation today to find out how physical therapy can help you achieve levels of health and fitness you have only dreamed about.
A Healthy Lifestyle is Not an Accident
The keys to a healthy lifestyle are not a secret, but they do take work.
Read full blogOut Of A Wheelchair With Physical Therapy
Being unable to walk can be one of the most difficult things to deal with after an injury to a lower body part. For most, the ability to walk is definitely something that is taken for granted on a daily basis, so much so that when it’s taken away, the results can be very disheartening.
For Jeanne, the fact that walking was taken away from her was definitely difficult to deal with. After suffering a severe ankle injury, she was unable to stand, let alone walk, and needed to use a wheelchair to get around.
Read full blogThe Connection Between Core Strength and Better Balance
Physical therapy as an industry has been talking about the link between core strength and better balance for years. When the “core” muscles around your trunk are strong, they prevent chronic lower back pain and many other injuries, but they also keep you from losing your balance and falling down. A stronger core will help to keep you upright — especially as you age and start to become more at risk of falling. If you’d like to get started on a core routine to improve your balance, contact Complete Physical Rehabilitation today to speak with a physical therapist!
Read full blogCommon Causes of Shoulder Pain and How Physical Therapy Can Help
Your shoulder is the most flexible and movable joint in your body, consisting of several bones, muscles, joints and tendons. This means there are several ways the shoulder can become injured and cause pain. There are many causes of shoulder pain and steps you can take to eliminate the discomfort. Physical therapy is an effective way of treating several types of shoulder pain. Call Complete Physical Rehabilitation to find out how working with an experienced physical therapist can help ease your shoulder pain.
Read full blogBack To Playing With Grandchildren After Physical Therapy
There is an old saying that we hear a lot of in our clinics, and it goes a little something like this: “Pain is a fact of life when you get older.” Well we’re here to tell you that pain may come as a person gets older, but it does NOT have to be an everyday reality.
There is always something that can be done, and that something is physical therapy. With a great physical therapist, any aches of pains can become a thing of the past!
Read full blog6 Back Conditions Not To Ignore
A basic fact of life is that we all live extremely busy lives. From work, to family, and everything in between, there is always something that needs to be done. With that time crunch, our experience with our patients is that our health usually takes a back seat, because we always think, “I’ll deal with that tomorrow.” But there are just some things that shouldn’t wait until tomorrow, especially when dealing with back pain.
Read full blogBack Pain And Snow Shoveling
With the latest nor’easter having finished ripping through our area, dropping 12 inches of snow, the time has come to start the dig out process. But with that comes the potential for back pain due to improper snow shoveling techniques.
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