Health Blog Category: elizabeth nj physical therapy
Top 3 Ways To Prevent Home Office Back Pain
In one of my last blogs, I went over my top 3 exercises for dealing with back pain in a home office setting. But if we take a step back for a second, what you’ll find is that we can and should be trying to stop back pain before it even starts to creep up. As we have all been working more from home, my patients have been finding that they are actually more sedentary than when they were in their normal offices. Much of this can be attributed to more “alone time” at a desk at home with less interaction with fellow co-workers, in addition to smaller work spaces with easier and closer access to amenities such as bathrooms, kitchens, etc. All of this leads to less overall movement during a workday.
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If there’s one thing that we’ve learned during this challenging time of trying to provide safe physical therapy, it’s this: pain problems happen, virus or no virus. Even in this time of immense challenge, we have seen an increase in pain problems with our patients. Stay-at-home orders, combined with working at home and inactivity due to lack of access to fitness classes and gyms have made it very challenging to stay active, fit, and healthy, to say the least.
Read full blogTop 3 Home Office Back Pain Relief Exercises
In these unprecedented times, with more people than ever either staying home or working from a home office, there has been a big increase in back pain with my patients and many requests for recommendations for exercises to reduce pain. Much of this has to do not only with working from home, but also combined with the fact that less people are getting their regular exercise due to the current pandemic situation.
A while back, I posted a video regarding my top 3 exercises in order to relieve back pain at the office, and I realized that these exercises are especially relevant in today’s “normal” of working from home because they apply to any situation, whether it’s your regular office or your home office, or just your desk at home where you pay your bills and browse on the internet.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy COVID-19 Safety Rules & Guidelines
May 29th 2020As we move forward providing top physical therapy care in Elizabeth and Jersey City, we are continually reviewing our COVID-19 safety rules & guidelines to keep in line with all New Jersey state and local requirements.
First and foremost, Complete Physical Rehabilitation staff members will be wearing masks during treatment hours. Disinfection and cleaning of all treatment areas and therapeutic equipment will remain at its’ current, increased level.
Read full blogNo Problems After Physical Therapy For Dizziness And Back Pain
For many of our vestibular patients, dizziness symptoms can be challenging enough. But when paired with another problem, like back pain, it can make everything feel that much worse. Luckily, a physical therapist that specializes in dizziness and vertigo problems, such as myself, can get rid of both the dizziness problems and the back pain problems as well.
Such was the case with my recent patient Araceli. After years of searching for medical treatments for her dizziness with no success, she found her way into my office searching for an answer. After a detailed evaluation where I explained the root cause of her dizziness problems, we got to work on the solutions with a comprehensive physical therapy program aimed at getting rid of both her dizziness and general back pain for good.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy: The Key to Overcoming Hip and Knee Pain
Do your weight-bearing joints feel more like pain-bearing joints these days? If you have a hip or knee that just can’t support your body weight without causing annoying aches or agonizing pains, you may be unable to perform your job, play sports, handle household tasks, or even find a comfortable sitting or sleeping position. These limitations and frustrations might have you gulping down painkiller or considering joint replacement surgery. Fortunately, many causes of hip and knee pain respond quite well to physical therapy — the natural approach to pain management.
Read full blogBook A Free Physical Therapy Exam – Our Greatest Promo Ever Is Back!
Suffering from pain or dizziness problems? Find a solution with a free physical therapy exam in Elizabeth or Jersey City – ONE DAY ONLY – Friday, March 13th 2020.
Pain can keep you from being active which can result in a wide range of health problems. We can restore your ability to move without pain and keep you active. We offer a natural solution to pain relief. These exciting and successful treatments for back pain, knee pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, and more have helped many patients feel better and return to normal lives.
Read full blog“I Became A New Me!” With Back Pain Physical Therapy
Back pain without physical therapy treatment can really cause problems for even the simplest of movements. Without treatment, a simple movement like bending down to pick something up can feel like the hardest task in the whole world. But there is hope!
For our recent physical therapy patient Dieudonne, we could not be happier with her results. With a specialized back pain program created by Dr. Stefan Paul, she was able to first get back to basics and get down to the source of her back pain. Once the source of the pain was found, the entire physical therapy team got to work on getting rid of the pain in addition to giving her the tools to make sure that the pain won’t return again. The results, in addition to the smile on her face, say it all!
Read full blogMore Amazing Neck Pain Physical Therapy Success!
When neck pain comes back again, it can be very disheartening, understandably so, especially if it was already solved before with physical therapy. But, like we tell our patients all the time, there’s no reason to lose our heads because we know the solutions! As people go on with their daily lives, there will always be times when pain can creep up on us. But when pain comes back, physical therapy can always help you get rid of pain again!
Read full blogPhysical Therapy For Pain Relief – Time To Ditch The Pills!
The sad truth is that many patients don’t realize that physical therapy for pain relief can be the best option for chronic pain, not dangerous pills. Chronic pain affects 50 million adults in America—that’s about 20 percent of us! You may be one of them if pain and dysfunction have been a part of your daily life for at least three months or more.
At our physical therapy clinic, our experienced and friendly physical therapist staff is dedicated to helping you manage pain in addition to moving with greater confidence, comfort, and ease.
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