In the United States, back pain is the second most common cause of disability, affecting over 80% of people at some point in their lives. Back pain is caused by injury from lifting heavy objects, accidents, injuries, or degeneration due to conditions such as herniated discs and sciatica. Even though back pain is extremely disabling and common, not all people experience the same symptoms, and even with people who do suffer the same symptoms, their reactions could be very different. This is ... [Read More]
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What No one Tells You About Living with Lower Back Pain
Pain in the lumbar spine, whether acute or chronic, can affect a person’s overall quality of life – keeping them from making it to the office, going out for social events, or completing those mundane (yet necessary) tasks such as grocery shopping. Every year, 31 million Americans experience lower back pain at any given time, yet most are left searching for a real solution to alleviate their spine discomfort. In general, there are a lot of gray areas when it comes to understanding spine pain. ... [Read More]
What My Physical Therapist Told Me About Lifting
Lifting is a daily activity that one can simply not get away from, and performs without thinking - whether in the home, workplace, sports or recreational environments. It is hard to imagine that such a simple daily activity can be hazardous to your health, but it can. Improper or frequent heavy lifting is responsible for most back and sciatica problems. It can also aggravate any existing problems. A physical therapist (PT) is the best person to consult and get advice from about proper and ... [Read More]
Reasons to See a Physical Therapist
The goal of physical therapy is to alleviate pain and restore or improve your body’s function and mobility. A physical therapist has years of training in how to help your body heal and ways to optimize its function. This could mean getting back to work (occupational therapy), or exceeding performance milestones in sports. Here are some of the reasons you might want to see a physical therapist. Joint pain Whether you have osteoarthritis or an acute injury, joint pain can seriously interfere w ... [Read More]
Dry Needling and Low Back Pain
If you suffer from chronic low back pain, you know that there are many treatment options out there. But pain medication can have dangerous side effects and even cause dependency. Surgery is rarely recommended unless other treatments have failed to provide relief, and injections don’t always provide lasting results. Dry needling is a physical therapy technique that offers an alternative treatment for low back pain without the potential for dangerous side effects. Dry needling is included in m ... [Read More]
