Living With Arthritis? Treat It Naturally
Pain Relief Doesn’t Have to be in the Form of Drugs!
Arthritis is one of the top causes of disability in America. If left untreated, patients suffering from arthritis can experience extremely painful symptoms for long periods of time.
If you are living with arthritis, you don’t have to opt for risky measures to find pain relief. It is fairly common for people who suffer from arthritis pain to resort to expensive surgery, steroid injections, and prescription medications to cope with their pain. Sometimes, these treatments are indicated for patients with severe arthritis. But often, the better route to go involves physical therapy – physo, chiro, athletic therapy – and other natural treatments.
If you want to learn more about how physical therapy can benefit you and decrease your arthritis pain, give Leaps and Bounds Performance Rehabilitation a call today.
What can I do to avoid arthritis aches and pains?
When living with arthritis, it is important to understand that if you don’t want to feel the pain you’ve always experienced, you will have to learn new ways to move around. It is not always easy to know what movements or actions bring on your painful twinges though — sometimes just standing up too quickly can cause arthritis in your knee joints to tense and twist in an unexpected way. This is why learning new ways to move or modifying current movements is helpful; it can aid you in avoiding these unwelcome symptoms.
Focusing on painful joints
It is true that in some instances the best remedy for arthritic joints is to get some bed rest. However, it’s very impractical for many of us to take long bouts of rest in bed or at home away from work. There’s also the fact that not getting enough exercise or activity into your daily routine can worsen the condition by weakening your muscles.
No matter where your pain might be, there is a specialized treatment option for that joint!
Enhancing your range of motion
Stiff joints are no fun for anyone, but for people struggling with arthritis, a stiff joint equates to a painful joint.
If a patient with arthritis attempts to push their affected joint out of its range of motion, they will inevitably experience many uncomfortable sensations. These painful twinges can be downright agony to deal with on a daily basis, which is why it is important to increase flexibility and range of motion.
This can be achieved through physical therapy like physio, chiropractic, and athletic therapy. Range of motion treatment usually involves mobility, flexibility, and strength exercises, which gradually allow your joints to become more limber and strengthen supporting muscles.
Manual therapy for pain relief
Manual therapy is the part of physical therapy that involves hands-on treatment. This kind of treatment forms a significant portion of a physical therapy session for someone with arthritis to naturally provide pain relief.
Heating pads, ice packs, massage, and even certain kinds of machines may be suggested as an adjunct treatment to relieving aching joints.
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Ready to find natural and safe pain relief?
If you want to find new ways to combat your arthritis, call our office today to learn more.
A physical therapist on our team can do a thorough assessment of you, and get you back on track to where you want to be: pain-free.