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How to Manage Your Pain for Better Sleep
The more we learn about pain, the more we realize how vital sleep can be. Without adequate sleep, people can experience significant increases in pain perception. We are constantly told how important sleep is and the positive effects it has. But what can we do to improve this? Improving our sleep quality is not as...Read More
Tips for Hiking with Knee Arthritis
Heading out for a hike can challenge individuals with knee arthritis. The sharp or aching pain you experience can slow down or even prevent you from hitting the trails. However, with the right guidance and strategies, you can still be an active hiker despite knee arthritis. In this blog post, we’ll review insights and recommendations...Read More
You’ve Had A Knee Replacement, Now What?
Are you planning on having a knee replacement? Or maybe you’ve just recently had one? Knee replacements are one of the most common types of replacement surgeries. It is estimated that over 850,000 knee replacements are performed each year. As a physical therapist, one thing that I have seen with a majority of my patients...Read More
Woke Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed? 4 Stretches To Alleviate Back And Neck Pain
Do you ever wake up in the morning with a stiff neck or lower back? Maybe you can’t get comfortable in bed at night or “slept on your neck wrong”. Tightness in your neck or stiffness in your back is the last thing you want to start your day. You get up ready to go...Read More
Stand Up To Hip Pain: 3 Ways That Physical Therapy Can Put Pain In The Past
Chronic hip pain can be a real pain! It is a condition that can affect many people and has an overall prevalence of 10% in the population. At times, it can be very stressful when nothing seems to help the nagging pain that you have each day. Thankfully, physical therapy has been shown to help...Read More
Protecting Your Knees Throughout All Stages of Life
The knees are a common area for injury and pain, with incidences occurring in roughly one-fifth of the population, and this is only second behind back pain. Because of this, it is common to hear someone you know talk about their “bad knees” at some point or another, especially in the older population. While knee...Read More
Best Life: 6 Things Your Knees Wish You’d Stop Doing, According to Experts
Rebecca Pudvah, an Athletico physical therapist and board-certified orthopedic specialist, provided her expertise and recommendations for lower-body exercises that will help prevent knee injuries sand pain. Read the full Best Life article here.Read More
8 Tips to Avoid Neck or Shoulder Pain While Driving
Whether taking a 10-hour or a 10-minute car drive, your posture is important. Posture plays such an integrated role in how we feel and move. Even if you are not currently feeling pain or discomfort, poor posture for prolonged periods can sneak up and become an issue. Here are a few tips for awareness and...Read More