Health Blog Category: Physical Therapy
Got Hip & Knee Pain? Physical Therapy Can Help You Move With Ease Again
Are you experiencing debilitating hip or knee pain? If the answer is yes, then you know how much it can get in the way of your life. There are so many causes of hip and knee pain, from excess weight to sports injuries, advancing age to repetitive motion injuries.
Whatever the cause of your hip and/or knee pain, if you are experiencing it regularly you need to find a way to manage it.
Read full blogSo You Have Back Pain – Chances Are, It Could Be From a Herniated Disc
Did You Know Your Back Pain Could Be Stemming From a Herniated Disc?
How do you know whether you have a herniated disc or it’s just good old back pain? One telltale sign can be where the pain is located.
Strange neck pains, back pains, or extremity symptoms can indicate a variety of potential problems – including one or more herniated discs.
How can you tell for sure whether you have this specific problem?
Read full blogDiscover the Benefits of both Pre and Post-Surgical Rehabilitation!
Did You Know That You Could Benefit From Both Our Pre AND Post-Surgical Physical Therapy Services?
Pre and post surgical rehab is often recommended for those having orthopedic surgery. These types of surgeries could include foot, ankle, knee, hip, wrist, hand, shoulder, neck, and spine surgeries.
Rehab can, however, be beneficial for just about any type of surgical procedure. A physical therapist can put together both a pre and post-surgical rehabilitation plan for an individual preparing for surgery.
Read full blogReady to Say Goodbye to Opioids? Physical Therapy Can Help You Find More Effective Relief!
Did You Know that Physical Therapy Can Help You Achieve Even Better Results than Opioids?
Another day, another trip to the pharmacy. This is the treadmill that many chronic pain sufferers find themselves walking, month after month and year after year.
Prescription pain medications can only do so much to keep your suffering at bay — and in the case of opioids, you may find yourself purchasing larger amounts more frequently just to keep up with your ever-increasing tolerance to these powerful drugs.
Read full blogFind Effective Relief for Your Hip and Knee Pains Today With Physical Therapy
Are You Living With Hip or Knee Pain? Physical Therapy Can Help
There are so many causes of hip and knee pain, from excess weight to sports injuries, advancing age to repetitive motion injuries. Whatever the cause of your hip and/or knee pain, if you are experiencing it regularly you need to find a way to manage it.
Many people use medications like anti-inflammatories to minimize their discomfort. However, these medications have potential side effects, so it can be helpful to find other ways to relieve your pain.
Read full blogChronic Joint Pain Doesn’t Have to Control Your Life – Find Relief with Physical Therapy
Did You Know An Estimated 54.4 Million U.S. Adults Are Diagnosed With Arthritis?
54.4 million adults living in the United States are diagnosed with arthritis – that equates to about 1 in 4 Americans. Of those, about 27% report experiencing severe joint pain.
If you are one of these adults living day to day with severe joint pain, we can help. Contact Kerrville Physical Therapy today to learn more about how physical therapy can help relieve and manage your chronic joint pain.
Read full blogAre Headaches Causing You Frequent Pain? Find Relief with Physical Therapy
Did You Know Physical Therapy Could Help With Headache Relief?
The term “sick headache” might have been coined to describe exactly how you feel today — and every day. A one-off headache encounter can be distressing enough, but frequent or constant headache pain can completely disable you.
Many of these headaches have underlying musculoskeletal or biochemical causes – which means that they can be corrected through the right forms of treatment.
Read full blogReady to Leave Those Pain Relievers Behind? Physical Therapy Can Provide You With Relief
If you’re taking pain relievers and just don’t want to stay dependent on them forever, physical therapy can be exactly the solution you need.
Physical therapy can be very beneficial for both short-term pain (usually, that which lasts just a few weeks or months) and long-term or chronic pain (that which lasts for more than three months).
The opioid epidemic is often in the news, and it may have started you thinking about the effect that pain pills are having on your life.
Read full blogDon’t Let Pain Control Your Life – Find Relief with Physical Therapy
Did You Know Physical Therapy Could Help You Finally Find Relief for Your Chronic Pain?
As you may have already learned the hard way, chronic pain can hurt more than just your body. Conditions that limit your mobility and prevent you from pursuing your favorite activities can make you feel a gut-wrenching loss of control over your own life.
The sheer endless onslaught of pain can also promote serious mood disorders such as depression and anxiety.
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