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Chronic Joint Pain Doesn’t Have To Control Your Life – Find Relief With Physical Therapy

54.4 million adults living in the United States are diagnosed with arthritis u2013 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 MegaMotion Physical Therapy today to learn more about how physical therapy can help relieve and manage your chronic joint pain.

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Chronic Joint Pain Doesn’t Have To Control Your Life – Find Relief With Physical Therapy

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  1. ChronicJointPainDoesn’tHave ToControlYourLife – FindRelief WithPhysicalTherapy

  2. DIDYOUKNOWANESTIMATED54.4MILLION U.S.ADULTSAREDIAGNOSEDWITHARTHRITIS? 54.4millionadultslivingintheUnitedStatesarediagnosedwitharthritis – thatequatestoabout1 in4Americans.Ofthose,about27% reportexperiencingseverejointpain. Ifyouareoneoftheseadultslivingdaytodaywithseverejointpain,wecanhelp.Contact MegaMotion Physical Therapytodaytolearnmoreabouthowphysicaltherapycanhelprelieve andmanageyourchronicjointpain. WHYPHYSICALTHERAPYISBETTERTHAN SURGERYFORCHRONICJOINTPAINRELIEF AccordingtoHarvardHealthPublishing, “Tryingphysicaltherapybeforeoptingforsurgerymaybethebetterchoice.Youmaybeableto spareyourselftheexpense,pain,andrecoverytimeofsurgery,saysphysicaltherapistKaren Weber,clinicalsupervisoratHarvard-affiliatedSpauldingRehabilitationOutpatientCentersin BraintreeandQuincy,Mass. Thereisgrowingevidencesupportingthatidea.Inthepastfewyears,studieshaveindicatedthat physicaltherapyisjustaseffectiveassurgeryforrelievingpainandrestoringfunctionforpeople witharthritisintheirkneesorbacks.” WHYPHYSICALTHERAPYISIDEALFOR ARTHRITISPAIN Physicaltherapyfocusesonimprovingmobilityforthosewitharthritis.Italsorestorestheuseof affectedjoints,reducespainandstrengthensmusclestosupportthejoints.Aphysicaltherapistwill createanindividualizedtreatmentplantoimproveflexibility,coordinationandstrengthfor maximumphysicalfunction.

  3. Specifically,aphysical therapist willuseexerciseandmanualtherapytotreatarthritis. Strengtheningexercisesandweight-bearingexercisesareimplementedtoimprovejoint lubrication.Thishelpsreducethepainassociatedwitharthritis. Aphysicaltherapistwilldevelopatreatmentplanthattargetsallareasofthebodyaffectingthe pain.Forexample,ifyousufferfromkneepain,theexerciseregimenwillincludeproperknee mechanicsandthelowerback,ankleandhip.Physicaltherapistsalsousevariousmanualtherapy techniqueslikejointandsofttissuemobilizationtotreatthesymptomsofarthritis. Ultrasound utilizesheattohelpthedeeptissuesofjoints.Ithelpsreduceinflammationandpain. Cryotherapyreducesinflammationandswelling.Allaround,physicaltherapyisaholistictreatment forarthritis. SCHEDULEACONSULTATIONWITHONEOF OURPHYSICALTHERAPISTSTODAY Ifyou’resufferingfromarthritis,it’swisetoconsiderphysicaltherapy. Notonlyisitnon-invasive,youmaybeabletothrowawaythosepainmeds.Thegoalofphysical therapyistohelpyouliveanactive,pain-freelife. ContactMegaMotionPhysicalTherapytodaytogetstarted! Original Source: https://megamotionpt.com/chronic-joint-pain- doesnt-have-to-control-your-life-find-relief-with-physical-therapy/

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