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Reduce Your Aches and Pains with the Help of a Nutritional Diet

Physical therapists are not nutritionists, but providing nutritional advice to patients is well within the scope of a physical therapistu2019s duties. For some chronic conditions, dietary changes can make the biggest difference in reducing or eliminating pain.

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Reduce Your Aches and Pains with the Help of a Nutritional Diet

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  1. Reduce Your Aches and Pains with the Help of a Nutritional Diet year 6 camping trip

  2. How PT can help with nutrition Using proper nutrition can prevent many types of disease and illness. The good news is that correcting your diet can also help to reverse the symptoms and pain of many conditions. Here are two possible diets that a physical therapist might recommend for patients: DASH Diet: DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. It’s a diet that is low in saturated fats and cholesterol, and which has a heavy emphasis on more fruits and vegetables. Mediterranean Diet: This diet features a lot of fish with Omega-3 fatty acids. It’s also high in plant-based fats such as olive oils and nuts.

  3. How can nutrition impact certain conditions? Here are some conditions in which nutritional advice will likely be a part of the patient’s physical therapy regimen: Diabetes Autoimmune Disorders Inflammation Osteoarthritis Obesity original source: https://texasstarrehab.com/reduce-pain-nutrition/

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