Physical therapy awareness month is celebrated every year in the month of October. The goal is to help people understand the key role of physical therapy; to help people live healthy, active, and meaningful lives.
It is widely recognized that chronic pain conditions drive a lot of the problems related to opioid overuse and alternate approaches for pain control are needed. Pain Awareness Month is celebrated in September to help people find effective and safeways to obtain pain relief. Acupuncture, an age-old approach to pain control, is now a popular treatment option available to patients.
Your feet are the foundation for your entire body. If you have foot pain due to a structural deformity that could throw off your normal gait. If you ignore foot pain too long, other joints such as the knees, hips, and spine can also be affected. Foot reconstruction surgery helps fix structural problems that can cause foot pain and get you back to walking and running normally again.
Rehabilitation should not be considered an optional or luxury service for people with longterm impairments. Rather, it is a key strategy that ensures health and promotes well-being for patients of all ages. It helps people return to or maintain their daily activities and live fulfilling lives. Here are some of the important benefits of rehabilitation:
A non-healing wound can be a constant source of annoyance, frustration, and pain. How fast your wound heals is a function of your overall health and how the wound has been treated. Chronic wounds usually don’t heal because something is interfering with your body’s ability to heal itself. Some of the factors that affect wound healing are:
It’s okay to miss the occasional workout due to hot weather, but don’t let the summer season make you abandon your fitness goals & plans. Beat the heat with these tips to ensure you get the best out of your summer workouts:
A back problem such as severe back pain that has been going on for a long time can start to affect your mood and behavior. This in turn could affect your ability to cope with the back pain and how strongly you feel it. It is important to take control of your mental state to prevent your back problem from bringing you down.
According to a CDC report, women in general are 33% more likely to visit a doctor than men. But with the pandemic spread of the novel coronavirus, it is critical that everyone should ensure they are healthy and any medical conditions are well controlled.
There have been considerable advances in joint replacement surgery over the last decade. While in the past, you could expect to be in the hospital for at least a week after a joint replacement, today the right candidates may be discharged home on the same day as the surgery or after an overnight stay.
Certain decisions are easy to make. For example, if your car breaks down you take it to a mechanic. If you need a haircut you go to a salon. With healthcare decisions it isn't always as clear about where to go. Have you been faced with this decision?
