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Arthritis

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The sun is out. It seems to be a good day to dig up some soil and add some tomatoes in your vegetable garden. And so you change in your dirty trousers and grab onto your shovel, and all of the sudden—ouch! Your arthritis is taking over your knees. Good-bye, gardening. It’s easy to dismiss arthritic pain when your Panadol is within reach. But it can’t always be your quick-fix solution. And the solution usually lies on what you do WHILE THERE’S NO PAIN. What many people miss out are ways to reduce the occurrence of—and possibly, eliminate—pain, such as myofascial release, specific muscle strengthening, relaxation techniques and a lot more! Physical therapists come last in the list of healthcare provider to call to when people think about arthritis. When really, PTs should come first! Only your PT can give you the relief you so much deserve, without either damaging your kidneys (meds cause kidney damage—oh, no!) or going under the blade (surgical joint replacement is being recommended for
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Back Pain

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"So let the pain remain forever in my heart... For every throb it brings is one more moment spent with you." There is no such thing as letting the pain remain, especially when it comes to your body. Just like your "ex", the more you let the pain linger, the more it creates a multitude of problem—not just at the site of pain, but also at sites away from it. Why is that? In many cases, pain is felt because there is a disturbance in the muscular tissue (except if your pain is due to an internal organ dysfunction). This disturbance in the muscle tissues alters movement which, over time, contributes to more pain or distribution of pain to other parts of the body. This is why many times, a pain felt on the mid upper back a few months ago, can turn into a shoulder pain later on, accompanied with feeling of numbness in the hand on the same side. So, how do you move on from the pain? The secret is simple: don’t let the problem linger. Physical therapists never runo
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