Physical therapy is among the safe and effective alternatives to opioids recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the management of most non-cancer related pain. Whereas opioids only mask the sensation of pain, physical therapists treat pain through movement, hands-on care, exercise, and patient education. Here’s how physical therapists […]
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sales of prescription opioids have quadrupled in the United States, even though “there has not been an overall change in the amount of pain that Americans report.” In response to a growing opioid epidemic, the CDC released opioid prescription guidelines in March […]
Pain: An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pain has both physical and emotional components. The physical part of pain results from nerve stimulation. Have anyone ever told you, “Your pain is all in your head.”? That can be a frustrating statement to hear, but is […]
In our last blog we explained that pain, defined as “physical suffering or discomfort caused by an illness or injury”, is simply a built in alarm system to warn us of possible danger. In chronic pain situations this alarm system (otherwise known as our nervous system) gets stuck in bad […]
The average human head weighs anywhere between 10-12 pounds. The neck was designed to hold that weight (and much more) when aligned properly on your spine. When you look down at your cell phone, laptop, or tablet you exponentially increase the amount of weight placed on your neck. A good […]
A new Nielsen Company audience report reveals that adults in the United States devoted about 10 hours and 39 minutes each day to consuming media during the first quarter of this year. That is A LOT of texting, clicking and typing. Over half of the average American’s day is spent […]
Americans spend more than $87 billion each year on low back and neck pain treatment, according to a study in the Journal of American Medical Association. To prevent that figure from rising further, we must find ways to prevent the high rate of back pain incidences from occurring in the […]
Let’s start with a little 101: MyVMC.com defines shoulder pain as: Shoulder Pain – The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint formed by the head of the humerus (the arm bone) and the glenoid labrum (the name for the socket of the shoulder joint in the scapula). The shoulder joint is […]
It’s common to have knee pain when going up or down stairs or inclines. This doesn’t mean that anything major is wrong with your knee. Your knee-joint is composed of 3 main types of structures: muscles/tendons, ligaments/cartilage, and bone. It’s much more likely that your pain is being caused by […]