Keep Arthritis Away With These Simple Tips By SportsMed Physical Therapy Inflammation in your body will promote and/or enhance the effects of arthritis. Luckily, there are steps you can take to reduce inflammation and keep arthritis away. The following tips may help reduce the pain – try to implement as many of them as you can in your daily activities! Weight Loss If you are overweight,… Read More...
Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Chronic Pain By SportsMed Physical Therapy Our bodies constantly send us feedback. Unfortunately, we have become desensitized to these signals to the extent that sometimes we are unaware of issues until it is too late. Many times, it is only in retrospect do we realize what was missed. According to a report released in 2011 by the Institute of Medicine of the… Read More...
Sitting Too Much? Another Reason to Change That. By SportsMed Physical Therapy Are you sitting too much? Most Americans will sit for 8+ hours per day. That’s a lot! Think about it…most people sit on the way to work, sit at work, sit on the way home, sit to eat, sit to watch TV, and sit to read. By now it’s safe to assume that we all… Read More...
Does Cold Weather Cause Joint Pain, or Am I Crazy? By SportsMed Physical Therapy You may have heard this before – cold weather causes joint pain. The complaint can be heard commonly among those with joint or back pain. So is it true? Research to backing it is limited but generally it is believed to be true and there is a name – Cold Allodynia. To be more specific the cold itself may not… Read More...
7 Supplements for Healthy Bones and Joints By SportsMed Physical Therapy Joint pain is a problem reported by many of our patients. In fact, it’s usually what brings them to our office in the first place. Since most of the internet is littered with misinformation and advertisements, here’s our recommendations on the best supplements for your healthy bones and joints. 7 Supplements for Healthy Bones &… Read More...
