I love helping patients who are struggling with hip pain. Patients can describe hip pain as being diffused around the hip and into the low back or sharp and tender in one specific area. Providing clarity, calming concerns, and giving guidance for treatment can give patients a feeling of empowerment over their pain. In this post I share 4 of my favorite physical therapy exercises for reducing hip pain.
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Elbow pain is a less common condition in the physical therapy clinic, but still one that can be reduced with exercise. Elbow pain usually affects your daily activities like typing, opening jars, and gripping. However, high-level athletes can also suffer from elbow pain that limits their sport performance, especially baseball pitchers. This post focuses on 1 physical therapy exercise to reduce elbow pain and 1 exercise to avoid it in the future.
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When it comes to reducing knee pain, these physical therapy exercises should be first on your to-do list. Knee pain is a common injury that affects running, walking, and daily activities like climbing stairs. But whether you’re a high level athlete or someone just wanting to go through your day without knee pain, these 4 exercises can improve knee mobility, increase strength, and reduce your knee pain. Scroll to the end to see these exercises in action!
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My favorite part of working in physical therapy is teaching my patients how to use exercise reduce and avoid pain. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned regarding pain is that typically stretching exercises reduce pain, and strengthening exercises prevent pain. In this post I share 2 stretching exercises to help you reduce your shoulder pain and 2 strengthening exercises to help you prevent shoulder pain in the future.
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Neck pain is a common complaint that brings people to physical therapy. Not only are the causes of neck pain difficult to understand, but just how to get rid of this nagging pain is even more confusing. In this post, I share 4 exercises to reduce neck pain. The biggest perk, they can all be done sitting at your desk!
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Plantar fasciitis can be debilitating, but these 6 exercises can help reduce your pain and get you back to walking and running. Plantar fasciitis causes pain in the bottom of your foot. This pain sometimes wraps around your heel and up into the back of your ankle and can last for months. Today I’ll share 6 physical therapy exercises to help you get rid of this pain faster.
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If you can’t get rid of your ongoing back pain, you may be missing the posture piece. Focusing on proper posture while bending and sitting can significantly reduce your back pain. The best part about these physical therapy posture tips is that they are easy to implement into your day. Keep reading to learn these simple tips!
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Research shows that core exercises can reduce back pain. In this post I share the 3 different types of physical therapy core exercises I use when treating patients for back pain. Read through for pictures and a video!
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After 9 years working in physical therapy, I’ve learned that I love treating back pain. Below are some of the stretches that I’ve found to be most effective for reducing and avoiding back pain. Each exercise targets the 3 most important areas, the upper back, lower back, and hips. Read to the end for stretching parameters and a video!
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If you are one of the 40% of people who have suffered from back pain in the past year, these physical therapy tips for back pain will help you reduce your pain and avoid it in the future.
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