Health Blog
Get Your Hip and Knee Joints Moving Again with These 5 At-Home Exercises
Are your hips and knees feeling stiff, achy, or even painful? Noticing more discomfort in your joints when standing up and moving around? If so, you’re not alone.
This quarantine has taken a toll on many people’s bodies, as it has become much more difficult to maintain the same levels of physical activity at home. However, getting exercise is still very important – especially for your hips and knees!
Your hips and knees were made to move, and when we sit around without exercising them, they can lock up, become tight, and result in discomfort.
Read full blogGet Back to Comfort with These Back Exercises – All of Which You Can Do at Home!
Are you feeling back pain after being quarantined to your home? You may be wondering, “Why is this? I’ve barely left the couch!” Well, therein lies the issue.
The sedentary lifestyle that I’m sure many people have experienced since being quarantined to their homes can actually lead to more aches, pains, and discomfort than one may think – especially in the back.
Your body, quite simply, was made to move! With gyms and exercise classes closing down for the time being, it can be difficult to find the motivation to get your daily physical activity while sitting at home.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy: A Natural and Easy Solution for Shoulder Pain
Your shoulders are a complex part of your body – they are your most flexible and movable joints, consisting of multiple bones, muscles, and tendons. They provide you with a great amount of mobility, allowing you to perform many of your daily tasks, in addition to several exercise regimens. However, this also means that there are many ways that the shoulders can become injured, resulting in pain and lack of mobility.
Shoulder pain can be experienced due to a multitude of different causes, and there are several steps you can take to ease your discomfort.
Read full blogThe Top 5 Benefits of Physical Therapy Treatments for Back and Neck Pain
Back and neck pain can have several underlying causes. For example, any changes in the spine’s anatomy can lead to back pain, such as lumbar degenerative disc disease, lumbar disc herniation, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, or osteoarthritis.
Lumbar degenerative disc disease occurs when the spinal discs experience “wear and tear,” typically due to aging. When the gel-like interior of the discs leak, irritation can occur causing a lumbar disc herniation. Sacroiliac joint dysfunction happens when the sacroiliac joint has too much or too little motion, and osteoarthritis happens when the facet joints in the spine wear down and create friction.
Read full blogFind Better Balance By Strengthening Your Core
Core strength training is a powerful and effective part of physical therapy. Your core is comprised of a set of muscles that anchor your center of gravity. This allows you to maintain your constant balance, whether you are moving or standing still. By strengthening your core with physical therapy treatments, you can improve your balance and correct any stability issues you may be facing. To find out more about how our core strength training treatments can benefit you, our office Foundation Therapy located in Bridgeport, Texas a call today!
Read full blogDiscover How You Can Become Healthier, Stronger, and More Active With Physical Therapy
A healthy, strong, and active lifestyle is what everyone strives for. However, it is not always easy to obtain, especially for those suffering from chronic pain. The very thought of going out and exercising with your aches and pains may leave you feeling uncomfortable. However, there is, fortunately, a simpler solution to gaining the active lifestyle you desire. Physical therapy can help you achieve optimum levels of health and fitness, all while reducing your pain.
Read full blogThe 5 Simple Steps to Relieving Pain and Increasing Energy
Pain can be extremely limiting, as it can hold you back from many of the physical activities you’d like to do. However, there are luckily some quick and effective ways to relieve your pain and increase your energy, so you can get back to doing the physical activities you love. By incorporating physical therapy into your physical routine, you can achieve your goals as fast and painlessly as you’ve always dreamed! Call Foundation Therapy today to find out more about how our physical therapy services can help you.
Read full blog3 Indicators That Your Sciatica May Require Physical Therapy Intervention
Your sciatic nerves run from your lower back down your legs. People who suffer from sciatica typically describe a “shooting pain” sensation on one side of their body. While this condition does not always require medical treatment, physical therapy can help ease your pain and lessen some of your other uncomfortable symptoms. So, how do you know when you should seek treatment? Foundation Therapy give Some common indicators:
1.
Read full blogPre-hab: What It Is and Why You Should Do It
Are you in need of surgery in the near future? Do you have a physically demanding job or sport that puts you at risk of injury? Are your muscles and joints simply not what they used to be, becoming frail and weak? If you identify with any of these scenarios, you should consider preventative rehabilitation, or “pre-hab.”
Pre-hab is a form of physical therapy that conditions the body to help it heal quicker after surgery, speed up recovery processes, and prevent injuries from occurring.
Read full blogEverything You Need to Know About Your Sprains and Strains
We’ve all been there – walking down the street, not paying attention when suddenly your ankle slips off the curb. There’s immediate pain, but it’s difficult to determine if it’s an injury that will go away on its own with a little RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) treatment, or if a visit to the doctor will be necessary. The best way to find out if you’re experiencing a sprain or strain that warrants medical attention is to consult with a physical therapist.
Read full blog
