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How Physical Therapy Can Help Improve Your Balance Issues
Do you feel dizzy doing your everyday tasks? Are you worried about your balance and wish you could get your balance checked? At Foundation Therapy in Bridgeport, we are experts at identifying the factors affecting your balance and, most importantly, how to improve it!
Most people take their balance for granted or assume it only affects sick or unhealthy people. In reality, balance often starts without reason or is too mild to address.
Read full blogBounce Back To a Pain-Free Life With Physical Therapy
Are you in serious acute or chronic pain? Perhaps you’ve had an issue with your back or hip for a long time. Maybe you’re healing from an unforeseen sports injury, or you’re still coping with the effects of an automobile accident. No matter what the case may be, physical therapy can help you with any problem you’re having. If your pain is interfering with your everyday activities, please contact our clinic as soon as possible to book a physical therapy session.
Read full blogLiving With Arthritis Pain? Physical Therapy Could Make Your Life Easier
Millions of people suffer from joint pain and stiffness as a result of arthritis. Many arthritis patients take many steps each day to alleviate their stiff and aching joints. Physical therapy can be a useful component of a pain-relieving approach that also allows you to stay active. Contact our office now to learn how a physical therapy program can help you manage or possibly eliminate arthritis pain!
Staying physically active through physical therapy:
While exercise will not cure arthritis, it will help to slow down the progression of the disease and lower the severity of the symptoms.
Read full blogRelying On Pain Medication For Relief? A Skilled PT Could Help
It’s no secret that pain has an adverse effect on one’s quality of life. Many people make the mistake of relying on medication to alleviate their symptoms, yet pharmaceuticals just mask problems rather than cure them.
Physical therapy is a natural and non-invasive treatment that is both safe and effective. Please contact our office if you are suffering from acute or chronic pain and would like to discover how our physical therapists can help you live a pain-free life without the use of potentially dangerous medicines.
Read full blog9 Good Reasons To Stretch More Often
When is the last time you gave your body a good, long stretch?
Stretching should be a part of your everyday routine if it isn’t already. A nice stretch is the best way to start your day, regardless of who you are. Stretching has a lot of advantages, and it’s absolutely fine if you don’t know where to start!
A physical therapist can explain why stretching is beneficial to you as an individual and how it can help you enhance your overall quality of life.
Read full blogHow Taking Care of Your Ankles and Feet Helps Your Balance
Do you notice your injured ankle or foot is affecting your balance? Is persistent pain from your sprained ankle or a bunion throwing off your balance at every step? Our physical therapists at Foundation Therapy in Bridgeport understand how important your feet are to keeping your balance and living the life you want!
Various factors can lead to ankle and foot pain, and often these issues in the foot and ankle pain lead to additional problems elsewhere in the body.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy Can Help You Get Back Into Balance
Do you frequently notice an imbalance, dizziness, or unsteadiness that makes you feel as if you may fall over at any given time? Have you suffered from a fall in the past? Are you worried that you may be at risk of sustaining a fall-related injury?
Loss of balance can happen at any age due to disease or injury. However, balance challenges become more common as we age.
If you have recently sustained a balance-related injury, it is important to seek the help of a physical therapist immediately, in order to avoid additional injuries in the future.
Read full blogReduce Your Risk of Falling with Physical Therapy
Have you noticed you feel dizziness or unsteadiness walking (or standing) and worry you may fall at any time? Have you suffered from a fall recently or in the distant past? Are you worried about falling and wondering if there is something you can do to feel steady again? At Foundation Therapy in Bridgeport, TX, our team will assess your fall risks and address your concerns so you can regain your confidence!
Falls are particularly common and dangerous In older adults.
Read full blogStanding On Two Feet: Balance Training Progression Exercises
Have you noticed that since injuring your ankle or foot, your balance seems off? Are you looking for exercises to help your balance and improve your confidence? Our physical therapists at Foundation Therapy in Bridgeport, TX understand balance and the most effective exercises to ensure you can live the life you want!
Many factors can affect your balance, from ankle and foot pain to inner ear issues that make it difficult to move without feeling disoriented.
Read full blogTrue Pain Relief Without Drugs Can Be Found Through Physical Therapy
You know how limiting pain can be if you live with it. Chronic pain, defined as pain that lasts three months or longer, usually indicates the presence of an underlying illness that requires treatment.
While medicine can help to conceal discomfort in the short term, it will not provide long-term relief. Non-pharmaceutical pain treatment is preferred over pharmaceutical pain treatment, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and they perform a superior job reducing pain in most circumstances.
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