Health Blog Category: Stay Active
Relieve Your Pain and Improve Your Flexibility by Stretching!
One of the biggest parts of physical therapy is stretching. In almost every physical therapy treatment plan, there is some incorporation of targeted stretches. Stretching can benefit anyone – from athletes looking to improve their technique to older folks looking to relieve chronic aches and pains.
Stretching not only helps with flexibility improvement; it also is a natural way to provide pain relief and make any additional physical therapy treatments much easier. To learn more about incorporating stretching into your life, contact PerformaX elite today!
Read full blog7 Simple Ways to Combat Your Sedentary Life
We’ll admit it – finding time to exercise during the day can be hard. You spend 8 hours of your day at work, you commute home, you drive your kids to their activities, you make dinner, you get ready for bed… it seems as if there aren’t even enough hours in the day to get the physical activity you want. For many people, it seems like exercise is an all or nothing task.
Read full blogArthritic Pains Wearing You Down? Try Physical Therapy
If you are living with arthritis, you’re not alone. In fact, there are over 100 different types of arthritis that people are diagnosed with. If you are living with painful, achy, or weak joints, you may be experiencing the symptoms of arthritis.
The most common demographic to be diagnosed with arthritis is the elderly; however, it is possible for people to develop arthritic symptoms in their early middle age, as well.
In a study published by the American Journal of Sports Medicine, it was discovered that male athletes who participate in professional sports are more likely to develop arthritis in their lifetime than the rest of the general population.
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