If you’re struggling with lower back pain, you’ve probably considered various treatment options like opioid medications, MRI tests, epidural injections, or even surgery.
However, before making a decision, it’s essential to understand why physical therapy (PT) can be a more effective and safer choice.
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Choosing the right cardio equipment is much like buying a car. Each manufacturer has its own features and benefits, and the dealership salesperson is on a mission to create a sense of urgency toward an immediate purchase. What is the consumer to do? Just like when buying a car, education and due diligence are the keys to making the appropriate decision about which cardio equipment to purchase based on what is best for your fitness center.
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The road to peak performance for members now involves technology and specialized training. Fitness center owners and managers must become knowledgeable about the new technology that is available to improve retention and help members reach their goals.
Technology can also be used in the fight against obesity. Statistics about adult and child obesity in the U.S. are astounding and frightening, but they can also be seen as a business opportunity. Fitness centers can establish comprehensive programs to address childhood and adult overweight and obesity in a profitable and efficient manner. These programs can contribute significant revenue to the bottom line while contributing to the decrease in healthcare dollars spent (currently exceeding $117 billion annually).
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Heart disease, stroke and atherosclerosis are the leading causes of death in men and women in the United States. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the developed world, accounting for approximately one quarter of deaths. Most deaths occur within the first two days after a heart episode, while those who survive this period progress well, if they have not developed heart failure or serious arrhythmias. Participation in a cardiac rehabilitation program can promote recovery, enable patients to achieve and maintain better health, and reduce the risk of death in people who have heart disease. It has been shown that exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation can reduce fatal events by 25 percent in the first year of recovery, and significantly reduce overall mortality from cardiac illness.
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By understanding the causes and symptoms of dehydration, you can help your clients to ensure they remain adequately hydrated in all situations.
Modern life is like a marathon: It includes sustained activity punctuated with opportunities to drink water. Unfortunately, many people tend to forego those opportunities, and a lot of people walk around in a state of mild dehydration. For example, after taking a two-hour plane flight, drinking a cup of coffee and heading to a meeting in an airtight office building, people can lose as much as 1 percent of their body weight. This fluid loss is significant enough to affect the body’s internal thermostat. Also, a 1 percent loss of fluid can increase the heart rate an average of 5 beats per minute.
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Marco Meyer, CEO of Kinetic Care Group, endorses three vital exercises for long-term bodily health: the Deep Squat, Hanging, and Spinal Waves. Advocating a 30-day challenge for each to alleviate various pains and improve posture, he credits Ido Portal for inspiration. Meyer suggests an order for the challenges and emphasizes the importance of continuing or maintaining the exercises rather than stopping to avoid regression.
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Chronic pain can be a debilitating condition affecting many individuals, making daily life challenging. Physical Therapy (PT) offers a beacon of hope, providing a non-pharmacological avenue to manage and alleviate chronic pain.
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Lower back pain is an extremely common issue, with 13.1% of US adults having chronic back pain, 4%-25% of the Canadian adult population, and around 28 million adults suffering from it in the UK alone. While there are many potential causes, research increasingly shows that poor posture is a major contributing factor for many people. In this blog post, we’ll summarize some of the key takeaways from a recent Guardian article on how posture impacts back pain.
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How can brief daily breathwork help in recovery from injury or surgery? First, sighing and other breathing exercises promote relaxation, which decreases muscle tension, anxiety and pain perception. Taking just 5 minutes for a focused breathing session in the morning and evening allows the body to shift out of stressed “fight or flight” mode and into the parasympathetic “rest and digest” state. This enhances the effects of physical therapy treatment.
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Middle back pain, known as thoracic spine pain, can be just as debilitating as pain in the neck or lower back. While there are many treatments for spinal pain, research on specifically targeting the thoracic spine has been limited. A new randomized controlled trial published in BioMed Research International sheds light on the benefits of spinal manipulation for middle back pain.
