These yoga poses are great for building strength and preventing future knee injuries. If you are dealing with knee pain or weakness in your knees, give this sequence a try to regain some of your mobility. Big Toe Pose Standing straight with your feet 6 inches apart, slowly fold your body down until you reach […]
Back pain is something that most people will experience at some point in their lives. It can be due to overuse, age or a chronic condition. Something as simple as poor posture or everyday lifestyle choices can affect back health and comfort. Identifying any of these factors in your own life can help reduce both […]
Prolotherapy is one of numerous nonsurgical treatments for tissue repair and pain management that is administered at Nonsurgical Orthopaedics, PC. The full name for this treatment is “proliferation therapy”, and is considered regenerative healing because it causes your body to ultimately heal itself naturally. It is often called regenerative injection therapy. Musculoskeletal pain is often […]
Physical therapy, also known as physiotherapy, is the treatment of injury, disease or deformity through physical methods like hot and cold therapy, massage, and stretching and strengthening exercises. If you are suffering from a disorder that makes movement difficult, physical therapy is an ideal treatment to help increase movement and restore your physical function […]
Inflammation of the joints which causes pain and stiffness is called arthritis. The most common form is Osteoarthritis, which affects the lives of 27 million Americans. Often treatment of arthritis will include anti-inflammatory medications or other pain medications, but sometimes there are natural ways to help reduce the pain without needing medication. Here are […]
Thousands of people deal with chronic pain stemming from degenerative disease of the spine and the effects of arthritis. Those who are suffering from persistent back pain caused by spinal conditions such as degenerative disc disease are potential candidates for spinal fusion surgery, which is generally only considered after other non-surgical therapies have failed. Spinal […]
In many cases, medication is the first step in treatment for various types of orthopedic injuries. Medications your orthopedist may prescribe include pain relievers, anti-inflammatory drugs, and muscle relaxants. These medications help to manage pain and promote healing in both acute and chronic cases. Pain Relievers Pain relief is of the utmost importance when you suffer […]
Low back pain is a very common problem affecting millions of people at any given time. The economic toll of chronic low back pain (three months or longer) has been estimated to be between $12 to $90 billion from loss of work productivity, cost of treatment, and disability payments, according to the American Academy of Family […]
Just like a warm up session is important before starting with any exercise, in a similar way a cool down session is also very much needed after you are through with them. Warm up helps your body to prepare itself for the long session of exercises piled ahead. It makes sure that do not get […]
Being in good shape during your 40s may help lower your risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia in your senior years. And the better shape you’re in, the lower this risk may be, a large new study suggests. Nearly 20,000 healthy people took a treadmill test to measure their fitness levels […]
