Health Blog Category: Natural Treatment
Do You Have Aches and Pains? There’s a Chance it’s From Your Mattress.
Do you ever notice that you wake up in more pain than you did when you went to bed? If you’ve been experiencing low back pain that seems to be worse in the morning, your mattress could be to blame!
While back pain is a common enough ailment that most people believe they will have to live with it forever, there is hope! But what is the true source of your nighttime back pain?
Read full blogImprove Your Surgical Outcomes With Physiotherapy – Before and After
Are you preparing to have surgery?
If this is the case, you should consider physiotherapy prior to surgery. Physiotherapy prior to surgery, as well as after surgery, aids in a quick recovery.
After the operation, physiotherapy can help promote a quick and complete recovery. If you are planning a surgical procedure, please contact us to learn more about how physiotherapy can help you with both preparation and recovery.
Contact Physiomed Vancouve today to find out how our physiotherapists can help you before and after surgery.
Read full blogStress-Related Headaches Can Be Difficult to Manage – See a PT Today!
The stresses of everyday life can build up to the point where you feel physically ill. This is what happens when you have a stress-related headache; it’s your body’s way of expressing a physical reaction to the stress.
While pain relievers can help in the short term, they will not solve the underlying problem.
Instead, contact Physiomed Vancouver to make an appointment with one of our physiotherapists to relieve your pain for good.
Read full blogAre You An Athlete? Discover These 5 Benefits of Therapeutic Massage
Relieve Your Pain and Improve Your Performance Today!
When you’re an athlete, it comes as no surprise to you that if you want to continue playing the game you enjoy, it is important to preserve optimal health.
Seeing a physiotherapist is a big factor in this, particularly if you have been injured and are in the healing process. Effective courses of treatment after injury includes targeted therapeutic massage.
According to the Mayo Clinic, “Massage is generally considered part of complementary and integrative medicine.
Read full blogA Physiotherapist Can Help You Get Rid of Hip and Knee Pain
Is nagging hip and knee pain preventing you from performing daily tasks? If you’ve been suffering from chronic aches and pains in these areas, regular physiotherapy treatment may be beneficial.
A skilled physiotherapist can assist you in improving your daily quality of life by focusing on your problem areas to reduce pain and increase mobility over time.
If you or a loved one has pain and discomfort when getting out of a chair, walking down to the corner store, or going up and down the stairs, physiotherapy may be able to help.
Read full blogTired of Medications? Find Relief with Physical Therapy
Pain can put some extreme limits on your life. While medication can provide temporary relief, it doesn’t actually solve the problem of your pain; rather, it merely masks the symptoms. If you have been living with acute or chronic pain and you’re looking for a natural way to successfully treat your symptoms, contact our office at Physiomed Vancouver.
A natural alternative to medication:
For many people, even the thought of exercising can make them cringe due to the pain they are feeling.
Read full blogIs Your Posture Causing Your Back Pain? Get Relief With Physical Therapy
According to a longitudinal study, approximately 3% of all emergency room visits tend to be the result of back pain or injury. Back pain is the most commonly reported area of pain, which can cause significant limits to one’s daily life.
It is common for back pain to develop as a result of poor posture. If your posture is not correct, it can cause stress on other parts of your body, resulting in pain, inflammation, or dysfunction.
Read full blog5 Benefits of Treating Your Pain Naturally With Physical Therapy
If you are living with chronic pain, or pain lasting three months or longer, you are not alone. In fact, according to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, approximately 100 million Americans live with chronic pain. Unfortunately, that also means that the dependency on prescription medications is continuously growing. In the year 2013, doctors across the U.S. prescribed nearly a quarter of a billion opioid prescriptions – that’s roughly a bottle per person in the United States.
Read full blogHerniated Discs and Back Pain – Is This What’s Causing Your Pain?
Did you know that the spine contains 24 bones? Of those bones, 5 of them are located in the lower back. In addition to these bones, the spine also contains several nerves and intervertebral discs. The spine is such a complex part of the body that it is not uncommon for pain to occur from time to time.
However, sometimes pain can be the cause of an underlying condition, such as a herniated disc.
Read full blogImprove Your Balance Today with Core Strengthening Exercises
Become Steady on Your Feet with the Help of Physiotherapy!
Did you know that strengthening your core muscles is related to the development of better balance? It’s true!
When your core muscles are good, they have a better chance of stopping you from suffering chronic lower back pain and other injuries.
They can even stop you from losing your balance or falling over. A strong core helps hold you in an upright position, particularly as you get older and become more at risk of falling and injuring yourself.
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