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Hip Arthritis: Knowing More About the Pain

Do you feel a terrible pain in your hip area that restrains you from doing basic and common tasks? The soreness that you are experiencing might due to hip arthritis. It’s better to have an idea about the causes, symptoms and possible treatments of this disorder before everything gets too late.
Our hip is a ball [...]

August 30th, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Hip Arthritis: Knowing More About the Pain>

Back Pain for a Week Now, What Should I do?

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Hi, I’ve been having back pain all over for about a week, starting Thursday or Friday last week. I work in childcare picking babies up continuously but never had a issue till now. I’ve been in the job for five years now and only 25 years old. It aches on most spots on my [...]

August 24th, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Back Pain for a Week Now, What Should I do?>

Some Facts You Need to Know About Hip Pain

Hip pain is one of many discomforts experienced by most people all over the world. The aching sensation restrains them from doing the things they love and even the most common errands at home. Try to ease the pain at the early stage before things get worse.
The hip joint is a ball and socket joint, [...]

August 10th, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Some Facts You Need to Know About Hip Pain>

Osteoporosis: Physiotherapy for Pain Management

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My mother is in her late 70’s and has osteoporosis, which has lead to her now experiencing a compression thoracic fracture T8/T9 and lower vertebrae fracture L2. The pain is horrible. We feel helpless. The doctor has her on pain medication but she still is in pain.
She refuses to go to [...]

August 2nd, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Osteoporosis: Physiotherapy for Pain Management>

Back Pain in the Lumbar Region

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I have been experiencing lower back pain in the lumbar region. I’ve had it for about two months now. I saw a general practice doctor and he said I had a muscle strain. They took an X-ray, but it showed nothing.
I had a physical the following week, and my WBC was elevated. I [...]

July 19th, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Back Pain in the Lumbar Region>

Correcting Spine Curvature with Scoliosis Braces

Scoliosis is a condition wherein the spine is not straight. Instead it is curved in an angle that, when viewed in an X-ray, resembles an S or a C. It is actually a three-dimensional curvature of the spine that can be classified as congenital, idiopathic or neuromuscular. To treat this abnormal deformity of the [...]

July 6th, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Correcting Spine Curvature with Scoliosis Braces>

Wrist Exercises You Can Do Anywhere

If you feel some pain in your wrist, it must be lacking in strengthening and stretching exercises. There are wrist exercises you can do while riding the bus, sitting in your office or while reading a book.
Our hands are one of the most abused parts of the body other than the feet. It is [...]

June 30th, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Wrist Exercises You Can Do Anywhere>

Alternative Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain

Alternative Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain
Painful movement and limited mobility are the primary problems that patients with rheumatoid arthritis have to cope with. There is no known cure for rheumatoid arthritis pain and the approach that doctors use to so the patients would be to take the pain away with painkillers and drugs.

June 22nd, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Alternative Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain>

Natural Pain Relief: What Are My Options?

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I have learned to live with back pain due to degenerative disc disease in the lumbar spine, advanced osteoarthritis in the cervical spine and herniated disc pain for approximately 30 years, but a condition I have developed in the past 3 years is almost intolerable…notalgia paresthetica in my left shoulder blade. The itchiness which I [...]

June 8th, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Natural Pain Relief: What Are My Options?>

Could I have Tendonitis?

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I went trail running a while back. I didn’t injure it that day (or at least I don’t think I did), but the next day the outside of my right ankle and the top (outside) of my right foot were very sore. And when I stand or turn a certain way, it was very painful. [...]

June 2nd, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Could I have Tendonitis?>

Back Side Pain: What Can You Do About It

There may be instances when you can feel a sudden strong ache on your back with no apparent reason at all. This could arise from various reasons like musculoskeletal problems, or a kidney infection.
Back side pain can be due to musculoskeletal problems of the ligaments, muscles, discs of the spinal column or spinal arthritis. Another [...]

May 25th, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Back Side Pain: What Can You Do About It>

Is there a non-invasive alternative for my lower back pain - or is it going to be surgery?

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I have suffered from chronic lower back pain for well over 6 years now. I have been involved with a number of pain management procedures, to no success.
Now, my doctor has sent me to a surgeon who claims he can relieve MOST of the pain from walking by “drilling a hole” in [...]

May 17th, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Is there a non-invasive alternative for my lower back pain - or is it going to be surgery?>

What is Motor Neuropathy?

Motor neuropathy is a medical condition depicted by gradual muscle weakness. This muscular disorder is due to the damage and failure of the motor nerves which enable muscles to move. It is often associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a worse type of muscle atrophy but differentiated with no blemish in the upper motor neuron [...]

May 11th, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading What is Motor Neuropathy?>

What Causes Headaches: Know the Possible Reasons

Many people all over the world are experiencing headache. Headache is characterized by a pain or discomfort behind the eye, head or neck that last for some time. Headache brings inconvenience and it may stem from different causes. There are two broad classifications of headaches: primary and secondary. Primary headaches are the most common type [...]

April 27th, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading What Causes Headaches: Know the Possible Reasons>

Pain in Joint: Learn More and Know What You Can Do About It

Joints are points of attachment between two bones that bring about movement. Patients suffering from pain in joint cannot maximize mobility due to a throbbing sensation that restrains them from doing simple activities like walking. This type of disorder could crop up from different causes which manifest different symptoms and accurate diagnosis is of great [...]

April 23rd, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Pain in Joint: Learn More and Know What You Can Do About It>
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