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Treatments could include:
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Rest
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Strengthening Exercises
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The goal of treatment is to relieve pain and reduce inflammation. Rest or keeping the affected tendons still is essential for recovery.
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Physical therapists provide services to restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities among those suffering from injuries, disabilities, or disease.Organized physical therapy began during Wo...
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Physical therapists teach people recovering from surgery or with injuries, sprains or arthritis how to perform exercises that will help them gain strength and mobility and prevent recurring injury. Here are suggestions to help you get the most from physical therapy.
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Coworkers may include physical therapists, other health care and rehabilitation professionals. Physical therapy aides also work with PTAs; aides perform a more limited range of functions, albeit similar, along with clerical, maintenance, and other...
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Chest physical therapy is the term for a group of treatments designed to improve respiratory efficiency, promote expansion of the lungs, strengthen respiratory muscles, and eliminate secretions from the respiratory system.The purpose of chest phys...
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I was in a car accident four weeks ago. I have had physical therapy for the last three weeks and it seems to hurt more than it helps. I am still feeling pain and spasms. Can you suggest another option?
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Immobilization refers to the process of holding a joint or bone in place with a splint, cast, or brace. This is done to prevent an injured area from moving while it heals.Splints, casts, and braces support and protect broken bones, dislocated join...
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Immobilization refers to the process of holding a joint or bone in place with a splint, cast, or brace. This is done to prevent an injured area from moving while it heals.Splints, casts, and braces support and protect broken bones, dislocated join...
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Although aerobic workouts like walking or running are important, they can't take the place of strength training when it comes to building and preserving muscle.
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No matter what your activity -- even standing or sitting with good posture -- you use your core muscles.
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Heat treatments are therapeutic applications of superficial or deep-heating agents to areas of the body.decrease muscle tightness and increase flexibility.increase local blood flow to the area, thus promoting tissue healing.Therapeutic heat treatm...
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Heat treatments are applications of therapeutic thermal agents to specific body areas experiencing injury or dysfunction.The general purpose of a heat treatment is to increase the extensibility of soft tissues, remove toxins from cells, enhance bl...
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A splint is a device used for holding a part of the body stable and motionless to prevent pain and further injury.The purpose of a splint is to protect a wounded body part from further damage until you get medical help. It is important to check fo...
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Cooling treatments lower body temperature in order to relieve pain, swelling, constriction of blood vessels, and to decrease the liklihood of cellular damage by slowing the metabolism. Sponge baths, cold compresses, and cold packs are all wet cool...
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Cooling or cold treatments are used to decrease pain, minimize swelling, and slow the inflammatory response secondary to injury(usually acute). Cold treatments slow the local physiological activity of the tissues, decrease nerve transmission, and ...
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Detailed information on whether to use heat or cold when treating sore muscles or an injury
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