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3 Injury-Prevention Exercises for Seniors

April 10, 2021 By Shanita Banks

An elderly man bending over and feeding some birds

A healthy lifestyle can’t eliminate the travails of aging, but it can make them significantly easier. As we age, we’re at greater risk for sustaining some illnesses and injuries. Reduced balance, obstructed joint mobility, and more put seniors at risk of sustaining injuries through things like falling.

Those who don’t exercise will be at an even greater risk of injury. However, with the right guidance and therapy, seniors can improve function, strength, and more. Here are some prehabilitation exercises for injury prevention.

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What is Acupressure and How Does it Work

March 18, 2021 By Shanita Banks

Pain or discomfort can impact our capacity to function in our daily activities. Experts estimate that, in the United States, 4 billion workdays are lost to pain annually. There are two types of pain; acute and chronic pain. Acute pain is short-lived pain that is normally the body’s response to an injury, while chronic pain lasts for longer than a period of three months.

Pain can be mild or extreme and usually can be as small as a dull ache or as painful as a sharp stab. Therefore it is necessary to find methods that help relieve chronic pain and discomfort.

A person with body pains sitting to relieve discomfort

Many pain management strategies help individuals with their chronic or short-term pain. These include; pain-relieving medicines, physical therapy, psychological therapy, meditation and relaxation techniques, mind and body techniques, such as acupuncture and acupressure, and various others that help the body recover and heal.

A common and effective body technique that is known to improve health and reduce pain is acupressure. Here’s what you need to know about it and how it works:

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Advantages of Full Body Massages

March 18, 2021 By Shanita Banks

A massage taking place for relaxation

Massages are considered a vital part of integrative medicine. As they stimulate the nervous system, wake up the muscles, organs, and glands, move blood and lymph fluid and allow the production of cells that release chemicals and hormones, they have an overall positive impact on the body.

Today, it has become standard treatment for a wide range of medical conditions and situations such as insomnia related to stress, lower back pain, myofascial pain syndrome, nerve pain, and various other health conditions.

There are countless benefits of full-body massages that include the following:

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Ways to Relax After a Long Workday

March 18, 2021 By Shanita Banks

A person relaxing in a hammock after a long workday

The Coronavirus pandemic has caused an unhealthy shift in work-life balance. Working remotely or partially from home has made it difficult to separate our personal and work lives. Since we’re working at home, making a distinction is necessary. For this reason, it is vital to know methods to reduce stress and anxiety after you finish for the day.

Here are some healthy ways to relax after a long workday:

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Reasons You Need Physical Therapy

March 18, 2021 By Shanita Banks

Physical therapy is almost always beneficial as it can improve movement, reduce pain, and maximizes a person’s ability to perform day-to-day activities. Along with this, these therapy techniques allow the body to heal faster and better which prevents reliance on drugs to alleviate symptoms.

Physical therapy will help you understand why your body is reacting in a certain way and how to address and correct it.

A large amount of medicines that do not relieve pain

If you’re in pain and medicine is not working or you want to avoid taking drugs, here are reasons why you need physical therapy:

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How Long Does Physical Therapy Take to Work

March 1, 2021 By Shanita Banks

“How long does physical therapy take to work?”

At Healing Hands, we hear this question daily. While it doesn’t seem that the question is difficult to answer, it actually is. Why? Because a lot of factors are at play here. Plus, every person is different. Thus, the duration of physical therapy treatment in Thomson, GA, and your overall prognosis are dependent on a lot of factors. So, moving back to the question…

 

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