Health Blog Category: Headaches
Fuel Your Recovery: Accelerating Sports Injury Recovery with Proper Nutrition
Exploring the connection between athletics and nutrition
Athletes who want a winning edge require proper nutrition. When you give your body the right fuel by hydrating and eating a balanced diet, you will make the most of your athletic skills and gain more strength, power, and endurance when you train. Whether you find yourself recovering from a sprained ankle, a pulled muscle, or a stress fracture, sports injury recovery nutrition can help!
While it can be confusing to figure out how to balance nutrition and other key aspects of your health, physical therapy treatment can help steer you in the right direction.
Read full blogCombat Stress-Related Headaches With Physical Therapy
We’ve all done it: we get that familiar twinge of a headache and go for Ibuprofen, Advil, or Tylenol. When it comes to stress headaches, though, a tablet isn’t always enough. A stress headache is characterized by a band of pressure around the head, as well as generalized aching and soreness.
Physical therapy treatments, on the other hand, can help you relax and straighten your posture, which will help you feel better. You’ll not only get rid of your current headache, but you’ll also have a lower chance of getting future stress headaches.
Read full blogPut An End To Headache Pain With Physical Therapy
Did you know that headaches are the third most common pain complaint across the world? (International Headache Society). It’s true! So if you began reading this and you are suffering from headaches, breathe a sigh of relief: you are not alone.
It is no secret that headaches can cause limits to your daily life. Fortunately though, physical therapy can help you overcome those painful barriers.
If you are living with constant headaches and you’re looking for relief, contact Balance Rehabilitation & Health Science in today to schedule a consult with one of our licensed physical therapists.
Read full blogAre Headaches Ruining Your Day and Making it Difficult to Get Anything Done? PT Can Help!
So many people think of physical therapy as something to turn to after sustaining a severe injury or a car accident. And sure, while there are plenty of times that physical therapy will be recommended in those instances, this isn’t the only use for this incredibly helpful therapy method.
Physical therapy treatments are designed to help the body function at its peak, and that often means using the core PT strategies like exercise, muscle training and targeted massage to do so, as well as adjustment and at times even acupuncture, to address whatever the primary cause of pain may be—including headaches.
Read full blogReady to Rid Yourself of Headaches? PT Can Help
If stress-related headaches are happening so frequently that they are impacting your daily life, it’s time to start thinking about physical therapy for relief. Stress-related headaches, also called tension headaches, are the most common type of headache that impacts people.
While they are not as serious as migraines, tension headaches are a sign that something in your body is “off.” A physical therapist can work with you to determine the cause and eliminate stress-related headaches for good.
Read full blogConstant Stress-Related Headaches? Here’s How Physical Therapy Can Help
Sometimes, a pill just doesn’t cut it when it comes to stress headaches. This class of headache includes the classic “band of pressure” around your head, as well as generalized aching and tenderness. The kind of muscle tension and emotional stress that lead to this type of head pain can create a complex chain reaction. Physical therapy provides relaxation and posture correction. You’ll not only experience relief of your current headache, but future stress headaches may decrease.
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