Beyond Pain Relief: How Physical Therapy Improves Daily Function and Quality of Life
If you’re like most people, you may think of physical therapy (PT) primarily as a tool for managing pain or recovering from surgery. But at R&R Physical Therapy, we know it’s about so much more. Physical therapy isn’t just a temporary fix—it’s a path to a more active, fulfilling life without relying on pain pills…
Managing Chronic Pain Without Pills: Physical Therapy Solutions for Aging Adults
As we age, chronic pain becomes an unwelcome companion, often limiting our ability to enjoy the things that matter most—like spending quality time with family, staying active, and engaging with the community. While many turn to medications for relief, relying on pills for long-term pain management comes with risks, including side effects and the potential…
Staying Active and Independent: The Power of Physical Therapy for Aging Adults
As we journey through life, our bodies inevitably change. For many adults over 50, these changes can bring challenges to mobility, independence, and overall quality of life. However, aging doesn’t have to mean slowing down or giving up the activities you love. Enter physical therapy: a powerful tool for maintaining and improving mobility as we…
How To Sleep With Neck Pain: 4 Proven Methods
Are you tired of never being able to get a full night’s sleep, always waking up after only an hour’s rest to readjust and try to get comfortable for the 10th time? Neck pain is a common affliction that affects millions of people worldwide. If you suffer from it, you know how agonizing it can…
5 Of The Best Stretches For Lower Back Pain To Stay Active In The Community
Are you usually an active member of the community? Getting involved in your children’s school projects or local farmers’ markets, but currently finding it difficult to help out as much as you’d like because of your lower back pain? If your pain is consistent or comes and goes, you’ve likely learned to live with it.…
Is “Pretty Good” Good Enough To Avoid Re-Injury?
Today I’d like to share a cautionary tale about re-injury that we see very commonly in our physical therapy clinic. People who have been injured but are doing really well with treatment and recovering nicely will start to feel “pretty good.” They return to most of the activities that their pain was keeping the from. They get back on the…
Healthy Spine 1: Sciatica Sufferers… Is ‘Stretching’ Making Your Pain Worse?
“I’ve had pain in my right hip and down back of leg for nearly 2 years, there’s no hope for me.” Said a frustrated Donna (age 51), who injured her back during a ‘boot-camp’ exercise class almost 2 years ago… She’d been suffering from that deep ‘tooth-ache’ like feeling in her right hip (literally a…
Ever Heard “There is a Time and Place for Everything”? What do YOU think… T or F?
If you have read my website or blogs you know I am not much on relying only on medication, injections and surgery. But is there a time for these things? Sure. Well how about EXERCISE? Is IT the most important thing? You might be surprised to hear a physical therapist can tell you that EXERCISE…
Hope Starts in a Question?
Did you know HOPE can start with a Question? You may say “What do you mean, Jeff?” Unless a person starts asking a question “Is there anything which can be done to help me?” then they can’t be ready or open for the answer… …. even if an answer or solution is close at hand.…
Is There Anything That Can Help the Pain Down the Back of My Leg?
“I have pain down the back of my leg, it’s been there for 2 years and all the doctor does is give me pills and injections, but it won’t go away. There is nothing that can help!” Or is there? I recently talked to a lady at church who told me her story. She was…
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Beyond Pain Relief: How Physical Therapy Improves Daily Function and Quality of Life
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