Stretching involves extending your muscles, connective tissue, and tendon. The aim of most stretching exercises is to improve muscle flexibility and elasticity, as well as improving circulation and mobility/function. Stretching has many benefits, which can vary from person to person. In short, there’s something in it for everyone! Improved mobility can improve sport and work
Do you have pain in your joints that gets worse in the morning? Are you finding it more difficult to go about your daily routines without experiencing pains in your joints? These are the common signs of arthritis, and you are not alone. Arthritis is a common cause of chronic disability around the world. More
TMJ Syndrome (also known as TMD – Temporomandibular Dysfunction) is the condition in which pain and/or inflammation is present at the Temporomandibular Joint. This is the joint where your jaw meets your skull, and is one of the most frequently used joints in the body. It is in use when talking, yawning, biting and chewing.
Tension headaches are primary headache disorders that cause a dull, aching pain across the forehead as well as the sides and back of the head. They are one of the most common types of headaches reported in hospitals around the world. People dealing with tension headaches report a feeling of tightness around the affected area.
A woman’s body goes through numerous hormonal and physical changes during pregnancy. These changes put increased strain on the woman’s body, and could potentially lead to several problems including low back pain. Low back pain, according to research, affects 50 – 70% of expecting women. Back pain usually worsens as pregnancy progresses and increases the
Most of us have experienced pain – and will experience it again – throughout our lives. Whether it comes on gradually, from an injury or accident, or due to an illness or disease; we should learn to manage the pain effectively. While there are certainly circumstances in which opioid medications are appropriate, opioid use for
According to research, approximately 40% of women are suffering from sexual dysfunction which is a bit higher compared to their male counterparts which stand at 30%. Unfortunately, there are limited ways of dealing with this situation in women as compared to the other methods used in males with a similar issue. One such condition that
Most of us have experienced pain and will experience pain throughout our lives. Whether the pain comes on gradually, from an injury or accident, or because of an illness or disease, the results are the same, learning how to manage the pain effectively. Opioid addiction has grown to an epidemic level over the last few
Back pain is a common problem for many people across the world. It is one of the top conditions in which people seek a doctor for treatment. There are a variety of back pain causes and a good portion of them can be eliminated by performing simple exercises. Fortunately, in most cases, back pain can
Studies have shown that 60-70% of pregnant women usually experience lower back pains during their pregnancy. Pregnancy brings a lot of changes to the body of a woman of which some of them are very uncontrollable. Our skilled physical therapists at Oklahoma Physical Therapy have been trusted by many women when it comes to Physical
