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August 20, 2019

Physical Therapy is a Better and Safer Option for Your Pain than Opioids

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It is practically impossible to live out your entire life without experiencing pain. Whether this pain has come on gradually, from an accident or an injury, or as a result of a disease or illness, you must find a way to manage it. It is quite common for people dealing with pain to choose opioids

April 30, 2017

Opioid Usage and Physical Therapy

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The sale of prescription opioids like Vicodin, OxyContin, Opana, Methodone and Percocet are rapidly increasing as a way to manage pain. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, they have quadrupled in the United States. The opioid usage is now become an epidemic and as of March 2016, the CDC released