Arthritis is a serious matter. This degenerative disease is not only painful but can prevent one from engaging in daily necessary activity. Although there is no cure for arthritis, there are ways that you can both ease the pain of arthritis and stop it from worsening.
There are many different causes of neck pain. Sleeping strangely, bad posture, a fall, or a motor vehicle accident can lead to neck stiffness, soreness, and pain and physical therapy can be used in these cases to reduce such stiffness and pain.
Knee arthritis can be seriously painful and one of the first things to do is come in for physical therapy to help you relieve some of that pain. Knee Osteoarthritis and Knee Rheumatoid Arthritis are leading causes in disability and physical therapy can help you regain strength and flexibility in your knees so that you can perform daily activity with the arthritis worsening.
Low back pain can stem from several causes. People older than 60 tend to suffer from pain associated with joint degeneration such as osteoarthritis. If you happened to twist your back, bend it awkwardly, or have fallen causing back pain, you may have a muscle strain in the low back.
Trochanteric Bursitis, or hip bursitis, is a painful condition whereby there is an irritation of the bursa, a fluid-filled sac that sits on the outside of the hip bone. Because of it’s positioning, trochanteric bursitis can greatly affect walking and greatly reduce the ability to perform normal daily activity.
