Got Pain? PT Can Work It Out

Throughout October, we salute physical therapists and the unique gifts their work provides by recognizing National Physical Therapy Month.

When you choose PT as a means to reduce pain, recover from an injury or regain mobility, you’ll get a program designed for your specific needs. The goals will include improvement in range of motion, reduced dependence on medication, avoidance of surgery and, most importantly, the unique gift of less pain in your daily life.

To maximize the benefits of your PT program, it’s important you actively participate. Perform the exercises recommended by your therapist and apply heat or cold as prescribed. The items below can also help further your healing – you may even want to discuss these items with your therapist to ensure maximum benefit.

Recommended by physical therapists, these body wraps retain both heat and cold and transfer it to joints or muscles for superior therapeutic treatment of injuries or pain. The leak-proof, latex-free wraps contain a flexible gel that can be microwaved for heat therapy or chilled in the freezer for cold applications. The wraps stay hot or cold for up to 40 minutes, move easily with you, and can be worn under clothing.

Using Continuous Motion Therapy – a technique used by physical therapists for over 30 years – this device for relieving back pain employs gentle oscillation to loosen tight muscles and improve range of motion. The device’s treatment pad subtly rocks back and forth, slowly shifting the sacrum and lower back muscles in the same motion used while walking. This process, proven effective in the journal Physiotherapy, helps promote flexibility and injury repair to reduce pain and stiffness.

After a vigorous PT session, this flexible vibration massage pad gives you a relaxing, full-body massage virtually anywhere, even on soft or irregular surfaces such as beds, couches, or chairs. Available only from Hammacher Schlemmer, it flexes at four points, so you can easily place it over furniture. With its 20 individual foam-cushioned sections and a heating element in the lumbar area, the pad’s built-in massaging motors target the shoulders/upper back, mid-back, lower back, thighs, and calves.

So Choose PT and you’ll move forward with a safe, drug-free approach to the unique gifts of pain-free living.

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