At RPM Physical Therapy, we take a hands-on, holistic approach to treating sciatica, ensuring not only pain relief but also long-term recovery.
If you’re one of the millions suffering from lower back pain, you know how much it can affect every aspect of your life. Whether the pain stems from a sedentary lifestyle, an active hobby, or chronic health conditions, at RPM Physical Therapy we know incorporating lower back pain stretches into your daily routine can be transformative. These stretches are designed not just to alleviate pain but also to enhance mobility and prevent future discomfort. Understanding Lower Back Pain Before we delve into the stretches, it’s crucial to understand that lower back pain can arise from various factors such as
The Unseen Opponent on the Golf Course: Lower Back Pain Have you ever experienced the heartbreaking reality of lower back pain on the green? It’s a deeply frustrating experience to be fully prepared and excited for a game you’re passionate about, only to find yourself unexpectedly held back by pain. Each swing, rather than a display of skill and enjoyment, becomes a reminder of the pain. It’s not just about missing shots; it’s about missing out on the essence of the game. The Impact of Lower Back Pain: More Than Just a Game Lower back pain does more than
Have you got pain in your upper back that just won’t let up? Upper back pain varies in intensity from mild, where you feel a twinge of pain. Moderate, which you’re more likely to feel with a sudden movement, sneezing, or deep breathing. To the intense pain that stops you in your tracks and prevents you from doing anything. The bottom line is that “upper back pain” isn’t just one thing – it’s different from person to person. Plus, there are many reasons you might have upper back discomfort or aches, which is different for everyone. But the main thing
It’s clear that the activity level of a 5-year-old and a 50-year-old are different and for obvious reasons they can’t do the same things. What a little kid does, the positions they get in and out of so easily are not a part of our everyday life. It’s challenging to get up and down from the ground and to consistently put stress on our joints, it is highly likely that they can’t quite handle the stress after years of office work and sometimes a sedentary lifestyle. A lot of normal play activities would be and ARE very painful for
If you have been having back pain and don’t feel like it is improving the way you would like then here are some things that should definitely be avoided to minimize your problem. This Is A List Of 5 Things That Will Wreck Your Back Worse In 2018. 1. New Year’s Resolutions Involving The Gym: Many people jump into exercise programs at the beginning of the year that were similar to what they had done in the past and that can be extremely detrimental because your body isn’t accustomed to that amount of exercise. Don’t rush your body expecting it to adapt
Your back pain has been getting worse? Most of the time we aren’t sure why our back problems started in the first place… much less what we need to do to make improvements. The first thing to start with is to “stop making it worse.” It’s like picking a scab, when we keep messing with it then it never gets the opportunity to heal. This is easier said than done since we always want to move or mess with something that hurts and rub the pain away. If it’s really bothering us, then sometimes we don’t want to move at
I’m only 35 and I have an active job working outside so why does my back hurt every day?? Just last week I had a client, James, that wanted to know why he was having so much back pain when he isn’t older and his job keeps him relatively active outside? He also was a bit disgruntled by the fact that he has a friend that is not fit, doesn’t exercise, sits all day but never has any pain and he is in disbelief that his friend’s back is somehow healthier than his?? Understandably, this doesn’t make a lot of
The way our lives are structured now it’s no surprise that back pain is affecting so many people that lead a “normal”, American life. Most of us have heard the phrase that, “sitting is the new smoking” and it may or may not be true in regards to killing us slowly but it definitely is contributing to chronic back and neck pain. The fact is that we are sitting longer. Most jobs are making us sit, eating has us sitting at the dinner table, Netflix puts us on the couch, commuting or travelling leaves us in a seat for extended periods of
Have you been told that you need surgery on your back? Have you been told that there is no other option?? Two months ago, I had a patient come to me asking if he should go ahead with a suggested surgery. They wanted to take out a disk and fuse the joint where the disk had been. We went through a full assessment and one of the biggest things that stuck out to me is that he didn’t have any of the usual weakness problems that would elicit a surgical option, he had no numbness anywhere in the legs
