When is the last time you gave your body a good, long stretch? Stretching should be a part of your everyday routine if it isn’t already. A nice stretch is the best way to start your day, regardless of who you are. Stretching has a lot of advantages, and it’s absolutely fine if you don’t
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Living With Arthritis Pain? Physical Therapy Could Make Your Life Easier
February 10th, 2023Millions of people suffer from joint pain and stiffness as a result of arthritis. Many arthritis patients take many steps each day to alleviate their stiff and aching joints. Physical therapy can be a useful component of a pain-relieving approach that also allows you to stay active. Contact our office now at Walker Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy Can Help You Fight Back Pain
April 20th, 2022If you are living with chronic back pain, you know how limiting it can be to your daily life. It can hurt to sleep, it can hurt to get up out of bed, and it can hurt to bend over or pick your child up. Dealing with back pain day in and out gets old!
7 Easy Ways to Start Getting Active
April 10th, 2022Are you getting enough exercise? If your answer is no, you’re not alone. In fact, 80 percent of the U.S. population falls short of the Physical Activity Guidelines recommended by the Department of Health and Human Services. Millions of Americans are at risk of serious health consequences simply because they sit too much and move
Is Chronic Pain Lowering Your Quality of Life? Physical Therapy Could Help.
June 20th, 2021Think back to who you were ten years ago, and the things you used to love doing. What got you excited? What kinds of activities did you love to do? Were you a runner? Did you lift at the gym? Or did you just enjoy going for long walks with your pet? Now, take a
4 Ways To Stay Active During Your Sedentary Work Day
June 10th, 2021How much of your day is spent engaging in physical activity? Most of us spend eight hours a day at a desk, two to three hours a day stuck in the car, and somewhere between six to eight hours each evening in bed or lying down. Tack on another few hours sitting on the couch
How Physical Therapy Can Help You Before & After Surgery
May 20th, 2021Many people think that physical therapy can only help someone after an operation has been performed, but this isn’t true! One of the most important times that you could seek physical therapy is before undergoing surgery on a joint or muscle. Physical therapy has proven time and time again to effectively help with preparing a
Physical Therapy Can Help You Battle Chronic Headaches
May 10th, 2021Chances are you have experienced a headache at least once in your life. Unfortunately, this is one problem that just about no one is immune to. What’s even worse, however, is that a large percentage of the population faces headaches at such a frequent rate that going a full day without a headache may seem
A 9-5 Job Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Active!
December 20th, 2020Did You Know There Are a Bunch of Things You Can Do to Stay Active During the Workday? Would you be embarrassed if you got caught doing jumping jacks in your office? We hope not—and we think many successful companies would likely applaud the effort! It’s becoming more well known that staying physically active throughout
Are Headaches Causing You Frequent Pain? Find Relief with Physical Therapy
December 10th, 2020Did You Know Physical Therapy Could Help With Headache Relief? The term “sick headache” might have been coined to describe exactly how you feel today — and every day. A one-off headache encounter can be distressing enough, but frequent or constant headache pain can completely disable you. Many of these headaches have underlying musculoskeletal or