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Knee pain

Runner’s Knee

June 25, 2019 By Bryan Kreitlow

Knee pain is a common complaint that affects people of all ages and activity levels and is especially common in runners.Knee Pain Running

Patella-femoral pain syndrome (PFPS) commonly referred to as runner’s knee, can be quite debilitating.

What you may not realize is that your knee pain isn’t directly related to damage to the knee itself. More often than not, symptoms of runner’s knee are coming from higher up. The hips and low back are more likely the issue than then knee itself. [Read more…] about Runner’s Knee

Filed Under: Knee pain, Pain Relief, Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy in Laurel, Physical Therapy in Maple Lawn, Runner's Knee Tagged With: exercise, fitness, functional training, jogging, Knee pain, natural pain relief, pain relief, physical therapy, Runner's knee, running pain

Top 5 Foods That Cause Inflammation

December 27, 2018 By Bryan Kreitlow

Pain affects more people than you might expect. 

Chronic or severe pain affects nearly one third of Americans.  Chronic pain is pain that is lasting longer than three months.  With so many pain treatments out there, you would expect that these numbers would be in decline.  However, the reality is that they are on the rise. 

So, with all the pain medications, over the counter pills, injections and other treatments out there for pain, something must be missing.  One of the biggest factors to address when it comes to pain is nutrition. 

Often physicians will tell you to lose weight and eat better, but a discussion about specific types of food is rarely mentioned.  There are variety of foods that actually increase inflammation in the body.  It may surprise you how the intake of certain foods will cause more inflammation and pain.  Eliminating these foods or at least moderating your intake may be the solution to treating your pain. [Read more…] about Top 5 Foods That Cause Inflammation

Filed Under: chronic pain, Diet, Knee pain, Low Back Pain, Nutrition, Pain Relief, Physical Therapy Tagged With: fatigue, hand therapy, low back pain, low energy, natural pain relief, Nutrition, pain relief, physical therapy

Exercise: A Workout For Your Brain Too

December 3, 2018 By Bryan Kreitlow

Brain exercise

Exercise and physical activity play such a vital health role in the body. This isn’t a groundbreaking secret.

Effects range from reducing risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes to improving bone strength and preventing arthritis.

heart health

[Read more…] about Exercise: A Workout For Your Brain Too

Filed Under: Exercises, Fitness, Knee pain, Low Back Pain, Nutrition, personal training, Physical Therapy Tagged With: exercise, fatigue, fitness, functional training, injury prevention, low back pain, low energy, natural pain relief, Nutrition, personal training maple lawn, vitamins

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