by Pain & Performance Team | Jan 13, 2023 | neck pain, Pain Management, Physical Therapy
“Fairytales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist; but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” – G.K. Chesterton Life can be marked with periods of pain – often minor but sometimes severe. Experiencing pain is, for most of us,...
by Pain & Performance Team | Dec 22, 2022 | muscle pain, Pain Management, Physical Therapy
“No knowledge can be more satisfactory to a man than that of his own frame, its parts, their functions and actions.” – Thomas Jefferson The human anatomy is a marvelous and wondrous structure that defies complete understanding by those who inhabit it, despite several...
by Pain & Performance Team | Dec 3, 2022 | Pain Management, Physical Therapy
“The most important day in any running program is rest. Rest days give your muscles time to recover so you can run again. Your muscles build in strength as you rest.” – Hal Higdon Whether you are a runner, a bodybuilder, or a triathlete, taking care of your...
by Pain & Performance Team | Nov 15, 2022 | Arthritis, Pain Management
“I don’t deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don’t deserve that either.” – Jack Benny One of the dreaded “plagues” of older adults is arthritis. For some, it seems as if it is inevitable that they will suffer the pain, stiffness, and...
by Pain & Performance Team | Nov 9, 2022 | Fibromyalgia, Pain Management
“Chronic pain sufferers tend to minimize their pain to try to seem as normal as possible. We don’t want to be perceived as complainers, so we keep much of our pain experiences to ourselves.” ~ Unknown While not as common as other well-known afflictions that...
by Pain & Performance Team | Nov 5, 2022 | Joint Pain, Pain Management
“We don’t know how strong we really are until being strong is the only choice.” – Jadine Sayer Life is filled with various pains and afflictions. Rare is the individual who goes through their adult life without experiencing some kind of sickness or discomfort....