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Virtual Physical Therapy

Does virtual physical therapy help with chronic pain?

December 1st, 2020

The answer is that virtual physical therapy can be very helpful for people with chronic pain. But how do you know if your pain is chronic? Pain is typically considered to be chronic if it lasts three months or longer, and it’s estimated that chronic pain affects more than 20% of adults in the U.S.

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Chronic Joint Pain

Three tips for improving your daily life when you have chronic joint pain

November 7th, 2020

There are many difficulties that people with chronic joint pain face every day. Many find walking painful and harder to do. Others have trouble sitting down in a chair or on their bed. Also, people with this type of pain often find bending down to grab objects challenging.  If these sound like challenges your joint

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Stretches for Neck and Shoulder Pain

Two examples of stretches for neck and shoulder pain

November 6th, 2020

Stretching is one of the most effective ways to reduce neck and shoulder muscles tightness. Often, this tightness is a result of stress or poor posture. Muscle tightness is also a common cause of the neck pain and shoulder pain that affects 79.5% and 70% of people, respectively, in their lifetime.  Physical therapists can help

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