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Physical Therapy Can Alleviate Your Stress-Related Headaches

Whether you know it as a stress headache or a tension headache, that vise-like feeling along your forehead can be excruciating. Instead, consider physical therapy to reduce the frequency and severity of your stress headaches.

Why Stretching Is A Critical Part Of Your Physical Therapy Treatment

Do you stretch regularly? If you don't, you could be increasing your risk of an injury in the future. Contact Lumina Wellness & Physical Therapy today if you'd like to work with a physical therapist who can help you pinpoint the exact areas of your body that could benefit from regular mobility work.

Physical Therapy Could Be The Solution To Your Joint Pain

Do you experience joint pain and discomfort on most or all days of the week? Is a stiff and painful joint making you functionally limited and unsafe? We know how frustrating joint pain can be because we've met thousands of people from our community dealing with similar issues.

5 Activities To Lead a More Active Lifestyle

To stay as healthy as possible it's important to lead an active lifestyle. Becoming more active isn't difficult. It's just a matter of finding activities you enjoy that you can take part in on a regular basis.

Physical Therapy: A Healthier Alternative to Opioids

A countless number of people suffer every day from chronic pain. It can be incredibly hard to live with, whether it's from an accident or an ongoing medical condition. You'll want to try a physical therapy program first when coping with ongoing or short-term pain.

If You're Experiencing These 5 Symptoms, Consider Physical Therapy

You may think of physical therapy as something for athletes in training or those who are struggling to recover after a serious accident. While physical therapy is used for both of these types of things, there are so many more conditions that physical therapy can treat.

7 Ways A Physical Therapist Can Help Relieve Your Hip and Knee Pain

Did you know that millions of Americans go through their day dealing with a chronically sore hip or knee? According to the National Health Interview Survey, knee and hip pain was reported by almost a combined 30 percent of respondents.

How Nutrition Can Decrease Inflammation and Pain

When people say they want to improve their diet, their inspiration is often to lose weight, avoid an allergy, or gain muscle. What we don't hear quite as often is, "I want to improve my diet in order to alleviate my chronic pain." The truth is, making some simple changes to your diet really can improve your pain!

5 Truths About Back Pain: A Physical Therapist's Perspective

Chronic lower back pain is one of the most common of all the disorders we diagnose and treat at our physical therapy clinic. Many people are not aware that chronic back pain is not inherently a "normal" aspect of aging.

Tips From a Physical Therapist On Dealing With Herniated Discs

A herniated disc happens when the outer fibrous layer of a spinal disc tears, allowing the disc's gel-like filling to leak out. This can irritate or compress nearby nerves, leading to back pain, neck pain, and pain, numbness, and weakness in an arm or leg.

5 Ways to Deal With Herniated Disc Pain

Have you ever had a herniated disc? If so, you know the pain can be quite unbearable. A herniated disc happens when the outer fibrous layer of a spinal disc tears, allowing the disc's gel-like filling to leak out into the surrounding joint space.

You Can Use Nutrition As A Weapon Against Inflammation & Pain!

When people claim they want to change their diet, they are often motivated by weight loss, allergy avoidance, or muscle gain. "I want to improve my diet to alleviate my chronic pain" is something we don't hear quite as much. The truth is, making some easy dietary changes will help your pain.

5 Things to Consider Before Undergoing Back Surgery

Do you have a chronic pain condition linked to your spine? Your back pain and related symptoms can be so severe that it's a challenge to get through a day at work, sleep at night, or take care of yourself. It can start to feel like back surgery is your only choice.

5 Benefits of Stretching During Physical Therapy Treatment

Are you stretching regularly? If you don't, you might be increasing the risk of injury in the future. By failing to stretch regularly, you're going to have at least a few joints or places of your body that are not as flexible and mobile as they should be.

5 Ways Physical Therapy Can Alleviate Joint Pain

Do you feel joint pain and discomfort multiple days a week? Do rigid and painful joints make you feel confined and insecure? We know how painful joint pain can be, and we've met thousands of people struggling with similar conditions.

5 Ways To Include More Physical Activity In Your Routine

It's important to lead an active lifestyle if you want to stay as healthy as possible. Many people falsely believe that being active has to be hard. It doesn't! Being more active is just a matter of finding activities you enjoy that you can take part in on a regular basis.

4 Ways Physical Therapy Can Help Alleviate Arthritis Pain

Arthritis pain is one of the most frustrating types of pain. It is intense, chronic pain, and it can interfere with just about everything that you like to do throughout the day. There are many different types of medications recommended to help ease the discomfort, but long-term pain medication comes with its own complications.

5 Reasons You May Need to See A Physical Therapist

When you think of physical therapy, do you think of athletes who need help recovering from a sports-related injury? While physical therapy is used for both of these types of things, there are so many more conditions that physical therapy can treat.

Bowen Therapy

Brian's research and study is extensive in manual therapy techniques that address the CNS. He has found Bowen Therapy to be one of the most effective manual therapy techniques and for the past 15 years he has continued to advance his study of the Bowen Technique.

Physical Therapy Can Help With Your Knee & Hip Pain

At any given time, millions of Americans are going through their day with a chronically painful hip or knee. According to the National Health Interview Survey, knee and hip pain was reported by almost a combined 30 percent of respondents.

A Physical Therapist's Perspective on Chronic Back Pain

Out of all the conditions we diagnose and treat at Lumina Wellness & Physical Therapy, chronic low back pain is one of the most common. Chronic back pain is not necessarily a "normal" part of aging, and it is possible to live with less pain and greater function.