Advancing age is often blamed for the onset of bodily aches and pains. However, pain, discomfort and impaired mobility are not inevitable as we age. Those things often arise due to lifestyle behaviors and inefficient movement and postural habits.
Some common non-traumatic causes of pain and immobility include: - Old injuries that did not heal correctly
- Too much sitting
- Sedentary lifestyle and physical inactivity
- Overweight or obesity
- Systemic inflammation
- Repetitive movements leading to muscle imbalances
- Poor flexibility
- Poor postural habits
- Faulty movement mechanics during work or exercise
- Faulty gait mechanics when walking or running
- Inadequate recovery from sports or exercise
- Excessive use of computers and mobile devices
Many of the most common causes of pain and discomfort can be remedied with dynamic physical therapy geared to restoring optimal physical function.
Athletes, dancers and runners often turn to physical therapy to tune up their bodies for improved performance, because they understand that imbalances and mechanical deficits can gradually appear over time. Physical therapy addresses faulty biomechanics that can lead to injury and reduce an athlete’s competitive edge. However, you don’t need to be an athlete to benefit from physical therapy.
There are a number of common conditions that can be successfully treated with physical therapy, including: Failure to address these conditions can lead to a serious decline in mobility, increased risk of injury from falling, structural changes, and reduced long-term quality of life.
In traditional allopathic medical practice, treatment normally zeros in on the locus of pain, with the goal of alleviating the patient’s complaint. However, your body’s structures are interconnected, with fascia, muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints and neural bodies working interactively to provide stability and produce movement. Treating the locus of pain without addressing other associated structures is likely to fall short of restoring pain-free function.
Many times, pain in one area of the body can have its roots in a totally different location. For example, back pain can arise from muscle tightness in the legs, or headaches may have their origins in the neck. Physical therapy specialists understand how the body’s structures work interdependently, and are able to identify and correct the underlying causes of pain through dynamic exercise and other therapeutic methods.
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