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Physical Therapy After Hip Replacement Surgery

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  Hip replacement surgeries are on a rise in the last decade. It is mainly conducted if someone has suffered from a hip fracture or if someone has suffered from arthritis over time and the traditional treatment has not worked. Over the last decade, the total number of surgeries has gone up from 450k to more than 635k surgeries. The goal of all these surgeries remains pretty specific. It is to remove the overall pain that the patient has been suffering, enhance joint mobility, and improves the condition of walking, jogging, or climbing the stairs. We at New U Physical therapy have the presence of some of the best physical therapist in Staten Island who is happy to help you in any such conditions. It is often advised that once the surgery is completed, the patient should not assume that they will be able to resume all their activities immediately. One will have to go through a routine of physical therapy for a good period for getting back to your usual schedule slowly and steadily...

How Physical Therapy Can Treat Your Chronic Pain

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If you are one of those 100 million US citizens who suffer from pain. Then you can agree that living with pain is no joke. But, so that you can cope with the good days and bad days with your pain. You can still do a lot to improve the days and reduce the bad days. Physical therapy can help treat and manage the severe pain you need without harmful surgery or medications. Physical therapists treat pain in many ways. They may strengthen muscles & joints. And also assist you to move and manage your regular activities. In a way that does not add to old injuries or put you at risk for new ones. They may treat inflammation and identify the movement dysfunction that’s at the core of much chronic pain. Finally, physical therapy can re-educate your nervous system to be less sensitive to pain symptoms. Let us learn about some physical therapy and remedies that can reduce chronic pain. Patient Education Your physical therapist can’t be with you 24/7 to make sure you perform your exercises cor...