Health blog Category: Arthritis Pain
Does Running Cause Arthritis…
As the weather cools down, you’re likely to spend more time outside walking, running, hiking and doing your other favorite outdoor activities. The concept of running seems easy. You put on a pair of sneakers, head outside and begin your journey. However, there are a number of misconceptions and misunderstandings about the sport that I would like to help dispel.
Whether you’re an avid runner, a weekend warrior, a beginner, or someone who only runs if you’re being chased, I’ve compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions I’ve been asked about running.
Top 5 Questions About Running
The concept of running seems easy. You put on a pair of sneakers, head outside and begin your journey. However, there are a number of misconceptions and misunderstandings about the sport that I would like to help dispel.
Whether you’re an avid runner, a weekend warrior, a beginner, or someone who only runs if you’re being chased, I’ve compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions I’ve been asked about running.
- Will running cause arthritis?
Feeling Off Balance…
Feeling off balance? Why? What causes us to have difficulty keeping our balance whether we’re over 65 or in our teens? We have three systems that all work together so we have good balance.
- We have our balance organ, which is our vestibular system in the inner ear.
- We have our leg strength.
- We also have our visual component which we rely heavily on when something else is not working properly.
What is Arthritis and How to Manage It
By Kate Zanoni, LPTA
What exactly is arthritis? Arthritis is a degenerative joint condition that occurs overtime. As we use our joints throughout our lifetime, we get a lot of wear and tear on them. Overtime, this causes the cartilage or the cushioning between the joints, to rub and wear down. Arthritis is that wearing down of the cartilage and once that cushioning layer is gone, our bones will rub on other bones.
Three Common Hip Problems and How PT Can Help
By: Angie Austin, LPTA
Hip problems make daily activities like simply walking difficult and painful. When you talk to your physical therapist or doctor about your hip pain, it’s important to be able to describe exactly where your pain is located. This helps confirm that your hip is actually the problem. It’s not uncommon for us to hear a patient say ‘my hip hurts’ and then once we’ve done a full evaluation of their area of pain, we find they actually are having a back-related problem.
Three Common Knee Problems and What Physical Therapy Can Do
Knee injuries are one of the most common injuries that we see in physical therapy, whether it’s due to a sports-related injury or due to degenerative changes that occur as we age. Some of the most common knee injuries include:
- Sprains and strains
- Osteoarthritis
- Ligament injuries
- Meniscus injuries
All of these cause pain, weakness and a decrease in functional activities.
Ligament injuries
Ligament Injuries are more common among the active patient population.
Read full blogHow to Manage Arthritis and Increase Your Activity Level
While the change in weather can bring some welcomed signs of fall, like leaves changing colors, it can also bring with it some less pleasant symptoms like joint stiffness, pain and inflammation. Arthritis symptoms can increase with changes in weather. But there are ways you can manage the pain and also increase your activity level.
You’ve probably heard the word ‘osteoarthritis’ but what exactly does it mean and what are the symptoms?
Osteoarthritis:
- Joint inflammation that causes pain and stiffness
- It is progressive
- There is no cure for arthritis.
5 Natural Ways to Relieve Arthritis Pain
Do you find that your knees or hips hurt after you’ve been sitting for a long time? Is bending or squatting painful for you? These symptoms are common in people with knee or hip osteoarthritis. These symptoms generally increase after you turn 35. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one out of every two people will have symptoms of knee osteoarthritis sometime before they turn 85.
What is Osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis occurs when there is abnormal wear and tear of cartilage from a joint surface causing bone on bone rubbing.
Read full blogMobility and Stability: What’s the Difference and Which Comes First?
By Kristen Empson-Hayden, DPT
Mobility and stability: what’s the difference and which comes first? As physical therapists, we see this scenario play out all too often: You feel pain and stretching and strengthening you do is focused solely on that painful area. But this only solves part of the problem and does not address one missing aspect: the joints in our body have a relationship. They pick up the slack for each other when our mobility or stability is impacted in a particular area.
Natural Ways to Relieve Arthritis Pain
Do you find your knees or hips hurting after sitting for too long? Has bending or squatting become difficult or even painful? This is a common complaint of people with knee or hip osteoarthritis. Did you know that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says that 1 out of every 2 people will have symptoms of knee osteoarthritis sometime before age 85?
The incidence of osteoarthritis generally starts to increase after age 35 and decreases one’s ability to perform walking, bending and every day tasks.
