AzOPT What causes pain? Why am I experiencing pain? Why does some pain persist longer? What Is Pain? Pain is an early sign of warning that is essential to help us minimize contact with damaging or noxious stimuli. It is a normal human experience. Have you ever touched a hot surface or stepped on a…
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February 2024, Features
2 Your Health: The Importance of Hydration—Please, Drink Water!
AzOPT A simple fact of life is that we need three things to survive: food, air, and water. The human body is essentially made of 50% water throughout the lifespan. It varies by age, gender, and body size, but in general, we are mostly fluid. Read on to find out the vital importance of hydration.…
January 2024, Features
2 Your Health: The Hidden Impact of Prolonged Sitting
Brad Scott, AzOPT Are you a professional sitter? Today, we live in a world with incredible advancements in technological development and assistance. In general, life is so much easier and more comfortable. For some, we can view our lives as relatively luxurious, especially compared to the lives of other generations. However, we have also significantly…
Features, October 2023
2 Your Health: How Much Should You Be Working Out?
AzOPT, Arizona Orthopedic Physical Therapy Are you looking for unique ideas to increase your physical activity? The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that adults should participate in moderate intensity aerobic physical activity for a minimum of 30 minutes on five days per week or vigorous intensity aerobic activity for a minimum of 20 minutes on…
Features, August 2023
2 Your Health: Walking Can Decrease Low Back Pain
AzOPT It is estimated that almost half of the U.S. population will experience low back pain at some point in their lifetime. Low back pain can decrease our ability to participate in recreational sports and everyday activities, such as dressing and getting out of bed. Back pain can be acute (short duration, less than 4…
Features, July 2023
2 Your Health: Understanding Symptoms—the Victim and the Culprit
AzOPT Understanding the symptoms we experience can be frustrating and confusing. They tend to limit and bother the life in which we need and hope to participate in. It is, however, underappreciated how truly interconnected is each tissue and region of the body. This is not to say that your big toe pain is causing…
Features, June 2023
2 Your Health: Ask the Therapist: Do I Really Need Physical Therapy Before Replacement Surgery?
AzOPT “My surgeon is going to remove all the arthritis from my bone-on-bone knee and replace it so I am pain free! What’s the point of physical therapy before surgery?” True—during most replacement surgeries, patients often have great success removing the arthritis and replacing the joints. However, one of the most critical pieces of joint…
Features, May 2023
2 Your Health: Ask the Therapist: Is an MRI Necessary for My Low Back Pain?
Alex Bocchi, PT, DPT, AzOPT Goodyear Physical Therapist Low back pain is something most of us will experience at some point throughout our lives. Some of us recover within days while others may have ongoing pain for years. A licensed physical therapist evaluates the root cause of your low back pain to identify how, why,…
Features, March 2023
2 Your Health: Choose Physical Therapy First
Arizona Orthopedic Physical Therapy Physical therapy (PT) is the best first-line option for most injuries, symptoms, and conditions you face. From head to toe, a licensed physical therapist is able to treat pain or limitations and help you return to the activities you need and love—pain free! We also know the best course of action…
Features, November 2022
2 Your Health: 2 Reasons You May Be Experiencing Unexplained Pain
AzOPT Physical Therapy We often hear the question, “What caused this?” when chatting with patients about their unexplained pain. Unless there was a specific moment or injury that preceded the symptoms, the reality is we are often unable to truly pinpoint the exact cause. When symptoms randomly or slowly develop, our best option is to…