Coping with Work-Related Chronic Pain: Strategies for Rehabilitation
Did you injure yourself at work several months ago and yet continue to experience pain? Worse, does that pain seem to take on a mind of its own, jumping from location to location and impacting your mental health? Work-related chronic pain can be an immensely frustrating experience–but Ohana Physical Therapy can help.
Pain is an inevitable fact of life, and it serves an important role: it lets us know when something’s wrong in our body.
Read full blogFrom Soreness to Strength: Exercises for Back Pain Recovery after an Auto Accident
John’s car was rear-ended at an intersection. Although he walked away from the accident without any serious injuries, he noticed a persistent pain in his lower back that hadn’t been there before. Rehabilitating back pain after an auto accident was a mystery to him; he’d heard of whiplash, but not this!
Fortunately, John eventually sought treatment from a physical therapist, who revealed he had suffered a lumbar strain. Just as you can strain your neck muscles in a car accident, you can also strain your back muscles.
Read full blogThe Power of Touch: Understanding Soft Tissue Manipulation in Manual Therapy
Are you struggling to find relief from persistent back or neck pain? Or maybe you’re a runner frustrated with shin splints or a painful knee? No matter what type of pain or injury you’re dealing with, soft tissue manipulation may be the key to finding relief!
Physical well-being is more than just the absence of pain; it’s about optimum function, freedom of movement, and a life unfettered by physical limitations. Manual therapy is a remarkable technique at the forefront of effective treatments and expedited recovery.
Read full blog