opioid epidemic
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Physical Therapy Services to Avoid Opioid Use
June 27, 2019
Categories: Back Pain, Exercise, opioid epidemic, Pain Management, Physical Therapy, Prevention, PT
Pain is your body’s way of telling you that something is wrong. With extreme pain, many doctors prescribe pain medication in order to help people get through their day. Unfortunately, this has led to the opioid epidemic sweeping across the nation. Fortunately, there are alternatives that have been clinically proven to work and one of them is physical therapy. These services can help the millions of Americans that suffer from extreme pain every day. Joint Pain If you have joint
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Benefits of Physical Therapy
October 20, 2017
Categories: opioid epidemic, Physical Therapy
Physical therapy has helped people of all ages with medical conditions and injuries that have gotten in the way of their everyday lives. Having a customized physical therapy program with a therapist can greatly aid in your body’s healing, leaving you with less pain and more mobility. This National Physical Therapy Month, the professionals at CORE Physical Therapy want to show you all the ways you can benefit from this type of treatment! Maximize Movement Being able to move pain-free is
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How Physical Therapy is Helping Those Caught in the Opioid Epidemic
September 22, 2017
Categories: opioid epidemic, Pain Management, Physical Therapy, PT
At Core PT, we generally avoid controversial topics. We want everyone to feel safe and comfortable when they come in for treatment. But for today’s blog, we’re touching on an issue that physical therapy has a crucial role in alleviating: America’s opioid epidemic. The CDC estimates that 91 Americans die every day from overdosing on this drug. Far from being individuals looking to experiment with risk or just escape life, many of opioid’s victims are people who never