It is already understood (and backed by research) that physiotherapy can be effective in treating arthritis. Interventions such as k-taping can be helpful in managing the swelling and tenderness of joints, while physio-clinic prescribed acupuncture and IMS among other treatments can help depending upon how mild to severe symptoms are. However, in our recent Physiotherapy in the News release we shed light on discussion about how physiotherapy may be employed to potentially prevent occurrence and/or severity of post-traumatic arthritis in certain individuals. It’s a discussion that thousands of forward-thinking health-conscious people across Greater Vancouver BC want to know more about. Let’s review!
How Regular Physiotherapy May Help Prevent Post-traumatic Arthritis
Early Intervention Treatment of Injuries That May Lead to Arthritis
Studies show that any injury to your joints can cause post-traumatic arthritis. These injuries may be sustained by participation in sports, via a motor vehicle accident, a workplace incident, and more. The longer an individual waits to begin a physiotherapy program for joint recovery from the injury, the greater the potential for aggravation to joints, and the more susceptible joints may be for future complications – arthritis included. A physiotherapist will create a customized exercise and movement program to increase strength and flexibility around your affected joint to help stave-off the risk of debilitating arthritis in the near and far future. Whether you’ve been injured recently, or you’ve neglected a joint injury from years ago, the time to act is now. Schedule a consultation with a physiotherapist near you to help keep arthritis (and other musculoskeletal conditions) at bay.
Prevention of Injuries That May Lead to Arthritis
Post-traumatic arthritis develops after an acute direct trauma to the joints. Research finds that it causes about 12 percent of all osteoarthritis cases, while a history of physical trauma may also be found in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis. Logically, anything that you can do to prevent injury-inducing physical trauma will therefore help prevent arthritis to varying degrees. Given that living in a protective bubble isn’t an option, we highly recommend making regular physiotherapy a part of your life. A physiotherapist will ensure that you employ proper posture and form for all of life’s activities. This applies not just to sports, but for how you move at work, how you operate a vehicle, and pretty much everything else that you do. A physiotherapist will also prescribe a regime of exercises, stretches, and movements that will better prepare your joints to bear the brunt of whatever comes their way.
CONSIDER PHYSIOTHERAPY AS A PART OF YOUR ARTHRITIS PREVENTION PLAN IN BURNABY BC:
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