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How Physical Therapy in Chantilly, VA Can Help with Common Back Problems
Discover effective relief for common back problems with physical therapy in Chantilly, VA, at Virginian Rehabilitation & Wellness. Our expert team serves the DC area, including Fairfax, and addresses back pain causes such as herniated discs, sciatica, spinal stenosis, arthritis, scoliosis, and old injuries. Utilizing advanced technology and personalized care plans, we help you regain strength, improve flexibility, and manage pain.
It’s Time to Rethink Pain!
By definition, pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential damage to a structure in the body. (International Association for the Study of Pain). Pain is the brain’s protective mechanism to detect threats to the body and is NORMAL!
The majority of the people we treat as physical therapists are experiencing some form of pain, including acute after recent injury, subacute, or post-operative. This kind of pain is adaptive and should follow typical timelines of healing/recovery with several approaches to treat including modalities, exercises, manual treatments and education. Easy right? Well, it can be for some but unfortunately, as many people know firsthand, it is not always that easy.
LOW BACK PAIN GETTING IN THE WAY OF YOUR SPRING PLANS?
Spring is official here and with it, comes spring cleaning, longer daylight hours, blooming flowers, and the desire to get outside and enjoy the warm weather. Although many wish to partake in Spring activities, some suffer from low back pain that limits their ability to participate, or worse, affect their ability to perform the tasks required for daily living (also known as Activities of Daily Living). According to the CDC, low back pain is one of the most common types of pain with 25% of U.S. adults reporting signs/symptoms within the past 3 months.
In this blog we address the signs and symptoms of low back pain and share five of our favorite, simple exercises.
WHAT’S BEHIND CHRONIC PAIN?
Physical Therapist Matt Gallegos, PT, DPT gives us a concise explanation of how chronic pain occurs and some current treatments. Pain shouldn’t be something you just have to “live with”. There are great treatment strategies that therapy can provide to help you get back to moving and doing the things you love.
