Unusual Conditions You Can Treat with Physical Therapy
Do you think physical therapy is only for certain pain related physical conditions such as arthritis, back pain, elbow condition, foot condition, knee condition, neck strains and more? Well, you will be surprised to see how many other conditions physical therapy can treat!
Here are such 6 unusual conditions that you never knew physical therapy can treat
Vertigo Vertigo is a special kind of dizziness or rather spinning sensation - a sense that either you or your environment is spinning around you even though there is no actual movement. Though at times Vertigo can cause when you are at a certain height, but please be sure that Vertigo and fear of height is not the same thing. Though some types of vertigo disappear without any sort of treatment, some don't. Physical therapy helps you lowering down this dizzy sensation.
Concussion Concussions can bring log term problems in anyone's life, specially athletes. These logn term issues can include dizziness/vertigo, balance or headaches. These problems can be treated by physical therapy.
Headaches Headaches can be of different types, such as tension headaches, migraine headaches and cluster headaches to name a few. Frequent occurrence of headaches can effect a person's everyday life. Poor posture, stress, muscle tightness these are usual causes for the most common types of headaches. Physical therapy can help loosen up tight muscles. It teaches the patient about proper posture of neck & body to decrease the amount of stress and tension which might leading to these headaches.
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction or Jaw Pain Though jaw pain can cause for various reasons, but the biggest reason is poor posture. Poor posture can lead to increased stress on the joints. With physical therapy, you can not only address postural issues, you can also assess and improve the alignment of the joint. Physical therapy will improve joint mobility and reduce pain.
Urinary Incontinence Urinary incontinence is very common in women. Incontinence can happen due to many conditions including pregnancy, childbirth, surgery, pelvic floor weakness or spasm. In this condition, physical therapy helps to strengthen the proper muscles with variety of techniques.
Lymphedema Lymphedema is a kind of swelling which may occur in arms and legs which are stemming from your lymphatic system. This is a very common condition after certain types of cancer treatments in which lymph nodes may be removed. With certain physical therapy techniques, these kind of limb swelling can be decreased.
These are some physical conditions, that we did not know, could be treated by physical therapy. So if you are suffering through any of these physical ailment, opt for the right kind of physical therapy and you will feel much better
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