Are you having more difficulty getting around in the day than you used to? Do you struggle to keep up with the basic requirements of your job? Are you looking for excuses to stop participating in your favorite activities because it hurts? Even the most mundane tasks can become a chore or impossible to do because of joint pain. This issue must be addressed before it becomes so severe that you are unable to do any other tasks. You can receive a lot of the help that you need with physiotherapy. Contact us today to learn how our physiotherapists can optimize your mobility without surgery or drugs.

How can physiotherapy help with joint pain?

Conservative, non-surgical care is the best option for most cases of joint pain. However, not all forms of care are equally effective.

You may already know that pain-relieving medications only help to relieve symptoms and do not address the root cause.

A physiotherapist can improve the function of your joints, allowing you to move more freely and with less pain. There are many options for physiotherapy to treat joint pain.

• Strength training to increase strength in the supporting tissues of your joints
• Lifestyle/ergonomic tips to make your daily tasks easier
• To reduce joint pain and inflammation, massage and heat/ice therapy are both effective ways to relieve joint pain.
• Moving your joints by walking, swimming or cycling
• Stretches to improve joint flexibility

Talk about your symptoms during your first appointment with a physiotherapist. Your doctor should have already diagnosed the condition causing your pain in your joints. This will be known to your physiotherapist.

Your therapist will want to know what type of joint pain you experience, when it is most severe, and any other activities you do on a daily basis.

During your first visit, your therapist will probably run you through some simple tests. These tests will measure your balance, range of motion and posture. These data will be used to create a physiotherapy program that helps you alleviate joint pain and strengthen your muscles to support the joints.

The most common combination of manual therapy, body mechanics and exercises will be part of your physiotherapy plan. Without causing any pain, body mechanics teaches you how to properly move, sit, stand, lift and engage in daily activities.

These exercises are low-impact and will relieve joint pressure. They also strengthen your muscles. Manual therapy, a type of therapeutic massage your physiotherapist is skilled in, can soften your tissues and ease pain related to your joint condition.

Do you feel these symptoms?

Joint pain can be more than annoying. It can also be dangerous or downright dangerous.

You could end up in an accident if, for instance, your head is not stable enough to turn to see traffic. Falls can be more likely if you have stiff joints or a poor gait.

It may seem impossible to button your shirt, cook a meal, or write a check. To live the life that you desire, you need to slow down and reverse joint pain.