Physical Therapy Can Help Relieve Boomers' Back Pain

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Physical Therapy Can Help Relieve Boomers' Back Pain

Because of increasingly demanding jobs, hectic daily schedules, participating in recreational activities, and caring for children, grandchildren, and elderly parents, back pain is becoming a common thread among baby boomers. However, this generation is less resigned to simply accept the changes brought about by aging, says the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

Frequently, patients may unknowingly exacerbate their pain by exercising improperly or by having poor posture," Gamboa said. Physical therapists can help to identify and correct those behaviors. Physical therapists work on increasing muscle strength and cardiovascular endurance, restoring and improving range of motion in joints, and decreasing muscle and joint pain.

Physical therapy interventions may include therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, and functional training, as well as exercises for strength, flexibility, and range of motion, and devices designed to rest or support the joint, such as orthotics or splints.” The goal of a physical therapist is to get you back to doing what you enjoy on a daily basis with as little discomfort as possible.


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