Chronic Pain
If you have pain that lasts for three months or longer, it is considered chronic pain. Chronic pain can restrict your ability to live life comfortably, and it can often be a struggle to find relief. Luckily, the innovative strategies at Prime Physio Physical Therapy in Bronxville, NY and Mamaroneck, NY could be the answer you’ve been searching for to relieve your pain.
Like acute pain (pain that goes away after a few hours or days), chronic pain can be a great hindrance on your quality of life. Physical therapy is a great option for people with chronic pain, as it relieves pain without the use of drugs, and teaches you how to take preventive action and maintain a pain-free life.
Chronic pain can present itself as:
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Back pain
Headaches or migraines
Joint pain
Nerve pain
It can be caused by a number of reasons, but some of the most common causes of chronic pain are:
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Disease
Overuse injuries
Invasive operations
Work-related incidents
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Through a physical examination and a careful look into your medical history, our physical therapists will determine the root cause of your chronic pain and provide you with a plan tailored to you that fits your needs and lifestyle. Our mission is to get you free of your chronic pain and back to your normal life!
Balance disorders can result from physical conditions such as:
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Injuries to the feet, knees, or hips
Arthritis
However, they can also be a result of neurological conditions such as:
Parkinson's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Both of which can cause balance disorders and peripheral neuropathies (weakness, numbness, and pain from nerve damage, usually in the hands and feet).
Our vestibular system–a sensory system that functions to detect the position and movement of our head in space–is one of the most common factors that interferes with balance. Since the vestibular system controls how the brain receives information, if it is impaired it can trick your brain into thinking it is moving even when you are not, which often can lead to a person falling or stumbling as a result. Our vestibular system is responsible for us to maintain balance, both statically and dynamically.
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Static balance is your ability to maintain an upright posture, like standing still.
Dynamic balance is your ability to maintain stability when your basal support changes, like when walking, running, jumping, etc.
A dysfunction in the vestibular system is often the root cause of many balance
disorders, and can present itself as:
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Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
Meniere’s disease
Perilymph Fistula
Vestibular Neuronitis
The assessment of your static and dynamic balance with balance tests and gait tests combined with a physical examination of your posture in your natural position and during movements, along with a look at your medical history will help us get a better understanding of your balance disorder so we can get you the care you need. Our physical therapy practice in Bronxville, NY and Mamaroneck, NY has got you covered. At Prime Physio Physical Therapy, we want you to be able to resume normal life as quickly as possible!