Health Blog

Oct20th 2021

5 Ways To Avoid Surgery For Back Pain

Physical Therapy Provides Non-Surgical Back Pain Relief If you’re plagued by nagging, chronic back pain, you might be willing to do just about anything to get that pain under control and return to your preferred way of life, even if it means surgical intervention. Back pain is no joke — but neither is back surgery.

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Oct14th 2021

How Can I Improve My Posture For A Healthy Back

Many people, including our patients at Houghton Physical Therapy, often underestimate the power of great posture, why your posture is so important, and the endless benefits it can have on your lifestyle. For most people, their time is more likely spent sitting at a desk or in their car driving, standing up for long periods

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Oct10th 2021

3 Tips You Must Know About Your Diet

Do you know the old saying “We are what we eat?” If that’s true, take a moment to think about what you’ve been eating this week. What does that make you? Full of carbs, sugars, or other unhealthy snacks? Or does it mean you’re made up of healthy greens, veggies, lean meats, and fruits? What

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Oct8th 2021

Why Does My Sciatica Cause Pain Down the Back of My Leg?

Since the easing of restrictions, we’ve been seeing lots of patients at Houghton Physical Therapy with extreme back pain caused by sciatica, with a pain shooting down the back of their legs. Do you get a shooting pain down the back of your leg? This pain could be sciatica. Our Clinical Manager, Alex, said: I

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