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Chronic back pain is not an easily manageable condition. If you experience chronic back pain and are in need of relief, the tips and education below, courtesy of  Revitamax Chiropractors  and  Massage Therapists , can help you ease your pain and get appropriate help. After suffering a bad back injury, you may be unable to move properly/ to your fullest extent for a couple of days. Although this is painful, it is a normal part of the healing process. Rest your body for two days by relaxing your body and muscles in comfortable resting positions such as lying flat on your back with your knees bent. If your pain remains prominent past the two days of rest, see a doctor or your chiropractor to check the seriousness of the issue. Avoid stressing and overworking the same back muscles. Moving your muscles in the same way and repeating the same motion can cause stress and overworking that may lead to an injury. If you are doing something that requires a certain motion ...

An orthopedic brace can be a very useful medical device when nursing or preventing an injury. The purpose of an orthopedic brace is to comfortably limit the movement of the patient’s body part, (ie. knee, lower back, wrist, elbow, ankle, etc) and to protect it from getting aggravated. In this article, we will focus on orthopedic knee braces. There are many types of knee braces, however, it can be a difficult task in determining the right knee brace for your specific knee issue. At  Revitamax Rehab & Wellness , our staff is well trained to determine the cause of your knee injury and recommend the right knee brace to address your knee pain in the best way possible. When Should I Wear an Orthopedic Knee Brace? Firstly, it is important to determine  when  a knee brace is right for you. Knee braces are typically recommended when you are having knee pain, to prevent injuries when the patient is involved in high contact sports or has a lifestyle or job that wou...

Massage is probably the oldest and simplest existing form of medical care that has been used for relaxation, fitness, and other health purposes. Basically,  massage therapy  is a therapeutic technique that involves manipulation of the soft tissues of the body. It is the calming, therapeutic process of kneading, stroking, and pressing the different areas of the body to alleviate pain, relieve stress and tensions, or relax, stimulate and tone the body. Well, as what most experts have said, massage, no matter how simple or complex the techniques involved, can really be a great healing system. A number of massage techniques are available nowadays. The techniques and strokes vary widely from the most delicate touch with the fingertips to the more focused deep tissue work. These techniques may even vary in speed as well as in pressure. Below is a list of the top rated massage techniques. Read on for one of them might be the right option for you. Deep Tissue Massage ...

Occasionally referred to as an orthopedic massage,  Clinical Massage Therapy  from a Registered Massage Therapist is an entire array of manipulation techniques designed to assess and then treat soft tissue injuries. Some of the clinical massages are listed below, but are not limited to:  massage therapy, trigger point therapy, myofascial release, muscle-energy techniques, craniosacral therapy, deep tissue massage and others. But most importantly, whenever you go for a massage to help you with muscle and joint related issues, make sure a  registered massage therapist  performs the massage. Clinical massage therapy is usually based on a physician’s prescription and directives, as a series of treatment sessions have to be performed over a set period of time, at specified frequency, related only to a specific need.  In that regard, the massage therapy is most often performed with a particular and purposeful outcome in mind, and its first and foremost o...

Physiotherapy is a therapy used to help ease many forms of pain and is able to aid in maintaining movement of joints and muscles. Once your knee joint has been assessed by a physiotherapist they come up with a unique and individualized action plan to do their best to help improve your symptoms. Through this action plan the physiotherapist would be managing pain through various techniques as well as improving muscle strength to reduce the strain on the affected joint. The overall goals of a physiotherapist would be pain management and improvement in fitness levels, flexibility and mobility. Some pain relief treatments that would be used by a physiotherapist to manage pain would be ice packs or heat packs with IFC (interferential current therapy). The electrical current is felt as a tingling sensation and is helpful with pain management because it interferes with the pain signals that are being transmitted to the brain. Although exercise is important to help strengthen the muscl...

by  admin  |  Mar 5, 2019  |  Blog  |  0 comments There are many patients that have visited our clinic that have tried over-the-counter foot orthotics in the past. These OTC orthotics are designed based on statistically average foot shapes and foot function. They provide “general” arch support and use materials and arch heights that accommodate most arch foot types. Although OTC orthotics may provide some relief for some, there will be many that will have persistent foot problems (or other joint problems such as knee or back pain) that will not be relieved with over the counter orthotics. This is because the vast majority patients have unique foot shapes and unique ways that they move that are different from others; everyone is unique in this regard. In a situation where OTC orthotics are not helping you, more support and more correction may be required and this is where a custom foot orthotic is usually required. Custom foot orthotics are de...

by  admin  |  Mar 12, 2019  |  Blog  |  0 comments How Does Acupuncture Work? Most people know acupuncture to involve inserting needles into the body. Although there are different philosophies that aim to explain how acupuncture works (Eastern vs Western Medicine Approaches), I will focus on the modern biological perspective. From a modern biological perspective, acupuncture stimulates the body to balance itself. It achieves this through complex nerve-related pathways in our body that act on the immune system, nervous system and inflammatory systems. Acupuncture improves the flow of oxygen, nutrients and blood flow to nourish and help heal certain areas of the body naturally. It achieves this by causing your blood vessels to dilate and increase blood flow to specific areas of the body. It also helps to release our body’s natural painkillers, called endorphins to help block pain and help us feel relief. Some acupuncture points are actual...