Whenever your body presents you with pain it is very instinctual for us to want to put the pain out through some form of massage, rubbing lotions, ice, or stopping movement all together Sometimes, the pain gets so unbearable that we resort to injections, pain killers and even surgery. Although these solutions may provide temporary relief, they fail to address the root cause of why this issue occurred in the first place.
For example: If an individual hurts themselves picking up a 50 lbs weight from the ground they are likely to decrease the pain caused from lifting the box by placing icy hot on the area, resting the lower back and taking pain medications. However, this isn't always the best solution because we are neglecting the fact that the reason why the lower back became injured in the first place was because of the lack of strength and capacity of the lower back to tolerate lifting the 50 lbs weight. Although the rest, rubbing lotion and pain medication is going to temporarily help it is not going to solve the issue of lower back instability.
At Roba Physical Therapy and Wellness our goal is to ensure that we are getting to the root cause of the issue instead of just treating the symptoms which are likely to occur over and over again due to not being addressed properly.
Targeting the root cause will help you move better, feel better and stay healthy for longer periods of time.
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