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stress neck pain

Understanding the relationship between stress and neck pain

There it is again. You’ve just finished a long, stressful day at work, and you start feeling pain in your neck. What you may not know is that stress and...

physical therapy after ankle surgery

What happens if you don’t have physical therapy after ankle surgery?

A severe ankle fracture. Torn ankle ligaments. An ankle joint with end-stage osteoarthritis. People with any of these issues are likely to seek relief from ankle surgery.  Ankle surgery isn’t...

lower back pain treatment

Three options for lower back pain treatment in Gorham, ME

At some point in your life, you’re bound to experience some form of back pain. Many cases of lower back pain in Gorham, Maine, are caused by poor posture, strains...

back pain treatment

Five treatments physical therapists offer for back pain

Playing with your grandkids. Walking around the grocery store. Working at your desk. Back pain can make each of these normal daily tasks more difficult for you. Throughout your...

vertigo treatment

Can physical therapy treat vertigo?

Have you ever stood up and felt like the room was spinning around you? This means that you’ve experienced a balance issue called vertigo. Vertigo is a disorder of your...

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Five reasons why you need to start stretching

If there’s one thing that you can count on a Back in Motion physical therapist introducing into every session, it’s stretching. Yes, building strength and endurance is important. But whether...

sudden sharp pain in hip comes and goes

What to do about sudden sharp pain in the hip that comes and goes

Hip pain can be a very disruptive force in people’s lives. It can make romping with the grandkids harder. Walking to the mailbox might become a task you avoid. There...

home health physical therapy

Treating aches and pains with home health physical therapy when you can’t go out

Your joints ache, or maybe you’re dealing with the pain of an injury. However, you don’t think you can get physical therapy for your aches and pains because of COVID-19...

athletic performance

Three ways personal training can help improve athletic performance for athletes at all levels

Professional athletes. People involved in amateur sports leagues. Men and women who play a sport with friends on the weekends. What do all these athletes have in common? They can...