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Resistance Training for Osteoarthritis

“These old bones ain’t what they used to be”. This is a common phrase that is understood as you progress with your normal activities but your body doesn’t quite work as it normally did. The wear and tear of your joints, which is commonly known as osteoarthritis, is the degenerative breakdown of the protective cartilage on your joints and leads to stiffness, inflammation and pain in areas, specifically the hip, thumb joints and knees. The pain from osteoarthritis is chronic and there is currently no known cure for the condition. Fortunately, with therapy, something can be done to alleviate the pain and get you back to normal everyday activities.

Park Physical Therapy, located in Massapequa, is a hands-on physical therapy center in which patients are treated by a fully licensed staff specializing in the physical treatment of their patients. Although the age of patients and level of therapy for each individual receiving service with Park Physical Therapy ranges, each patient is sure to receive the treatment they need and want in order to live a better lifestyle and improve with daily tasks and mobility. As osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease, it affects almost 27 million Americans as we lose almost 25% of muscle fibers throughout the ages of 30-70 years old. There is no limit on the amount of therapy to receive while under the care of a physical therapist as it leaves individuals in chronic pain with no real cure to rid the body of this disease.

A common way to tackle osteoarthritis is through resistance training. This is a form of exercise in which an individual uses their muscles against an external resistance to help increase muscle mass, strength, muscle tone, and body endurance. As you build up the muscles around the areas that lead to pain, osteoarthritis can be kept at bay as you slow down the progression of the muscle and joint degeneration. At Park Physical Therapy, our state-of-the-art therapy center and highly trained and educated staff will help you create and executive a comprehensive rehabilitation program crafted to meet your needs. Using resistance ropes or weight lifting, we will structure and set you on the perfect treatment program to help you regain normality of your body and its functions.

Did you know that you have Direct Access to Physical Therapy? No referral is needed. We offer the best Physical Therapy on Long Island where you can get help from our trusted and expert Physical Therapists. To start your Physical Therapy evaluation, call Park Physical Therapy at (516) 798-3789 today!