Axcess PT: Shoulder Elbow Wrist

Axcess PT: Shoulder Elbow Wrist

The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body

LIVE YOUR LIFE FREE FROM SHOULDERPAIN

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The Axcess Bulletin The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body JANUARY 2018

Aaron Fuerst PT, DPT, CWCE, FAAOMPT If you have pain, you shouldn’t ignore it. We can help you feel better fast!

DidYouJust Suffer a Sprainor aStrain?

You’ve probably had a sprain or strain at some point in your life. Chronic sprains and strains are not good as they lead to lasting problems such as weakness and joint damage. However, did you know that being strong, flexible and having good posture can go a long way to stopping sprains and strains? Sprains and strains are extremely common injuries to the musculoskeletal system. What is a sprain? A sprain is an injury that overstretches or tears a ligament (tissue that connects bone to bone), which provides joints their stability. A severely damaged ligament during an injury or accident can cause a joint to become unstable. Symptoms may include pain, inflammation and in

some cases, the inability to move a joint (elbow, wrist or shoulder). Sprains occur when a joint is forced beyond its normal range of motion, such as bending your wrist back during a fall. If you still have pain from a past injury, this is probably because you never fully recovered from the sprain or the joint is unstable. Sprains can be mild, or they can be traumatic, such as with a fall or with an on-the-field injury . What is a strain? A strain is an injury that overstretches or tears muscles or tendons (connects muscles to bones). A strain typically occurs at the point where the muscle is becoming a tendon and is stretched too fast, then suddenly contracts, as with quickly grasping for a falling heavy object.

Quote of TheMonth: “The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

DO YOU HAVE SHOULDER, ELBOWORWRIST PAIN? You try to get through the day, but that nagging pain in your shoulder, elbow or wrist just keeps your attention focused on it. It sure is hard to concentrate on work, your family and other activities you need to do! We can help you get back to living!

It is common to fixate on that body part that hurts. The thought is that because it hurts there, the problem is right there! However, this is often not the cause. You see, the body part that is painful is usually the one that is doing all the work, because other areas are not doing their job. The body is truly amazing and all the parts work together as one whole, most of the time. However, when an area of your body becomes weak or stiff because it was abused from poor posture, stress or injury, even an old one, other areas strain from the overwork to pick up the slack.Acommonword that isused for this type of repetitive injury strain is called “tendonitis”. This is simply an inflammation of the tendons of that area, which attach muscles to bones. For example, a very common complaint is tennis elbow and even pain in the forearm or

forearmmuscles to overwork. As this happens over time, you start to notice aches and pains in your wrist andelbow. If this goes on too long, it becomes severe and you seek out medical help. Typically a brace may be put on the area, but that is not where the problem is, right? It’s because your shoulder was stiff and weak fromyourslouching.Ourhighly trainedphysical therapistswillbeable to identify faultypostures and poor compensation patterns. With a comprehensive evaluation and individualized treatment plan, you can be back to doing what you like to do, quickly and easily.The education you receive about your injury and its cause will help you to stay healthy moving forward and hopefully, prevent future injury. Give us a call today if your shoulder, elbow or wrist is hurting, we can help!

wrist area. However, why is this happening in the first place? The upper extremity works in 3 parts, the shoulder, elbow and wrist. They rely on each othertomakethe incrediblemovementsofyour arm so you can reach grasp and do ordinary daily tasks we take for granted. They rely on your posture to be good in order to function properly. When you slouch or sometimes do a repetitive task, like reaching across your desk, certainmusclescanbecome too tightorstrong while others become weak. This muscle imbalance leads to that area not working as well as it should. For example, you sit at a desk all day and you slouch your shoulders. Now, your shoulder doesn’t work as well, but you still move your mouse around with your arm, which causes your wrist and

“Thanks to all those who joined or donated to the Axcess Physical Therapy Jingle Bell Run team! We had a great time while raising money for a great cause.” Axcess Physical Therapy Jingle Bell Run!

Taylor Fuerst, 10 years old, finished the 5K run with a time of 24 minutes and 11 seconds!

Schuyler Fuerst and Dad completed the fun walk!

Schuyler Fuerst celebrates her 7th Birthday on 12-28-17 with her new American Girl doll!

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“Trust in the professionalism and expertise of one’s health care providers is of paramount importance. I found both professionalism and expertise in my treatment by Aaron Fuerst at Axcess Physical Therapy. Aaron is a first- rate professional whose compassionate caring manner and his concern for quality of life drive his practice. Aaron’s treatment at his office involved gentle manipulation of the neck/cervical area and provided me with a better range of motion and significantly less pain. Additionally, he provided me with exercises that I could do at home, which increased my neck mobility and gave me much needed relief.Asa resultofAaron’sexpertcare,myqualityof lifehas improved.” -Sandy B.

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