Choice PT: Neck Pain and Headaches

Choice PT: Neck Pain and Headaches

Move to Live Your Resource to Moving Well and Living Life WE’RE GROWING!!!

INSIDE: • We’re Growing!!! • The Problem With Posture • #Choose2GiveBack • Patient Success Spotlight • Exercise Essentials Like many people, we love the summer time. Snowman ice cream, Jack’s hamburgers, hiking in Lake George, the anticipation of track season and warm, sunny Upstate NY weather (at least they keep promising that last one!). (continued inside)

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Move to Live Your Resource to Moving Well and Living Life

WE’RE GROWING!!!

290 Speigletown Road, Troy, NY 12182

It is very important for us to continue to deliver the highest quality Physical Therapy services in order to continue to help people move well so they can get back to living their lives. It has also always been our priority to build relationships with the awesome people we meet through Physical Therapy and not just solely treat patients. By having a second, smaller sized clinic we believe we’ll be able to offer the same family-like feel at two convenient locations as opposed to moving to a larger facility. If you’re interested in following along with our progress and the transformation of the new clinic we’ll be posting updates on our Facebook page!

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We’re also very fortunate as we get to celebrate a few birthdays in the summer months! Dominic (soon to be 5) and Cora (soon to be 3) both have birthdays in August and Choice PT turned 4 on June 15th! As a team we are continuously humbled by the support we have received from our community. It is both an honor and privilege to have the opportunity to help so many individuals with their Physical Therapy needs over the past 4 years. Word of mouth has continued to be the main way we’re introduced to new people and there truly is no greater compliment. As our team has grown we’ve reached what we feel is our capacity at the old car wash on Campbell Ave. Faced with this “good problem to have” we’re extremely excited to announce our second location will be opening in Speigletown by the end of the summer/early fall of this year!

Thank you again for all your support and stay tuned for many more exciting details to follow!

Enjoy the summer! Joe & Erin

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THE PROBLEM WITH POSTURE

Working with a physical therapist can help you to identify whether or not your headaches may be the result of neck pain or strain. One of the most common causes of headaches due to neck pain is forward head position. Forward head position means that when you are resting your head, you are continuing to hold your head slightly forward, which is a type of slouching position. You can identify whether or not you have a forward head position by standing straight against the wall and determining whether or not your head rests against the wall as your back does. If your head does not touch the wall when you are standing straight, then you aren’t fully standing up straight! As years go by and day after day you continue to hold your head in this forward position, you can start to experience pain as a result of strain in the muscles of the neck. When this is an issue, working with a physical therapist may be able to help. Stretching the muscles in your neck to alleviate neck strain can reduce the severity and regularity of your headaches. Stretching the muscles that have grown tight along the back of your neck as well as those along the shoulders can help you find relief from the tension that is causing your pain.

you can try at home to begin stretching your neck muscles, working with a physical therapist is the only way to ensure that you are stretching in a way that won’t potentially lead to greater injury.

For more information on how to treat your pain and improve your posture, contact Choice Physical Therapy today!

518.203.6761

When dealing with neck pain, it is important to remember that safety has to come first. While there are many simple activities

Exercise Essentials Try this exercise to improve your posture.

Mexican Casserole

INGREDIENTS • 1lb ground beef • 2 cans cream of mushroom soup • 1 can of fiesta cheese soup • 1 can of Rotel • 1 bag of Doritos or tortilla chips

Helps Posture

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WALL ANGELS Stand with your back against a wall. Grow tall by pressing your arms gently back against the wall. With the elbows straight and palms facing forward, slowly slide your arms up the wall. Return to start and repeat 10 times.

INSTRUCTIONS Brown hamburger meat and drain. Mix all of your soups and rotel together in a bowl. Line bottom of casserole dish with crushed chips, next top chips with hamburger meat, then top with soup mixture. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until bubbling. Top with sour cream or salsa and enjoy!

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Life Elevated

Patient Success Spotlight

PATIENT CHALLENGE DETAILS BELOW

THIS IS JENNY P. (IN HER CPT GEAR) ON TOP OF SLEEPING BEAUTY, IN THE ADIRONDACKS!

Email [email protected] with a picture of you or a family member wearing your CPT gear out and about in the community. Make sure you add the location and what you were doing! We will feature one picture a month in our newsletter and that person will receive a PRIZE!

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# Choose2GiveBack

Congratulations to Melanie Len , recipient of this years’ Choice PT Scholarship! This annual award goes to an essay winning senior in high school who is pursuing a degree in Physical Therapy in the upcoming fall. Melanie’s compassion for helping others and close family support will help her to exceed in this field. Good Luck at Utica College!!

Stick it to Child Homelessness Thank you to all those who donated children’s items to benefit the 11th Annual Stickball Tournament in Troy, on June 9th! DeFazio’s Pizzeria holds this fundraiser for Joseph’s House and Shelter, collecting items which help local families in need. Thank you Rocco and Co. for such a great experience!

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