ChoicePT_7 Ways to Become Healthier

ChoicePT_7 Ways to Become Healthier

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The year is too quickly coming to an end, as it always seems to. I want you to take a minute and think about your health and your health insurance. (continued inside)

DID YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE HELP YOU GET HEALTHIER THIS YEAR?!?

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INSIDE: • 7 Ways You Can Become Healthier, Stronger & More Active • #ChooseToGiveBack • Choice Physical Therapy News • Patient Success Story DID YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE HELP YOU GET HEALTHIER THIS YEAR?!?

(continued from outside) You pay a lot for your health insurance, more every year in most cases. Premiums, Co-pays, Co-insurance, Out-of-pocket limits all go up each year and if that’s not bad enough many plans are beginning to limit your number of visits of physical therapy per year too. My own insurance agent has warned me that 2020 will be no different when it comes to increases. So, all I can tell you is… TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY 2020 BENEFITS YOU MAY HAVE LEFT NOW! Don’t miss out on all the fun the things you love doing over the holidays AND don’t wait until January when the clock and deductibles start over! It is even easy now. New York has a direct access… for most insurance plans, YOU DON’T NEED A DOCTOR’S NOTE FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY ANYMORE Take advantage of your insurance instead of it taking advantage of

you. Take advantage of any unspent Flexible spending dollars. Take advantage of a FREE DISCOVERY VISIT. Call (518) 203-6761 and mention this article to schedule a one on one free discovery visit with one of our Doctor’s of Physical Therapy at our conveniently located Campbell Ave or our newly opened Speigletown locations.

Here’s to a great end of the year, Joe & Erin

PS. If you don’t need help at this time then please give this newsletter to someone who does!

PPS. If you have any questions call me directly or send us an email at [email protected]

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7 WAYS YOU CAN BECOME HEALTHIER, STRONGER & MORE ACTIVE

7 Tips You Can Do On Your Own Physical therapy treatments can help improve your health, but they only work if you apply healthy lifestyle choices in your everyday life, as well. Some tips you can do on your own to become healthier, stronger, and more active include: 1. Taking care of aches and pains. Don’t let these long- term problems linger. Contact Choice Physical Therapy for professional help. 2. Limiting your sitting. Get up every 30 minutes to walk around at work and home. 3. Getting out and moving. Exercise regularly, even if it’s just taking a short walk every day. 4. Maintaining a nutritious diet and controlling portion. Make sure your food intake is nutritious and portioned. By chewing your food thoroughly, you won’t feel as if you have to eat as much. 5. Drinking more water. Water keeps your body systems functioning at an optimum level. 6. Breathing! Work on your deep breathing in order to increase your oxygen intake and get your lymphatic system moving. 7. Getting enough sleep. Sleep at least 8 hours a day. It is best to get into a routine where you are going to bed and waking up on a regular cycle. This helps your endocrine system.

It is common aspiration to become healthier, stronger, or more active. However, this can sometimes be a difficult feat, with lack of time, pain, injuries, or difficulty sticking to a nutritious diet. When you are in pain, undesirable chemicals within your body are heightened, which can increase stress. As a result, your endocrine system becomes affected, which works to regulate the hormones in your body. Fortunately, the vast majority of aches and pains can be successfully treated by a licensed physical therapist. Your health and you: The term “health” is all relative. It essentially means that your body is operating at its highest levels of function in regards to breathing, circulation, digestion, and more. It doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to be the most athletic person in the room. Any step you make toward helping your body function at its optimum levels is a step toward becoming a healthier you. Your physical therapist can provide you with exercises, stretches, and nutritional tips that can help increase your health and help you feel physically better overall. Increasing your strength and flexibility: It is no secret that strength and flexibility both play important roles in your health. Did you know that there are approximately 642 skeletal muscles in the human body? Your muscles work hard, not only to help you move, but also to support your circulatory and breathing systems. When you become stronger and more flexible, you become healthier overall. Our physical therapists can guide you through proper exercises and specialized treatments in order to relieve your joint and muscle pain, increase your strength and flexibility, and improve your overall health.

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EXERCISE ESSENT IALS

SIDELYING TRUNK ROTATION While lying on your side with your arms out-stretched in front of your body, slowly twist your upper body to the side and rotate your spine. Your arms and head should also be rotating along with the spine as shown. Follow your hand with your eyes. Hold for 20 seconds repeat 3 times on each side. HELPS BACK PAIN www.simpleset.net

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PAT IENT Appreciation DAY!

Campbel l Ave. PAT IENT Appreciation DAY!

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THE PAIN PLATFORM Causes of Pain

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Lucy: Parkinsonʼs Disease Casey: Tendonitis Kaitlyn: Osteoarthritis

Joe: Low Back Pain Erin: Knee Pain/PFS

Dom: Neck Pain Gen: Decreased Balance

Sarah: Ankle Cody: Knee Replacement/Arthritis

Tom: Hip Replacement/Arthroscopy Griffin: Shoulder Impingement/Pain

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Pumpkin Carving Party TEAM MEE T ING

Pumpkin Carving Party TEAM MEE T ING

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OCTOBER IS NAT IONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY AWARENESS MONTH! ! !

October is National Physical Therapy Awareness Month!!! Check out the calendar above to see all the fun things we’ve done, kicking it all off with Patient Appreciation Day at both clinics. We are so fortunate to have the opportunity to come to work each day, meet amazing people from our communities and help them to move well so they can keep living life. Thank you for trusting us with your Physical Therapy care!