| Body pains especially neck, lower back, shoulder pain | | | | to naturally relief pain. Electric therapy is mainly used |
| and knee pain are very common with more than 90% | | | | for neck, hip and knee pain. |
| of all people experiencing such body aches at least | | | | Hydro-therapy |
| once in their life time. Most structural related pains are | | | | Water is known to be a pain reliever and it simply |
| associated with improper body posture such as | | | | helps muscles to relax as the water massages your |
| excessive bending and seating postures that affect | | | | body. Relaxing in a water bath helps in reducing |
| your neck and back. | | | | structural discomfort especially back and shoulder pain. |
| There are diverse ways of treating structural aches | | | | However, there are advanced hydro-therapy |
| including medication and in some extreme cases | | | | machines available with some physiotherapists to aid in |
| surgery. However, one of the more effective ways of | | | | relieving body aches. |
| dealing with these pains is physical therapy. Physical | | | | Ultrasound |
| therapy entails both passive and active processes. | | | | This is a physical therapy process that uses machine |
| Passive Physical Therapy | | | | generated ultrasound waves to increase general body |
| Passive therapy, as opposed to active therapy are the | | | | temperature and thereby allowing for better blood |
| processes that are done onto your body by a | | | | circulation. Improved blood circulation increases oxygen |
| physiotherapy without involving exercising. | | | | levels in the affected areas and therefore speeding |
| Massage | | | | the healing process. |
| Deep tissue massaging is ideal for neck, back and | | | | Active Physical Therapy Treatment |
| shoulder pain relief as it applies sufficient pressure on | | | | Active therapy involves personal exercising of your |
| tissues to relief pain and muscular tension. Massage is | | | | body to relax muscles and improve blood circulation. |
| especially ideal for the simple conditions especially | | | | These exercises may be used hand in hand with |
| those associated with poor posture. However, to | | | | medication. However, in some more severe conditions, |
| resolve the main cause of the condition, it is important | | | | the victim may not be able to perform these exercises |
| to train the patient the right body postures to protect | | | | and therefore, other treatment processes may be |
| them from the re-occurrence of the conditions. If the | | | | used. |
| pains are severe, massaging may not be ideal as it | | | | Abdomen Muscles Exercises |
| may cause further discomfort. | | | | Abdominal muscles play a major part in maintaining |
| Heat Therapy | | | | body structure and stability. These muscles help |
| Heat therapy is very effective in treating aches since it | | | | support the back muscles that in turn help in supporting |
| helps relax muscles and allows for better blood | | | | and protecting the spinal cord. Abdominal muscle |
| circulation which in turn provides more oxygen and | | | | exercise is therefore ideal for back and shoulder pain |
| nutrients to the affected areas. Though heat therapy | | | | relief. These exercises include captain chair, bicycle |
| will not resolve the cause of the aches, it will help | | | | maneuver, exercise ball crunch, vertical leg crunch and |
| reduce it to manageable levels. Heat therapy is | | | | torso track exercise. |
| especially effective in resolving both back and shoulder | | | | Muscle strengthening |
| pain. | | | | Muscular strengthening exercises are exercises that |
| Electric Muscle Therapy | | | | work to build your muscular strength and thereby |
| Electric muscular therapy helps reduce muscular | | | | protecting your body structure from excessive strain |
| discomfort and body aches by reducing muscular | | | | and pressure in your daily chores. Furthermore, some |
| tension. This therapy process also triggers the body to | | | | structural pain conditions may be averted by the |
| produce more endorphins that are used by the body | | | | muscle strengthening processes. |