Arrow Rehab December 2010 Newsletter

Question Corner

What is the average temperature of the North Pole in the winter?
A. -56 F
B. 7 F
C. -34 F
D. -15 F
Circle your best answer and mail it in or drop it off to be picked for
the prize.
Name:_______________________________________________
You can also e-mail your answer to: haley@arrowrehab.com
November winner: Angeles Kullberg

Happy Holidays
From your friends at Arrow

What Physical Therapy Can Do For Your Back and Neck Pain

What is physical therapy?
Physical therapy is the science of blending physiology with exercises and applying these principles to the body when a injury
is sustained. Physical therapy for back and neck conditions focuses on the structures that support the spine and its joints
including muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

Goals of physical therapy

To educate patients on the principles of stretching and strengthening, which will in turn, help manage pain and accelerate
tissue healing.
To educate patients on proper posture and ergonomic principles to preserve the spine.
To accelerate the stages of healing, which focus on:
- Reducing pain and the inflammatory cycle
- Restoring muscular flexibility, joint mobility, and spine motion
- Strengthening the involved muscles
- Returning to normal activities
To prevent future occurrences. As you are able to maneuver through episode of back or neck pain, learn what program is
needed to deter relapses.
To manage exacerbations. No matter how diligent you are, you are bound to have a forgetful moment, do an activity
improperly and so suffer flare up, but new knowledge will help eliminate symptoms in a couple days, instead of suffering
for weeks or months.

Prevalence of pain

Studies show that 90 percent of the population experience spine symptoms at least once in lifetime.
Many people have neck and back pain, but it is not always isolated to those regions. The pain can also travel into arms or head/eyes as well as radiate into the gluts, groin, hip and legs/feet.
Each episode of back stiffness and pain can become progressively worse and last longer and travel farther from its origin.
If you don’t stop the cycle and figure out the cause of each episode, accumulation of damage to structures lead to eventual
failure of the spinal structures. At this stage, physical therapy alone will not be effective. You will need more extensive intervention with spine doctors, pain management, or possibly a surgeon.
If the symptoms were addressed early, 95% of herniated disc patients would NOT require surgery.

Introducing... Harmony!

Harmony We would like to welcome a new member to our team, here at Arrow Rehabilitation.
Harmony Henry is our new Director of Marketing and Public Relations. She will be helping promote and educate the public about our Outpatient Therapy Center. She came to us from the Flagler County Chamber of Commerce where she worked as
their Membership Development Coordinator. Harmony helped business owners in Flagler County promote and grow their businesses using marketing avenues available through their Chamber Membership. She also has experience in the Insurance and Finance Industry where she focused mainly on Life, Health, and Disability Insurance. Harmony is a graduate of Florida State University with B.S. degrees in entrepreneurship and Small Business Management and Finance. She is a native Floridian and excited to be helping us grow our practice.

Volunteer Needed!

Are you looking for an easygoing job to get you out of the house a few hours a week?
Arrow is looking for someone who is interested in volunteering around 5 hours a week helping our promotion department fold and seal mail. Call the office and ask for Haley if you would like to find out more. (386) 447-0011

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