Unfortunately, injuries are a big part of sports, and even our everyday lives. If you sustain an injury, how you handle the immediate treatment has a big impact on how long your recovery will take. When it comes to immediate treatment, all you need to know is one acronym: RICE.   Rest The first… Continue reading How To Treat Sprains and Strains

When it comes to dealing with joint and muscle pain, hot and cold therapy are two of the cheapest, easiest means of self-treatment that we have available. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misconception surrounding these two approaches. Cryotherapy and thermotherapy – or ice packs and heating pads – are polar opposites of each other,… Continue reading Pain Management: Ice or Heat?

Arthritis is a condition that affects millions of Americans. The pain, inflammation, and stiffness of your joints can make any day miserable, but for those who suffer from it, they swear that winter is the worst. Something about the cold weather and (lack of) barometric pressure in the air during the wintertime can worsen your… Continue reading How to Reduce Joint Pain in the Winter

If you are like 86% of Americans, your job consists of your butt firmly being planted to your chair. Sitting too much can be bad for your health, and if you sit with poor posture you could be doubling down on these effects. Proper posture is all about keeping your body in a position which… Continue reading Three Ways To Tell That You Have Bad Posture

When you get hurt, you need to think fast. You need to think OrthoFast. OrthoFast is a Connecticut-based after-hours walk-in clinic for all kinds of orthopedic injuries including sports injuries, car accidents, and slips and falls. We can treat a variety of problems including broken, fractured, or dislocated bones, joint sprains, muscle strains, and ligament… Continue reading 5 Reasons to Trust OrthoFast for Your Urgent Care Needs

If you suffer from a soft tissue injury – be it a sprain, strain, muscle pull, or tear – properly handling the immediate treatment can do wonders to prevent further complications and help you heal faster. To relieve pain and reduce swelling as soon as possible, all you need to know is one acronym: RICE.… Continue reading Treating Soft Tissue Injuries With RICE

  Arthritis is the inflammation and stiffness of your body’s joints. There are several different types of arthritis, with the most common type – osteoarthritis – affecting more than 27 million Americans. It can happen to any joint in the body, but it most frequently occurs in the knees, hips, back, neck, and fingers. The… Continue reading 5 Ways to Relieve Pain from Arthritis