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
Do you find yourself constantly digging your fingertips into your neck and shoulders, hoping to relieve the ongoing pain and discomfort? You aren’t alone. The neck is the second-most prevalent location for chronic pain experienced by Americans, trailing only the lower back. Harvard School of Medicine estimates that seven out of ten people will experience… Continue reading How To Relieve Tension In Your Neck And Upper Back
Smart phones are one of the amazing luxuries of modern technology. They bring the world to your fingertips, and make your life much more convenient in so many ways. Except one – your spinal health. With millions of Americans basically attached to their cell phones, a new epidemic is on the rise: text neck. What… Continue reading What Is Text Neck?
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
Arthritis is an umbrella term used to describe more than 100 different diseases that cause joint pain, stiffness, and inflammation. While the risk factors for each type of arthritis are different, there are certain things you can do to lower your chances at developing most of them. Here are five ways to reduce your risk… Continue reading 5 Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Arthritis
Your bones are your body’s support system – literally. They keep you upright, allow you to walk, and prevent you from looking like a giant, two-eyed, squishy blob of skin. With that said, you want to do everything you can to protect your bones and keep them strong. That is why you should avoid doing… Continue reading The 5 Worst Things You Can Do For Your Bones
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
It is estimated that half of all working Americans suffer from lower back pain every year. Many of these cases can be attributed to desk jobs, which force employees to remain seated for long periods of time throughout the day. This can cause back pain and worsen existing pain by putting excessive pressure on the… Continue reading The Pain-Free Way to Sit