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Addressing Chronic Pain in Rehabilitation: Strategies for Success
March 26, 2025
Categories: Long Term Care, Managed Care
Chronic pain is a pervasive issue affecting millions of individuals worldwide. For those in rehabilitation, chronic pain can be a significant barrier to recovery, making it essential to address this complex issue in a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach. Today, we'll explore the latest research on chronic pain treatments and provide strategies for managing chronic pain in rehabilitation clients.
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New Year, New Goals: Setting Rehabilitation Objectives for 2025
January 6, 2025
Categories: Managed Care, New Years Resolutions, Tips
As we welcome a new year, many of us take the opportunity to reflect on our past accomplishments and set new goals for the future. For rehabilitation providers and their patients, setting realistic and achievable objectives is crucial for success. So, let’s explore the importance of setting rehabilitation goals, provide tips for setting effective objectives, and discuss strategies for maintaining motivation and tracking progress.
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National Nutrition Month: The Impact of Nutrition on Physical Therapy
March 9, 2023
Categories: Best Practices, Exercise, Goals, Long Term Care, Managed Care, Physical Therapy, Wellness Programs
Did you know that March is National Nutrition Month? The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics created this campaign 50 years ago to promote learning about a healthy lifestyle. This year's theme is “Fuel for the Future” and is focused on healthy eating while also focusing on sustainability. To learn more about getting involved in National Nutrition Month, visit this page!
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Chronic Pain and the Holidays
December 2, 2022
Categories: Articles, Exercise, General, Managed Care, Physical Therapy
The holidays can bring a lot of stress to our minds as well as our bodies. It is crucial to take care of our bodies during the holidays. Chronic pain can potentially restrict you from participating in holiday activities. We want you to be able to enjoy all the holiday fun, continue reading to learn about a few stretches that could relieve some of your chronic pain and allow you to have a... Read More
Physical Therapy and Breast Cancer Recovery: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 1, 2022
Categories: Best Practices, Managed Care, Physical Therapy
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we want to bring awareness to this horrible disease. According to breastcancer.org, “Breast cancer refers to a malignant tumor that has developed from cells in the breast. Usually, breast cancer either begins in the cells of the lobules, which are the milk-producing glands, or the ducts, the passages that drain milk from the lobules to the nipple.” Breast cancer can... Read More
Back to School: Keeping Your Clients Through the School Year
August 29, 2022
Categories: Best Practices, Juvenile, Managed Care, Occupational Therapy, Patient Engagement, Success, Tips
Trying to keep your clients coming back consistently throughout the school year can be difficult. Their schedules are a lot busier, and they may have little to no free time. Between school, homework, and the beginning of sports, it is really easy for your patients to forget to make appointments regularly. We are going to give you a few tips to keep your clients coming back during the school year.
Healthy Aging Month: How Physical Therapy Can Help You As You Age
September 1, 2021
Categories: Home Health, Long Term Care, Managed Care, Physical Therapy, Self care
Every stage of life comes with new challenges, especially as we start to grow older. However, age doesn’t have to be a limiting factor in your life. In fact, physical therapy can help you as you age to ensure that you’re able to maintain a healthy lifestyle and a level of independence. This Healthy Aging Month, learn about all of the benefits of regular physical therapy.
Physical Therapy and Heart Disease
April 23, 2021
Categories: Best Practices, Education, Managed Care
Now, more than ever, it’s important that we all focus on our health. May is dedicated to a lot of health-related awareness days and this year, we want to focus on the elephant in the room – heart disease. Heart disease is the number one killer of men and is continuing to worsen year after year for both men and women. To combat this, NARA wants to highlight how... Read More
Dos and Don’ts of PT in Pregnant and Post-Natal Patients
February 20, 2020
Categories: Managed Care, Occupational Therapy, Patient Engagement
Physical therapists can help people from all walks of life have better function and mobility. It’s time to brush up on this specialty, as the benefits of physical therapy are tremendous for a healthy pregnancy and steady recovery. Keep in mind these basics.
Pregnancy
The body goes to great measures to accommodate pregnancy. These sudden changes can lead to discomfort, pain and decreased mobility. We can help to ease them through this time and show... Read More
Pediatric Programs
January 7, 2020
Categories: Managed Care, Patient Engagement, Therapy Programs
At NARA, we love the kiddos that our therapists help and understand how essential they are to their development. These pediatric patients would become adult patients if they weren’t treated by people specialized in the care of children. We want to take the time to acknowledge the tremendous benefits of pediatric programs.
Post Injury
Some may think that therapy is mostly for adults, especially Occupational Therapy. However, Occupational Therapy helps anyone with... Read More