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Abdominal Manual Therapy for Constipation

Constipation is one of the most common digestive troubles, and it impacts more people than you would think regularly. But, here at Impact Medical in Miami, we bet that if you’re reading this now that you know the pain and discomfort that comes from constipation. 

You may find yourself curled over in pain with no idea how to relieve it—or even struggling to have consistent and regular bowel movements without having to take supplements and over-the-counter medications. But did you know that there is a relief for your constipation that can come from something as simple as manual therapy? 

If you find that you’re struggling with abdominal pain due to constipation, you may want to consider trying abdominal manual therapy from a professional manual therapist who’s experienced in helping others just like you relieve their constipation through natural, medication-free ways. 

What Is Constipation? 

Constipation happens when your bowel movements have become less frequent, typically when you’re going fewer than three times per week. It can also refer to when it’s difficult to pass your bowel movements. The decrease in bowel movements you’re experiencing can last for several weeks, if not longer. Sometimes you will find that your stools are hard and dry.

What Are the Symptoms? 

While constipation is a very common thing for many Americans, it’s essential to understand what the symptoms are so you know when to seek the help of a professional manual therapist for targeted manual therapy to relieve your constipation. 

These are some of the most common symptoms of constipation:

• Having less than three stools a week.
• Lumpy or hard stools.
• Straining or struggling to pass bowel movements.
• Feel like there is a blockage in your rectum that prevents movement.
• Feel like you can’t empty your stool.
• Need any kind of help to empty your rectum, such as pressing on your abdomen with your hands and using a finger to remove stool from your rectum.

If you’ve been experiencing any of these symptoms regularly, then it’s worth it to call a manual therapy clinic that specializes in abdominal manual for constipation. The good news is that Impact Medical in Miami has the skills, experienced, and knowledge to help you get the relief from constipation you need to live a healthier life. 

Why Abdominal Manual Works?

Targeted abdominal manual can be highly effective in treating your chronic constipation. Because when a professional manual therapist does it, they’re trained in how to help: 

• Increase the frequency of your bowel movements.
• Decrease colonic transit time.
• Relieve pain and discomfort.

That’s because abdominal manual has been shown to help stimulate the muscle contractions that help you pass your bowel movements, especially in people with post-surgical ileus. 

By getting regular manuals, you can relieve constipation because manual therapy is designed to help you release gas and waste products stuck in your intestines and rectum. It may also help treat other underlying or accompanying conditions that you’re experiencing. For example, did you know that regular manual can reduce your stress and, in turn, lower the pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome?

The manual therapy care you will receive at our Miami Impact Medical location comes from some of the most experienced, professional manual therapists using the most effective treatment methods for constipation. After a complete physical evaluation that may include our on-site imaging services, our team will work with you to develop a personalized treatment plan designed to alleviate your constipation and help restore full function to your bowels. 

Stop Living the Constipated Life Today.

If you have been experiencing pain and discomfort due to constipation or hard bowels, you may benefit from having professional abdominal manual therapy for constipation. We invite you to reach out to our Impact Medical team in Miami. Our staff is here to provide you with the highest level of personalized care you deserve. 

The road to wellness starts here…So, give us a call today at 786-789-3171.

5 Benefits of Cash-Pay Clinics

Imagine for a moment that you’ve had back for a couple of weeks, and it’s now shot up your spine and into your neck. What once started as a dull pain is burning red hot every time you turn your head or sit up for more than ten minutes. You can’t sleep or go outside like you used to. Then you come across a new type of treatment known as cash-based physical therapy specializing in back injuries. Here at Impact Medical in Lutz, we bet this isn’t the first time you’ve heard of cash-based physical therapy. It just may have been called private or self-pay physical therapy. 

But, do you know all the benefits that cash-pay clinics offer you for your injuries and healing journey? While you are no doubt excited and ready to take back control of your life and live as pain-free as possible, the very idea of not using your insurance for physical therapy may terrify you. 

The truth is there are many benefits to cash-pay physical therapy clinics, and it’s time you discovered them for yourself. Here are our Impact Medical top five benefits of cash-pay clinics for your healing and recovery.

More One-On-One Time with Your Therapist

This is, without question, the most crucial benefit to your recovery. When you’re worried about having a therapist who will watch the clock and get you in and out as fast as they can, you’re not going to get the high level of treatment you deserve. By not having to bill an insurance company after your session, your provider can provide you with more one-on-one attention. Typically, there are no aides or trainers involved in your session. You spend every minute of your session with your physical therapist. Cash-pay treatment means you’re the customer, not the insurance company, and you’re able to reap the benefits of that dedicated time. 

More Customized Treatment Plans

Cash-pay clinics have the freedom to create a customized plan for every patient that’d better designed for your body and the way it heals. In addition, you’ll be able to discuss your goals and work closely with a collaborator in your recovery rather than just someone who’s billing your insurance for their time. 

These clinics don’t pack as many patients as they can into their offices to make as much money as possible. Instead, they’re more about dedicated, personalized services using their specialized skills to provide exceptional patient care. 

You Get Better Value for Your Money

Many health insurance companies don’t cover the costs of your physical therapy visit as it is. Even with solid insurance, you may still be responsible for copays and deductibles every visit. But when you work with a cash-pay clinic, you’re getting that extra added human connection every time you come in. However, when you choose to work with a PT that your insurance recommends, you can find yourself in the middle of an entirely impersonal PT session almost every time. And that poor care quality can have other effects such as: 

• Minimal time with your licensed physical therapist.
• Different physical therapists every visit leads to inconsistent care.
• Parts of your session are supervised by a physical therapy technician rather than your therapist.

Cash-based physical therapists aren’t in your insurance network, which means they answer to you and your needs. You are the buyer, and you can choose the right services for your needs. This translates to a more concierge-style treatment and approach, which helps add more value for your money. 

You Have the Ability To Choose Your Specialist

When your injury impacts your ability to earn a living or enjoy your regular routine, your quality of life dwindles. And this makes finding the right physical therapist to optimize your recovery all the more critical to your wellbeing. But not all physical therapists are the same—at all. 

Many PTs specialize in specific areas of practice that have spent years earning an incredible amount of expertise and developing the necessary skills, certifications, and more to properly and effectively treat your specific injury or problem. Cash-pay physical therapy specialists can dive full-on into understanding your problem and creating a customized treatment plan to help you recover as quickly as possible. And they give you the ability to meet with as many PTs as you need until you find the right one for your injury and healing needs. 

Paying Upfront Means, You Get Upfront Pricing

Cash-pay clinics are like joining a gym. Of course, you can’t use the gym without first paying for your membership, but they’re really more like signing up for personal training where you’re getting personalized attention and care for your problem. 

Getting PT through your insurance company can mean that the clinic you choose may charge upward of $250 per session to your insurance. And if you haven’t yet met your deductible, you’re fully responsible for that amount until you do. By trusting your recovery to a cash-pay clinic, you’re able to curate your care plan to fit your needs and your budget. Plus, many cash-pay clinics offer special pricing for their self-pay patients that they don’t to others. 

Stop Living in Pain Today

If you are tired of living in pain and worrying that you can’t get the specialized treatment you need because your insurance won’t cover it, we invite you to reach out to our Impact Medical team in Lutz. Our friendly and experienced staff is here to provide you with the specialized medical care you deserve, and we have cash-pay plans designed to get you the treatment you need today. 

The road to wellness starts here…So, give us a call today at 813-536-4271.

Manual Therapy for Text Claw

Though you may have never heard the term “text claw,” you’ve likely felt some of its symptoms! If you’ve spent enough time scrolling and texting on your cell phone, you’ve probably felt soreness or cramping in your fingers, wrist, or forearms. That’s called “text claw.” 

While text claw may not be an official medical diagnosis, there are ways that our team at Impact Med Sun City can alleviate your pain with manual therapy. Here’s how. 

What is Text Claw? 

Text claw is a term that encompasses the pain that you may experience in your hands and wrists after using them continuously to perform fine motor activities. In addition to text messaging, you may notice that you feel the symptoms of text claw after:

• Peeling vegetables
• Doing needlepoint
• Any fine motor activities  

With around 7-8 billion people in the world, and more than half of them using mobile devices, people are using mobile devices somewhere between 3 to 4 hours a day—and sometimes more! Yes, per day. 

That is a lot of time to do something that requires the same repeated movement of our wrists, hands, and fingers which can lead to inflammation in these delicate areas. 

In some patients, text claw can lead to tendonitis, which is associated with more severe wrist pain, numbness, aching, and even loss of strength. Further, the swelling from tendonitis can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome. 

Manual Therapy for Text Claw 

If you have pain caused by over texting, it may be time to put the phone down for a while. Try using the voice app on your voice to “voice text” to convert your speech to text to help reduce the strain on your hands and fingers. 

However, if you are still experiencing pain, manual therapy can be a great modality to reduce discomfort and improve flexibility. 

Manual will stretch the affected areas to promote flexibility, while the addition of heat can help to relax the muscles in your hands and wrists and alleviate the pain you are experiencing. 

How to Prevent Hand Pain from Tech Usage 

The pain and discomfort caused by text claw can signal the beginning of more serious problems, so it makes sense to make adjustments to your technology usage to mitigate the harmful effects that using these devices causes. 

We recommend the following:

• Use the voice option for typing, texting, or taking notes. 
• Alternate typing with your fingers and thumb or use a stylus. 
• Use different fingers when typing and switch hands from time to time. 
• Put the device on a surface or stand—anything to keep you from gripping it in one hand. 
• If you notice text claw symptoms, rest, and ice the area. 

These are all easy suggestions to accomplish, but the best thing that you can do is simply take a break away from your device for a bit. Put your phone or tablet down. Turn it off and just walk away for a bit. The world will keep turning, and it will all be waiting for you the next time you pick up your device. 

The difference? You will feel better physically and mentally by taking a step back from your phone. (And your symptoms of text claw might be alleviated.)

Relieve “Text Claw” with Impact Med 

If you are experiencing wrist or hand pain from the excessive use of your smartphone or tablet, or you may be suffering from text claw, tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, or a variety of other common wrists/ hand conditions. 

Don’t wait to get relief. Call our manual therapy at Impact Med Sun City Center for an appointment today! We can relieve the tension that you are feeling and get you back to feeling great!

Say goodbye to text claw and call Impact Med Sun City Center today—813-938-5195!

Chiropractic Care and Scoliosis

Scoliosis is a condition that you have likely heard about before, but are you aware of the pain and health dangers that it can cause? Some people are born with scoliosis, and some get it as they age. Many scoliosis patients have a spinal curvature that is not severe enough to warrant surgery, yet is extremely painful to live with due to how it affects their body’s anatomy. This is where chiropractic care can be greatly beneficial. 

Our chiropractic team at Impact Med Zephyrhills discusses how chiropractic care can benefit those who are suffering from scoliosis so they can live better, more mobile lives. 

What is Scoliosis? 

Scoliosis is defined as a curvature of the spine and is most often diagnosed in adolescent-aged patients. The cause of childhood scoliosis is unknown, but scoliosis can occur in people with conditions like cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy.

Most scoliosis cases are mild, but the curvature of the spine can worsen over time and severe cases can be especially disabling, as it can reduce the amount of space within the chest, making it difficult to breathe properly.

If left untreated, scoliosis can have an impact on the entire body, including the digestive, muscular, skeletal, neurological, and hormonal systems. 

4 Types of Scoliosis

1. Congenital: Present at birth and is caused by an abnormality in the bones.  
2. Degenerative: This results from a traumatic injury, osteoporosis, bone deformation, or even major spinal surgery. 
3. Idiopathic: This is the most common form of scoliosis and there is no known cause for it, though it is known to run in families. 
4. Neuromuscular: The result of abnormal nerve or muscle formation. This type is frequently seen in patients with spina bifida or cerebral palsy. 

Scoliosis: How Can Chiropractors Help?

It is estimated that up to seven million Americans suffer from scoliosis, and many suffer from additional health problems due to this condition. 

Chiropractors have a detailed knowledge of musculoskeletal issues and conditions and can help identify scoliosis during a physical examination. 

Symptoms that may indicate scoliosis include:

• Clothes that seem to hang unevenly
• One shoulder blade that is higher/ protruding shoulder blade
• Uneven hips
• Difficulty breathing due to the reduced area in the chest for lungs to expand
• Chronic back pain
• Muscle spasms
• Unequal gaps between arms and waist
• Rotating spine
• Abnormal posture
• Uneven legs 

Chiropractors can realign the spine, increase the range of motion throughout the spine, and remove pressure from the nervous system, all with simple chiropractic adjustments. Your chiropractor may also prescribe postural exercises alongside regular chiropractic adjustments to help strengthen and stabilize the muscles and joints that support your spine. 

A chiropractor can recommend:

• Ways that a patient can move and rest to minimize or relieve pain
• Exercises to strengthen supporting joints 
• Ideas to stay active without exacerbating symptoms
• Exercises and procedures to enhance the patient’s ability to take deeper breaths

Further, chiropractic care can reduce discomfort, prevent further spinal degradation, and improve the function of the affected joints and the entire body. 

Chiropractic treatments can include:

• Spinal manipulation (scoliosis specific)
• Traction
• Exercise therapy
• Rehabilitation
• Manual (scoliosis specific)
• Stretching (scoliosis specific)
• Corrective bracing
• Sensorimotor training

Chiropractic Care for Scoliosis 

If you are suffering from back pain, a decrease in mobility, or any other symptoms due to scoliosis, and want a non-invasive solution, come visit our chiropractic team at Impact Med Zephyrhills! We can perform chiropractic adjustments to help alleviate the pain that you are feeling and remove pressure from your nervous system. 

Get non-invasive treatment for your scoliosis. Call Impact Med Zephyrhills today—813-737-7965!